ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
November 17, 2006
IN THE MATTER OF :
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PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO SOLID ) R07-8
WASTE LANDFILL RULES, 35 ILL. ADM. )
(Rulemaking - Land)
CODE 810 AND 811
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NOTICE OF HEARINGS
DATES, TIMES, AND LOCATIONS :
FIRST HEARING:
MONDAY, JANUARY 29, 2007
11:00 AM
ROOM N-505, MICHAEL A . BILANDIC BUILDING
160 N. LaSALLE STREET
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
SECOND HEARING:
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2007
1 :00 PM
POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD CONFERENCE ROOM
1021 N. GRAND AVE . E.
(NORTH ENTRANCE IEPA BUILDING)
SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS
PURPOSE OF HEARINGS:
Merit and Economic
ATTENDING BOARD MEMBER :
Andrea S. Moore
HEARING OFFICER :
Timothy J. Fox
HEARING OFFICER ORDER
On July 27, 2006, the Board received a proposal to amend Parts 810 and 811 of the
Board's regulations, which concern non-hazardous solid waste management facilities
. See 35 Ill.
Adm. Code 810, 811
. These filings were submitted by the Illinois Chapter of the National Solid
Wastes Management Association (NSWMA), a not-for-profit trade association representing
companies that provide various waste-related services
. In an order dated August 17, 2006, the
Board accepted this matter for hearing
. Also in that order, the Board identified two specific
deficiencies in the rulemaking petition and directed NSWMA to address those deficiencies in
writing prior to any scheduled hearing as directed by the hearing officer .
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Both hearings in this matter will be conducted to allow the proponent and then any other
interested participants the opportunity to present testimony on the merits and economic impact of
the rulemaking proposal . At hearing, all persons who testify will be sworn in and subject to
questioning. The Board will also receive any testimony on any economic impact study (EcIS)
conducted by the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) on the proposed
rules or on DCEO's decision not to perform an EcIS .
The hearing scheduled to take place on Monday, January 29, 2007, may be continued
until Tuesday, January 30, 2007, at 9 :00 AM if necessary to complete scheduled testimony
.
Similarly, the second hearing scheduled to take place on Wednesday, February 28, 2007, may be
continued until Thursday, March 1, 2007, at 9 :00 AM if necessary to complete scheduled
testimony .
The Service List for this rulemaking is the list of persons who wish to participate actively
in this proceeding and receive not only the Board's opinions and orders but also other filings
such as prefiled testimony and public comments . The Notice List is the list of person who wish
to receive only the Board's opinions and orders and the hearing officer orders . Note that
interested persons may now request electronic notice of filings by providing their e-mail address
through the Clerk's Office On-Line (COOL) under this docket number R 07-8 . This electronic
notice includes notice of the filing of documents that are not typically provided to persons on the
notice list . Through COOL, those documents may be viewed, downloaded, and printed free of
charge as soon as they are posted to the Board's Web site . For more information about the
option of electronic notice, consult either the Board's Web site at www.ipcb
.state.il .us or John
Therriault in the Clerk's office at (312) 814-3629 .
Persons who plan to testify at the first hearing must prefile their testimony and serve the
testimony on the hearing officer and all persons on the service list . Before filing prefiled
testimony or any other document with the Clerk, please check for the most recent version of the
service list with Ms . Sandy Wiley at (312) 814-3623 or at wileysnipcb.state.il.us,
the hearing
officer, or the Clerk's Office .
All testimony and any related exhibits for the first hearing must be submitted no later
than Monday, January 15, 2007 . In addition, NSWMA is directed to address in writing by
Monday, January 15, 2007 the deficiencies in its rulemaking petition identified by the Board in
its August 17, 2006, order
. The "mailbox rule" at 35 Ill . Adm. Code 101 .300(b)(2) does not
apply and the Clerk must receive these documents on Monday, January 15, 2007
. However,
prefiled testimony and other documents may be filed electronically though COOL from the
Board's Web site at www.ipcb.state.il.us. Any questions about electronic filing through COOL
should be directed to the Clerk's Office at (312) 814-3629 .
IT IS SO ORDERED
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Timothy J. Fox
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Hearing Officer
Illinois Pollution Control Board
100 W. Randolph St ., Suite 11-500
Chicago, Illinois 60601
312-814-6085
foxt@ipcb .state.il.us
