BEFORE THE ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARCLERK'SD"ECE
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OFFICE
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W.R. MEADOWS, INC .,
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Petitioner, )
vs.
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ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL
)
PROTECTION AGENCY,
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Respondent .
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NOTICE OF FILING
PLEASE
TAKE NOTICE that on this 30` s
day of August 2006, a copy of the attached
Time Certain Waiver of Statutory Decision Deadline
was filed with the Office of the Clerk of
the Illinois Pollution Control Board, a copy of which is herewith served on you
.
Dated : August 30, 2006
Respectfully Submitted,
On behalf of W
.R. MEADOWS, INC
., Petitioner
By
: Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP
Case No. PCB 06-140
(Permit Appeal - Air)
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Its Attorneys
HINSHAW & CULBERTSON LLP
456 Fulton Street, Suite 298
Peoria, IL 61602-1220
309-674-1025
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BEFORE THE ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
W .R. MEADOWS, INC.,
RECEIVED
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CLERK'S
OFFICE
Petitioner,
)
SEP 0 5 2006
vs.
STATE OF
ILLINOIS
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Case No .
PCO811P&8n Control
Board
ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL
(Permit Appeal - Air)
PROTECTION AGENCY,
)
Respondent .
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TIME CERTAIN WAIVER OF STATUTORY DECISION DEADLINE
NOW COMES the Petitioner, W. R. MEADOWS, INC ., pursuant to 35 Ill . Admin. Code
ยง101 .308(c)(2) and files its
Time Certain Waiver of Statutory Decision Deadline to extend the
current statutory deadline for a final Board decision in this permit appeal proceeding as specified
in Section 40 of the Illinois Environmental Protection Act, 415 ILCS 5/40 (the
"Act") .
In support of its
Time Certain Waiver of Statutory Decision Deadline,
Petitioner states :
1 .
On March 2, 2006, at the request of Petitioner and Respondent, the Pollution
Control Board extended the time period for W . R. Meadows, Inc
. to appeal a January 30, 2006,
determination of the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency ("IEPA" or "Agency"), which
denied Petitioner's application for renewal of an Operating Permit for existing equipment and
processes at its Kane County facility
.
2.
On May 3, 2006, Petitioner timely filed its Petition for Review in accordance with
the Board's March 2"d
Order . On May 4, 2006, the Board issued an Order accepting Meadows'
Petition for Review for hearing and decision on the issues presented .
3 .
Petitioner and Respondent have undertaken discussions to explore the possibility
of settlement
. If this matter can be resolved by settlement, the expenditure of time and resources
associated with proceeding to hearing and final Board decision will be avoided .
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4.
To
allow sufficient time for the parties to finalize settlement discussions,
Petitioner waives the current statutory decision deadline of November 29, 2006, and requests a
90-day extension to February 27, 2007, for the Board's decision in this proceeding
.
Dated: August 30, 2006
Respectfully Submitted,
On behalf of W .R. MEADOWS, INC., Petitioner
By: Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP
HINSHAW & CULBERTSON LLP
456 Fulton Street, Suite 298
Peoria, IL 61602-1220
309-674-1025
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BEFORE THE ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
W .R
. MEADOWS, INC.,
Petitioner,
vs.
ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION AGENCY,
Respondent .
HINSHAW & CULBERTSON LLP
456 Fulton Street, Suite 298
Peoria, IL 61602-1220
309-674-1025
Case No. PCB 06-140
(Permit Appeal -
Air)
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I, the undersigned, hereby certify that on this 30
th
day of August 2006, I have served the
attached
Time Certain Waiver of Statutory Decision Deadline,
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
James R. Thompson Center
100 West Randolph Street, Suite 11-500
Chicago, IL 60601
Honorable Bradley J
. Halloran
Hearing Officer
James R
. Thompson Center
Illinois Pollution Control Board
100 West Randolph Street, Suite 11-500
Chicago, IL 60601
Dated
: August 30, 2006
Robb Layman
Assistant Counsel - Bureau of Air
Division of Legal Counsel
Illinois Pollution Control Board
1021 North Grand Avenue East
P.O. Box 19276
Springfield, IL 62794-9276
Respectfully Submitted,
On behalf of W
.R. MEADOWS, INC., Petitioner
By
: Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP
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