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PAMELA

J.

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STATE

SENATOR.

32ND

DISTRICT

JAN

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STATE

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Control

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2009

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John

Theriault,

Chief

Clerk

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Pollution

Control

Board

100W.

Randolph

Suite

11-500

Chicago,

IL

60601

RE: IEPA

AM

Coatings

Docket

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Dear

Pollution

Control

Boarc

Please

accept

this

letter

in support

of the

National

Paint

and

Coatings

Association

request

to extend

the

implementation

date

of

the AIM

rulemaking

from January

1, 2009

to July

1,

2009.

Although

I

wholeheartedly

support

the

implementation

of

the

AIM

rulemaking,

I

believe

postponing

the compliance

date

to July

1,

will

result

in a more

cohesive,

cooperative

and successful

participation

by the

affected

business

and

industry.

It

is

my

understanding,

in

speaking

with

one

of

my

constituent

businesses

and

significant

employer

True

Value

Manufacturing

Company,

that

delaying

the implementation

date

will

permit

a

more

orderly

and economically

feasible

compliance.

Required

changes

to

formulas,

new

labeling,

computer

upgrades

and

software

revisions

can be

better

accommodated

without

significant

and

negative

business

interruption

and mayhem.

In

addition

costly

recall

expense

could

be

avoided.

On the

positive

side

of postponing

the implementation

date;

affected

business

could

do a

better

and

more

comprehensive

education

of our

new

rules/regulations

to their

distributors

and

retailers.

In

today’s

uncertain

economic

climate

I believe

it is

good

public

policy

to make

every

attempt

to lessen

the

compliance

cost

burdens

placed

upon

our businesses

while

balancing

the

need

to implement

good

environmentally

sound

protections

for

our

consumers

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VIOLENCE

TASK FORCE.

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DEVELOPMENT

COMMITTEE

OF THE

MIDWESTERN

LEGISLATIVE

CONFERENCE

OF

THE

COUNCIL

OF STATE

GOVERNMENT

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I would

respectfully

request

your evaluation

and

consideration

of

approving

a six

month

implementation

delay

for

the

AIM

rulemaking

which

would

permit

the much

needed

additional

time

to adopt

proposed

amendments

and orderly

industry

compliance.

Please

feel

free

to contact

me if

you

have

any

additional

questions

or

concerns.

Regards,

State

Senator,

32nd

District