BEFORE THE ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
U.
S. MINERALS, LLC,
Petitioner,
vs.
ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION AGENCY,
Respondent.
RECE~VED
CLERK’S OFFICE
MAY
042005
STATE OF ILLINOIS
PoIIut~onControl Board
)
)
)
)
PCBO5-182
)
(Permit Appeal
—
Air)
)
)
)
)
NOTICE OF FILING
PLEASE
TAKE
NOTICE
that
I have
today
filed with
the Office
of the
Clerk
of the
Pbllution Control Board the
Waiver ofStatutory Decision Deadline,
a copy of which is herewith
Jon S.
Faletto
Attorney for Petitioner
Howard & Howard Attorneys, P.C.
One Technology Plaza, Suite 600
211
Fulton Street
Peoria, IL
61602-1350
(309) 672-1483
Respectftully submitted,
U.
S. MINERALS, LLC
By:
served upon you.
Dated:
May 2,
2005
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RECE
WED
CLERK’S OFFICE
BEFORE THE ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
MAY
042005
U. S. MiNERALS, LLC,
)
STATE OF
ILLINOIS
)
Pollution Control Board
Petitioner,
)
)
vs.
)
PCB 05-182
)
(Permit Appeal
—
Air)
ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL
)
PROTECTION AGENCY,
)
)
Respondent.
)
WAIVER OF STATUTORY DECISION DEADLINE
NOW
COMES the
Petitioner,
U.
S.
MINERALS,
LLC, pursuant
to
35
Ill.
Admin.
Code
§101.308(c)(2) and waives the current statutory deadline for the
fmal Board decision in this permit
appeal proceeding as specified in
Section 40
ofthe Illinois Environmental Protection Act, 415
ILCS
5/40 (the “Act”).
In support ofits waiver, Petitioner states:
1.
On
April
6,
2005,
U.
S.
Minerals
filed
a
Petition
for
Review
of
the
Illinois
Environmental Protection Agency’s decision on March 2, 2005 to issue
a final Lifetime Operating
Permit with permit conditions and terms that were not acceptable to Petitioner.
On April 21, 2005
the Board issued an Order accepting the Petition for hearing.
2.
Petitioner and Respondent have undertaken discussions to
explore the possibility of
settlement.
If this
matter can
be
resolved by
negotiation,
the
expenditure of time
and
resources
associated with proceeding to hearing and final Board decision will be avoided.
THIS FILING IS SUBMITTED ON RECYCLED PAPER
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3.
To
allow sufficient
time
for the parties to
finalize settlement
discussions, Petitioner
waives the current statutory decision deadline of August 4, 2005
and requests
a 90-day extension to
November 2, 2005, for the Board’s decision in this proceeding.
HOWARD & HOWARD ATTORNEYS,
P.C.
By:___
Jon
Fal
to,
to
ey for Petitioner
U.
MI
RAL,
C
Dated:
May
2,
2005
Jon S. Faletto.
Howard & Howard Attorneys,
P.C.
One Technology Plaza, Suite 600
211
Fulton Street
Peoria, IL
61602
(309) 672-1483
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THIS FILING IS SUBMITTED ON RECYCLED PAPER
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BEFORE THE ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
U.
S. MINERALS, LLC,
)
)
Petitioner,
)
)
vs.
)
PCB
05-182
)
(Permit Appeal
—
Air)
ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL
)
PROTECTION AGENCY,
)
)
Respondent.
)
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I,
the undersigned,
hereby
certify
that
on
this
2’~’day
of May, 2005,
I
have
served
the
attached Waiver of Statutory
Decision Deadline
for the Board’s decision, by
depositing
same via
First Class, U.S. Mail, with proper postage prepaid, upon the following persons:
Dorothy M. Gunn, Clerk
Illinois Pollution Control Board
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
James R.
Thompson Center
1021 North Grand Avenue East
100 West Randolph, Suite 11-500
P. 0. Box 19276
Chicago, IL
60601
Springfield, IL
62794-9276
Jon S. Faletto
Howard & Howard Attorneys, P.C.
One Technology Plaza, Suite 600
211
Fulton Street
Peoria, IL
61602
(309) 672-1483
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THIS FILING IS SUBMITTED
ON RECYCLED PAPER
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