AMERICAN BOTTOM CONSERVANCY, )

Petitioner,

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Respondents .

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V .

ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL

PROTECTION AGENCY, and UNITED

STATES STEEL CORPORATION

-

GRANITE CITYWORKS,

To :

Maxine I. Lipeles

Interdisciplinary Environmental Clinic

Washington University School of Law

One Brookings Drive - Campus Box 1120

St. Louis, MO 63130-4899

Sanjay K. Sofat

Division of Legal Counsel

Illinois Environmental Protection Agency

1021 North Grand Avenue East

P.O. Box 19276

Springfield, IL 62794-92760

Erika K. Powers, Esq

.

Carolyn S. Hesse, Esq .

David T. Ballard, Esq

.

Barnes & Thornburg LLP

One North Wacker Drive - Suite 4400

Chicago, Illinois 60606

(312) 357-1313

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BEFORE THE POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD

OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS

NOTICE OF FILING

By

:

PCB No. 2006-171

(NPDES Permit Appeal)

Edward Heisel

Interdisciplinary Environmental Clinic

Washington University School of Law

One Brookings Drive

- Campus Box 1120

St. Louis, MO 63130-4899

Carol Webb

Hearing Officer

Illinois Pollution Control Board

1021 North Grand Avenue East

P.O. Box 19274

Springfield, Illinois 62794-9274

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on August 21, 2006 there was filed with the Clerk of the

Illinois Pollution Control Board of the State of Illinois an original, executed copy of a Limited

Waiver of Statutory Deadline for Decision

.

Respectfully submitted,

U.S . Steel Corporation - Granite City Works

RECEIVED

CLERK'S OFFICE

AUG 2

12006

STATE OF ILLINOIS

Pollution Control Board

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.

of Its At o n'

IThis filing submitted on recycled paper as defined in 35 111 . Adm. Code 101.2021

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ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL

PROTECTION AGENCY, and UNITED

STATES STEEL CORPORATION

-

GRANITE CITY WORKS,

Respondents .

BEFORE THE POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD

OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS

AMERICAN BOTTOM CONSERVANCY,

Petitioner,

PCB No. 2006-171

(NPDES Permit Appeal)

LIMITED WAIVER OF STATUTORY DEADLINE FOR DECISION

Respondent, U.S. Steel Corporation - Granite City Works, by its attorneys, pursuant to 35

111. Admin. Code 101.308(c)(2), hereby agrees to waive the deadline imposed by statute upon the

Pollution Control Board for decision of the issues herein to December 21, 2006

.

Dated: August 21, 2006

Respectfully submitted,

U.S . Steel Corporation - Granite City Works

By

:

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One of Its Attor

ys

Erika K. Powers, Esq .

Carolyn S. Hesse, Esq .

David T. Ballard, Esq

.

Barnes & Thornburg LLP

One North Wacker Drive

Suite 4400

Chicago, Illinois 60606

(312) 357-1313

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[This filing submitted on recycled paper as defined in

35 111. Adm. Code 101 .2021

RER

CLERK'S

OFF

AUG 2 1 2006

STATE OF

ILLINOIS

Pollution Control Board

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Maxine I. Lipeles

Interdisciplinary Environmental Clinic

Washington University School of Law

One Brookings Drive - Campus Box 1120

St. Louis, MO 63130-4899

Sanjay K. Sofat

Division of Legal Counsel

Illinois Environmental Protection Agency

1021 North Grand Avenue East

P.O. Box 19276

Springfield, IL 62794-92760

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I, on oath state that I have served the attached Limited Waiver of Statutory Deadline for

Decision by placing a copy in an envelope addressed to

:

Edward Heisel

Interdisciplinary Environmental Clinic

Washington University School of Law

One Brookings Drive

- Campus Box 1120

St. Louis, MO 63130-4899

Carol Webb

Hearing Officer

Illinois Pollution Control Board

1021 North Grand Avenue East

P.O. Box 19274

Springfield, Illinois 62794-9274

from One North Wacker Drive, Suite 4400, Chicago, Illinois, before the hour of 5 :00 p.m., on

this 21 st Day of August, 2006 .

(This filing submitted on recycled paper as defined in 35111 . Adm . Code 101.202

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