ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
    August
    1, 2005
    IN THE MATTER OF:
    )
    PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO:
    )
    R04-22
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    REGULATION
    OF PETROLEUM LEAKING)
    (UST Rulemaking)
    UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS (35
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    IN THE MATTER OF:
    )
    )
    PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO:
    )
    R04-23
    REGULATION OF PETROLEUM
    LEAKING)
    (UST Rulemaking)
    UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS (35
    )
    (Consolidated)
    ILL.
    ADM. CODE 734)
    )
    HEARING
    OFFICER ORDER
    On July 27,
    2005,
    the Board held a hearing in this matter in Carbondale, Illinois.
    Atthat
    hearing, substantial testimony that had not been prefiled
    was submitted
    by Mr. JayP. Kochwith
    United Science Industries (USI).
    Both
    the Board
    and the Illinois
    Environmental Protection
    Agency (Agency) indicated that after reviewing the testimony,
    seen for the first time at hearing,
    there may be additional questions for USI.
    Therefore,
    before the close of hearing, the parties
    agreed that the Board
    and the Agency will file any additional question for USLbyAugusLl2,
    2005.
    The mailbox
    rule does not apply.
    USI will file any response by August 26, 2005, and the
    mailbox rule will not apply.
    In addition, USI will file by August 3,
    2005
    a copy ofUSI’s
    suggested rulemaking language changes, marking the changes in the text ofthe document.
    The
    mailbox rule does not apply.
    All final comments in this rulemaking must be
    filed by September 23, 2005.
    The
    mailbox rule does not apply.
    The Board
    must complete this rulemaking by February, 2006, and
    therefore must proceed to
    second notice under the Administrative Procedure Act
    (5
    ILCS
    100/5
    et. seq.
    (2004))no later than the November 3, 2005 Board meeting.
    Because ofthe tight
    timeframe for Board action,
    extensions of the final comment period will not
    begranled.
    IT IS
    SO ORDERED.
    ~Marie
    E. Tipsor
    7
    Hearing Officer
    Illinois Pollution
    Control Board
    100 West Randolph, Suite 11-500
    Chicago, Illinois 60601
    (312) 814-4925

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