BEFORE

THE

POLLUTION

CONTROL BOARD

OF

THE

STATE

OF

ILLINOIS

CONOCOPHILLIPS

COMPANY,

)

R

E C

E

U

V E

)

CLERK’S

OFFICE

Petitioner,

)

JUL

2

42009

)

PCB

No. 07-14

V.

)

(UST

Appeal)STATE

OF

ILLINOIS

)

Pollution

Control

Board

ILLINOIS

ENVIRONMENTAL

)

PROTECTION

AGENCY

)

)

Respondent.

)

OPEN

WAIVER

OF DECISION

DEADLINE

NOW

COMES

the

Petitioner,

CONOCOPHILLIPS

COMPANY

(“COP”),

by its

attorneys

Thompson

Coburn

LLP,

and,

pursuant

to

35

Ill. Admin.

Code

101.308(c)(2),

hereby

waives

the

deadline

for

the

Illinois

Pollution

Control

Board

to

render

its

decision

regarding

COP’s

appeal

of the

final

decision

of

the Illinois

Environmental

Protection

Agency

in

the above-

captioned

matter.

Respectfully

Submitted,

THOMPSON

LLP

Edf

eph

M. Kellmeyer,

I

05864

Ryan

R.

Kemper,

Zth-Bàr

#6288297

One

US

Bank

Plaza

St.

Louis,

MO

63101

314-552-6000

FAX

314-552-7000

Attorneys

for

Petitioner

ConocoPhillips

Company

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CERTIFICATE

OF SERVICE

I hereby

certify

that

on

July

22, 2009,

I mailed

the

foregoing,

via

First-Class

U.S.

Mail,

postage

prepaid,

to the

Assistant

Clerk

of the

Illinois

Pollution

Control

Board

and

thereafter

served

copies

on

the

following

via

First-Class

U.S.

Mail, postage

prepaid:

Melanie

Jarvis

Assistant

Counsel

Special

Assistant

Attorney

General

Division

of Legal

Counsel

1021

North Grand

Avenue,

East

Springfield,

Illinois

62794-9276

Bradley

P.

Halloran

Hearing

Officer

Illinois

Pollution

Control

Board

James

R.

Thompson

Center

100

West Randolph

Street•

Suite

11-500

g,

B:

Edw

A.

Cohen,

1.

Bar #

9

eph

M. Kellmeyer, Ill. B

6205

64

yan

R.

Kemper,

Ill.

Bar

88

One

US

Bank

Plaz

St.

Louis,

MO

63101

314-552-6000

FAX

314-552-7000

Attorneys

for Petitioner

ConocoPhillips

Company

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