WASTE
    HAULING
    LANDFILL,
    INC.,
    JERRY
    A.E.
    STALEY
    MANUFACTURING
    CO.,
    ARCHER
    DANIELS
    MIDLAND,
    INC.,
    ARAMARK
    UNIFORM
    SERVICES,
    INC.,
    BELL
    SPORTS,
    [NC.,
    BORDEN
    CHEMICAL
    CO.,
    BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE,
    NC.,
    CLIMATE
    CONTROL,
    INC.,
    CATERPILLAR
    INC.,
    COMBE
    LABORATORIES,
    INC.,
    GENERAL
    ELECTRIC
    RAILCAR
    SERVICES
    CORPORATION,
    P
    &
    H
    MANUFACTURING,
    INC.,
    TRINITY
    RAIL
    INC.,
    TRIPLE
    S
    REFINING
    CORPORATION,
    and
    ZEXEL
    ILLINOIS,
    INC.,
    )
    (Enforcement
    -
    Land,
    Cost
    Recovery)
    )
    Respondents.
    )
    )
    NOTICE
    OF
    FILING
    TO:
    John
    T.
    Therriault,
    Assistant
    Clerk
    Illinois
    Pollution
    Control
    Board
    James
    R.
    Thompson
    Center
    Suite
    11-500
    100
    West
    Randolph
    Street
    Chicago,
    IL
    60601
    Matthew
    J.
    Dunn,
    Chief
    James
    L.
    Morgan,
    Sr.
    Assistant
    Attorney
    General
    Environmental
    Bureau
    Environmental
    Enforcement/Asbestos
    Litigation
    Division
    500
    South
    Second
    Street
    Springfield,
    IL
    62706
    Carol
    Webb,
    Hearing
    Officer
    Illinois
    Pollution
    Control
    Board
    1021
    North
    Grand
    Avenue
    East
    P.O.
    Box
    19274
    Springfield,
    IL
    62794-9274
    SEE
    ATTACHED
    SERVICE
    LIST
    PLEASE
    TAKE
    NOTICE
    that
    on
    this
    date
    I
    have
    filed
    with
    the
    Office
    of
    the
    Clerk
    of
    the
    )
    )
    )
    )
    )
    )
    )
    )
    )
    )
    )
    )
    Pollution
    Control
    Board
    the
    Appearances
    of
    Jeffrey
    J.
    Zeiger
    and
    David
    H.
    DeCelles,
    and
    the

    By:
    Jeffrey
    J.
    Zeiger
    David
    H.
    DeCelles
    KIRKLAND
    &
    ELLIS
    LLP
    300
    North
    LaSalle
    Chicago,
    Illinois
    60654-3406
    Telephone:
    (312)
    862-2000
    Facsimile:
    (312)
    862-2200
    2

    prepaid,
    upon:
    John
    T.
    Therriault,Assistant
    Clerk
    Illinois
    Pollution
    Control
    Board
    James
    R.
    Thompson
    Center
    Suite
    11-500
    100
    West
    Randolph
    Street
    Chicago,
    IL
    60601
    and
    that
    copies
    were
    servedthis
    same
    date
    by
    United
    StatesMail
    upon
    the
    following:
    Carol
    Webb,
    Hearing
    Officer
    Matthew
    J.
    Dunn,
    Chief
    Illinois
    Pollution
    Control
    Board
    James
    L.
    Morgan,
    Sr.
    Assistant
    1021
    North
    Grand
    Avenue
    East
    Attorney
    General
    P.O.
    Box
    19274
    EnvironmentalBureau
    Springfield,
    IL
    62794-9274
    Environmental
    Enforcement/Asbestos
    LitigationDivision
    500
    SouthSecond
    Street
    Springfield,
    IL
    62706
    SEE
    ATTACHED
    SERVICE
    LIST
    David
    H.
    DeCelles

    Chicago,
    IL
    60604
    ARCHER
    DANIELS
    MIDLAND,
    INC.
    do
    CT
    Corporation
    System
    208SouthLaSalle
    Street,Suite
    814
    Chicago,
    IL
    60604
    BORDEN
    CHEMICAL
    CO.
    do
    Prentice
    Hall
    Corporation
    33
    North
    LaSalle
    Street
    Chicago,
    IL
    60602
    JERRY
    CAMFIELD
    SR.
    2938
    Oakmont
    Drive
    Decatur,
    IL
    62521
    CLIMATE
    CONTROL,
    INC.
    Edward
    Q.
    Costa
    SAMUELS,
    MILLER,
    SCHROEDER,
    JACKSON
    &
    SLY
    P.O.
    Box
    1400
    225
    North
    Water
    Street,
    Suite
    301
    Decatur,
    IL
    62525-1400
    GENERAL
    ELECTRIC
    RAILCAR
    SERVICES
    CORP.
    do
    Illinois
    Corporation
    System
    801
    Adlai
    Stevenson
    Drive
    Springfield,
    IL
    62703
    TATE
    AND
    LYLE
    INGREDIENTS
    AMERICAS,
    INC.
    James
    L.
    Curtis
    Jeryl
    L.
    Olson
    Elizabeth
    Leifel
    Ash
    SEYFARTH
    SHAW
    131
    South
    Dearborn
    Street,
    Suite
    2400
    Chicago,
    IL
    60603-5
    803
    BELL
    SPORTS,
    INC.
    John
    E.
    Collins
    HUSCH
    BLACKWELL
    SANDERS,
    LLP
    190
    Carondelet
    Plaza,
    Suite
    600
    St.
    Louis,MO
    63
    105-3441
    BRIDGESTONE
    FIRESTONE,
    INC.
    do
    CT
    Corporation
    System
    208
    South
    LaSalle
    Street,
    Suite
    814
    Chicago,
    IL
    60604
    CATERPILLAR,
    INC.
    KevinDesharnais
    Jennifer
    Simon
    MAYER
    BROWN
    LLP
    71
    South
    WackerDrive
    Chicago,
    IL
    60606-463
    7
    COMBE
    LABORATORIES,
    INC.
    TheresaDuckett
    LOCKE
    LORD
    BISSELL
    &
    LIDDELL
    111
    South
    Wacker
    Drive
    Chicago,
    IL
    60606
    P&H
    MANUFACTURING
    INC.
    Edward
    Dwyer
    HODGEDWYER
    &
    DRIVER
    3150
    Roland
    Avenue
    P.O.
    Box
    5776
    Springfield,
    IL
    62705-5776
    TRINITY
    RAILGROUP,
    INC.
    do
    CT
    Corporation
    System
    208
    South
    LaSalle
    Street,
    Suite
    814
    Chicago,
    IL
    60604

    5

    )
    )
    (Enforcement
    -
    Land,
    Cost
    Recovery)
    WASTE
    HAULING
    LANDFILL,
    INC.,
    JERRY
    )
    CAMFIELD,
    A.E.
    STALEYMANUFACTURING
    )
    CO.,
    ARCHER
    DANIELS
    MIDLAND,
    INC.,
    )
    ARAMARK
    UNIFORM
    SERVICES,
    INC.,
    BELL
    )
    SPORTS,
    INC.,
    BORDEN
    CHEMICAL
    CO.,
    )
    BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE,
    INC.,
    CLIMATE
    )
    CONTROL,
    INC.,
    CATERPILLAR
    INC.,
    COMBE
    )
    LABORATORIES,
    INC.,
    GENERALELECTRIC
    )
    RAILCAR
    SERVICES
    CORPORATION,
    P
    &
    H
    )
    MANUFACTURING,
    INC.,
    TRINITY
    RAIL
    )
    GROUP,
    INC.,
    TRIPLE
    S
    REFINING
    )
    CORPORATION,
    and
    ZEXEL
    ILLINOIS,
    INC.,
    )
    )
    Respondents.
    )
    )
    APPEARANCE
    I
    hereby
    file
    my
    appearance
    in
    this
    proceeding,
    on
    behalf
    of
    Triple
    S
    Refining
    Corporation.
    TRIPLE
    S
    REFINING
    CORPORATION
    David
    H.
    DeCelles
    David
    H.
    DeCelles
    KIRKLAND
    &
    ELLIS
    LLP
    300
    North
    LaSalle
    Chicago,
    Illinois
    60654-3406
    Telephone:
    (312)
    862-2000
    Facsimile:
    (312)
    862-2200
    E-Mail:
    david.decelles@kirkland.com
    Date:
    September
    21,
    2009

    )
    (Enforcement
    -
    Land,
    Cost
    Recovery)
    WASTE
    HAULING
    LANDFILL,
    INC.,
    JERRY
    )
    CAMFIELD,
    A.E.
    STALEY
    MANUFACTURING
    )
    CO.,
    ARCHER
    DANIELS
    MIDLAND,
    INC.,
    )
    ARAMARK
    UNIFORM
    SERVICES,
    INC.,
    BELL
    )
    SPORTS,
    INC.,
    BORDEN
    CHEMICAL
    CO.,
    )
    BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE,
    INC.,
    CLIMATE
    )
    CONTROL,
    INC.,
    CATERPILLAR
    INC.,
    COMBE
    )
    LABORATORIES,
    INC.,
    GENERAL
    ELECTRIC
    )
    RAILCAR
    SERVICES
    CORPORATION,
    P
    &
    H
    )
    MANUFACTURING,
    INC.,
    TRINITY
    RAIL
    )
    GROUP,
    INC.,
    TRIPLE
    S
    REFINING
    )
    CORPORATION,
    and
    ZEXEL
    ILLINOIS,
    INC.,
    )
    )
    Respondents.
    )
    )
    APPEARANCE
    I
    hereby
    file
    my
    appearance
    in
    this
    proceeding,
    on
    behalf
    of
    Triple
    S
    Refining
    Corporation.
    TRIPLE
    S
    REFINING
    CORPORATION
    Jeffrey
    J.
    Zeiger
    Jeffrey
    J.
    Zeiger
    KIRKLAND
    &
    ELLIS
    LLP
    300
    North
    LaSalle
    Chicago,
    Illinois
    60654-3406
    Telephone:
    (312)
    862-2000
    Facsimile:
    (312)
    862-2200
    E-Mail:
    j
    effrey.zeigerkirkland.com
    Date:
    September
    21,
    2009

    )
    (Enforcement
    -
    Land,
    Cost
    Recovery)
    WASTE
    HAUliNG
    LANDFILL,
    INC.,
    JERRY
    )
    CAMFIELD,
    A.E.
    STALEY
    MANUFACTURING
    )
    CO.,
    ARCHER
    DANIELS
    MIDLAND,
    INC.,
    )
    ARAMARK
    UNIFORM
    SERVICES,
    INC.,
    BELL
    )
    SPORTS,
    INC.,
    BORDEN
    CHEMICAL
    CO.,
    )
    BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE,
    INC.,
    CLIMATE
    )
    CONTROL,
    INC.,
    CATERPILLAR
    INC.,
    COMBE
    )
    LABORATORIES,
    INC.,
    GENERAL
    ELECTRIC
    )
    RAILCAR
    SERVICES
    CORPORATION,
    P
    &
    H
    )
    MANUFACTURING,
    INC.,
    TRINITY
    RAIL
    )
    GROUP,
    INC.,
    TRIPLE
    S
    REFINING
    )
    CORPORATION,
    and
    ZEXEL
    ILLINOIS,
    INC.,
    ))
    Respondents.
    ))
    AGREED
    MOTION
    TO
    STAY
    PCB
    NO.
    10-9
    Pursuant
    to
    35
    Ill.
    Admin.
    Code
    §
    101.5
    14,
    Complainant
    People
    of
    theState
    of
    Illinois,
    as
    represented
    by
    the
    Attorney
    General
    of
    the
    State
    of
    Illinois
    (“Attorney
    General”),
    and
    Respondent
    Triple
    S
    Refining
    Corporation
    (“Triple
    5”)
    jointly
    submit
    this
    Motion
    to
    Stay
    the
    above-captioned
    proceeding
    (the
    “Proceeding”)
    as
    it
    relates
    to
    Triple
    S.
    The
    parties
    have
    agreed
    that
    a
    stay
    of
    the
    Proceeding
    pending
    the
    chapter
    11
    cases
    of
    Triple
    S
    and
    its
    affiliated
    debtors
    in
    the
    United
    States
    Bankruptcy
    Court
    for
    the
    SouthernDistrict
    of
    New
    York
    is
    in
    each
    party’s
    best
    interests.
    Accordingly,
    and
    as
    more
    fully
    set
    forth
    below,
    the
    parties
    respectfully
    request
    a
    six-
    month
    stay
    of
    the
    Proceeding
    at
    it
    relates
    to
    Triple
    S.
    1.
    On
    January
    12,
    2009,
    Triple
    S
    filed
    a
    petition
    with
    the
    United
    States
    Bankruptcy
    Court
    for
    the
    Southern
    District
    of
    New
    York
    under
    chapter
    11
    of
    the
    Bankruptcy
    Code.
    Triple

    General
    alleges
    that
    Triple
    S,
    inter
    alia,
    violated
    415
    ILCS
    5/22.2,and
    seeks
    removal
    costs
    arising
    out
    of
    alleged
    releases
    and
    threatened
    releases
    at
    the
    Waste
    Hauling
    Landfill,
    a
    former
    sanitary
    landfilllocated
    in
    Macon
    County,
    Illinois.
    3.
    Triple
    S
    and
    its
    affiliated
    debtors
    are
    currently
    operating
    their
    businesses
    and
    managing
    their
    properties
    as
    debtors
    in
    possession
    pursuant
    to
    sections
    1107(a)
    and
    1108
    of
    the
    Bankruptcy
    Code.
    4.
    A
    stay
    of
    this
    Proceeding
    will
    benefitboth
    the
    People
    of
    Illinois
    and
    Triple
    S.
    A
    stay
    will
    allow
    Triple
    S
    to
    conserve
    precious
    resources
    as
    it
    pursues
    its
    chapter
    11
    restructuring.
    These
    efforts
    are
    in
    thebest
    interests
    of
    Triple
    S’s
    creditors—including
    creditors
    who
    hold
    claims
    related
    to
    Triple
    S’s
    environmental
    liabilities
    like
    those
    alleged
    in
    this
    Proceeding—
    because
    they
    will
    maximize
    the
    value
    of
    Triple
    S’s
    estate.
    In
    addition,
    the
    United
    States
    is
    currentlynegotiating
    on
    behalf
    of
    Triple
    S’s
    creditors
    a
    global
    settlement
    with
    Triple
    S
    and
    its
    affiliated
    debtors
    to
    resolve
    claims
    resulting
    fromenvironmental
    liabilities.
    It
    is
    anticipated
    that
    this
    global
    settlement
    will
    resolve
    the
    Proceeding,
    thereby
    sparing
    the
    parties
    the
    costs
    of
    unnecessary
    litigation
    in
    connection
    with
    the
    Proceeding.
    WHEREFORE,
    the
    Attorney
    General
    and
    Triple
    S
    respectfully
    request
    that,
    pursuant
    to
    35
    Ill.
    Admin.
    Code
    §
    101.514,the
    Board
    stay
    this
    Proceeding
    as
    it
    relates
    to
    Triple
    S
    for
    six
    months
    from
    the
    date
    on
    which
    the
    Board
    issues
    such
    an
    Order.
    The
    parties
    further
    respectfully
    requestthat
    such
    stay
    toll
    any
    deadlines
    applicable
    to
    this
    Proceeding,
    including
    without
    2

    By:
    t.
    fuw’t
    ,/D
    1W
    LISA
    MADIGAN,
    AttorneyGeneral
    of
    the
    State
    of
    Illinois
    MATTHEW
    J.
    DUNIN,
    Chief
    JAMES
    L.
    MORGAN,
    Sr.
    AssistantAttorney
    General
    Environmental
    Enforcement/Asbestos
    Litigation
    Department
    By:
    Jeffrey
    J.
    Zeiger
    David
    H.
    DeCelles
    KIRKLAND
    &
    ELLIS
    LLP
    300
    North
    LaSalle
    Chicago,Illinois
    60654-3406
    Telephone:
    (312)
    862-2000
    Facsimile:
    (312)
    862-2200
    3

    )
    (Enforcement
    -
    Land,
    Cost
    Recovery)
    WASTE
    HAULING
    LANDFILL,
    INC.,
    JERRY
    )
    CAMFIELD,
    A.E.
    STALEY
    MANUFACTURING
    )
    CO.,
    ARCHER
    DANIELS
    MIDLAND,
    INC.,
    )
    ARAMARK
    UNIFORM
    SERVICES,
    INC.,
    BELL
    )
    SPORTS,
    INC.,
    BORDEN
    CHEMICAL
    CO.,
    )
    BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE,
    INC.,
    CLIMATE
    )
    CONTROL,
    INC.,
    CATERPILLAR
    INC.,
    COMBE
    )
    LABORATORIES,
    INC.,
    GENERAL
    ELECTRIC
    )
    RAILCAR
    SERVICES
    CORPORATION,
    P
    &
    H
    )
    MANUFACTURING,
    INC.,
    TRINITY
    RAIL
    )
    GROUP,
    INC.,
    TRIPLE
    S
    REFINING
    )
    CORPORATION,
    and
    ZEXEL
    ILLINOIS,
    INC.,
    ))
    Respondents.
    ))
    STATUS
    REPORT
    Complainant
    People
    of
    the
    State
    of
    Illinois,
    as
    represented
    by
    the
    Attorney
    General
    of
    the
    State
    of
    Illinois
    (“Attorney
    General”),
    and
    Respondent
    Triple
    S
    Refining
    Corporation
    (“Triple
    5”)
    jointly
    submit
    this
    Status
    Report
    in
    conformance
    with
    the
    requirements
    of
    35
    Ill.
    Admin.
    Code
    §
    101.514.
    1.
    On
    July
    28,
    2009,
    the
    Attorney
    General
    for
    the
    State
    of
    Illinois
    filed
    a
    complaint
    with
    this
    Board
    alleging
    that
    Triple
    5,
    inter
    alia,
    violated
    415
    ILCS
    5/22.2.
    2.
    Service
    was
    effected
    on
    Triple
    S
    by
    Certified
    Mail
    on
    August
    18,
    2009.
    3.
    On
    September
    14,
    2009,
    the
    parties
    engaged
    in
    discussions
    concerning
    staying
    the
    above-captioned
    proceeding
    (the
    “Proceeding”)
    as
    it
    relates
    to
    Triple
    S
    pending
    further
    developments
    in
    Triple
    S’s
    jointly
    administered
    chapter
    11
    case
    before
    the
    United
    States

    Dated:
    September
    21,
    2009.
    PEOPLE
    OF
    THE
    STATE
    OF
    ILIJNOIS
    By:
    LISA
    MADIGAN,
    Attorney
    General
    of
    the
    State
    of
    Illinois
    MATTHEW
    J.
    DU1’J,
    Chief
    JAMES
    L.
    MORGAN,
    Sr.
    Assistant
    Attorney
    General
    Environmental
    Enforcement/Asbestos
    Litigation
    Department
    TRIPLE
    S
    REFfNING
    CORPORATION
    By:
    Jeffrey
    J.
    Zeiger
    David
    H.
    DeCelles
    KIRKLAND
    &
    ELLIS
    LLP
    300
    North
    LaSalle
    Chicago,
    Illinois
    60654-3406
    Telephone:
    (312)
    862-2000
    Facsimile:
    (312)
    862-2200
    2

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