May 30, 2007
IN THE MATTER OF :
)
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE
)
BOARD'S PROCEDURAL RULES AND )
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)
)
ILLINOIS POLLUTION
ORIGINAL
CONTROL BOARD
PSECEIVED
CLERK'S OFFICE
MAY 3 0 2007
Pollution
STATE OF
Control
ILLINOISBoard
R07-17
(Procedural and Land Rulemaking)
HEARING OFFICER ORDER
The Board held the first hearing in this proceeding on Wednesday, May 16, 2007, in
Chicago
. The second hearing, which had been scheduled to take place on Thursday, June 7,
2007, is postponed and will instead take place as follows
:
SECOND HEARING:
THURSDAY AUGUST 9, 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
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
In eompl artce with the Amaienos svilIt Disabilities Act and other applicable tcdend and Sir e laws
. the hearing will be accessible to individuals with
disahiIries . Persons requirine auxiliary aids and scrstees should contact Dorothy Guns
. ('Icr6 of the ttoanl,at 111(1 West Randolpit St.,
Suitc 11x00,
Chicago, Illinois 60001 . at telephone number 312/814-6931, tas number 31'2
:814-3669
. or I DD number 312%811-603'2, lie days prior to the hearing
.
2
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.us or John
Therriault in the Clerk's office at (312) 814-3629
.
Persons who plan to testify at the second 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 the Clerk's Officer or with the hearing officer at (312) 814-6085 or at
foxt@ipcb .state.il.us.
All testimony and any related exhibits for the second hearing must be submitted no later
than Thursday, August 2, 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, August 2, 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 .
~°Jt
ti
Timothy J . Fox
Hearing Officer
Illinois Pollution Control Board
100 W
. Randolph St ., Suite 11-500
Chicago, Illinois 60601
312-814-6085
foxt@ipcb .state.il.us
