ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL
R
I I
ARD '
April 20, 2007
APR 2 0 2007
IN
THE MATTER OF :
STATE OF ILLINOIS
)
Pollution Control Board
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE
) R07-17
BOARD'S PROCEDURAL RULES AND
)
(Procedural and Land Rulemaking)
UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK
)
REGULATIONS TO REFLECT P .A. 94-0274,)
P.A. 94-0276, AND P .A. 94-0824 (35 ILL
. )
ADM . CODE 101 .202, 732
.103, 732 .702,
)
734.115, 734 .710)
)
NOTICE OF HEARINGS
DATES, TIMES, AND LOCATIONS
:
FIRST HEARING :
WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 2007
1 :00 PM
ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD CONFERENCE ROOM
ROOM 11-512
JAMES R
. THOMPSON CENTER
100 W. RANDOLPH STREET
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
SECOND HEARING:
THURSDAY JUNE 7, 2007
1 :00 PM
ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD CONFERENCE ROOM
ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY BUILDING, NORTH
ENTRANCE
1021 N. GRAND AVE . E .
SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS
PURPOSE OF HEARINGS :
Merit and Economic
ATTENDING BOARD MEMBER
:
Andrea S
. Moore
HEARING OFFICER:
Timothy J
. Fox
HEARING OFFICER ORDER
On April 19, 2007, the Board opened this rulemaking docket in order to propose
amendments to its procedural rules and its underground storage tank (UST) regulations for first-
notice publication in the Illinois Register
. In its
opinion and order, the Board stated that it
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intends in this docket only to make the Board's regulations consistent with recent amendments to
the Environmental Protection Act (Act) (415 ILCS 5/1
et seq . (2004)) enacted by Public Acts 94-
0274, 94-0276, and 94-0874
.
Both hearings in this matter will be conducted to allow any 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 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 07-17
. 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 .u s 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 Thursday, May 10, 2007
. The "mailbox rule" at 35 Ill. Adm. Code 101
.300(b)(2) does not
apply and the Clerk must receive these documents for the first hearing at or before the close of
business on Thursday, May 10, 2007
. All testimony and any related exhibits for the second
hearing must be submitted no later than Thursday, May 31, 2007
. The "mailbox rule" at 35 Ill .
Adm
. Code 101
.300(b)(2) does not apply and the Clerk must receive these documents for the
second hearing at or before the close of business on Thursday, May 31, 2007
. However, prefiled
testimony and other documents for either hearing 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
.
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
