BEFORE THE ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
IN THE MATTER OF:
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PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO TIERED)
APPROACH TO CORRECTIVE ACTION )
OBJECTIVES (35 ILL. ADM. CODE 742) )
R09-9
(Rulemaking - Land)
NOTICE OF FILING
TO:
Mr. John T. Therriault
Assistant Clerk
of the Board
Illinois
Pollution Control Board
100 W. Randolph Street
Suite
11-500
Chicago, Illinois 60601
(VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL)
Mr. Richard McGill
Hearing
Officer
Illinois Pollution Control Board
100 W. Randolph Street
Suite
11-500
Chicago, Illinois 60601
(VIA U.S. MAIL)
(SEE
PERSONS ON A TT ACHED SERVICE LIST)
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that I have today filed with the Office of the Clerk of
the Illinois Pollution Control Board the RESPONSE OF THE ILLINOIS
ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATORY GROUP TO THE ILLINOIS EPA'S
MOTION TO STAY PROCEEDINGS, a copy of which is herewith served upon you.
Dated:
October 19, 2009
Alec M. Davis
General Counsel
Illinois Environmental Regulatory Group
215 East Adams Street
Springfield, Illinois
62701
(217) 522-5512
Respectfully submitted,
By:
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Alec M. Davis
Alec
M. Davis
THIS FILING SUBMITTED ON RECYCLED PAPER
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I, Alec M. Davis, the undersigned, hereby certify that I have served the attached
RESPONSE OF THE ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATORY
GROUP
TO THE ILLINOIS EPA'S MOTION TO STAY PROCEEDINGS
upon:
Mr. John
T. Therriault
Assistant Clerk
of the Board
Illinois
Pollution Control Board
100 West Randolph Street, Suite 11-500
Chicago, Illinois 60601
via electronic mail on October 19, 2009; and upon:
Mr. Richard McGill
Hearing Officer
Illinois
Pollution Control Board
100 West Randolph, Suite 11-500
Chicago, Illinois 60601
Matthew J. Dunn, Esq.
Di vision Chief
Office of the Attorney General
Environmental Bureau
69
W. Washington, 18th Floor
Chicago, Illinois
60602
Bill Richardson
Chief Legal Counsel
Illinois Dept.
of Natural Resources
One Natural Resources Way
Springfield, Illinois 62702-1271
Participants on the attached Service List.
by depositing said documents in the United States Mail, postage prepaid, in Springfield,
Illinois on October 19,
2009.
/s/ Alec M. Davis
Alec
M. Davis
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BEFORE THE ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
IN THE MATTER OF:
)
)
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO TIERED)
APPROACH TO CORRECTIVE ACTION )
OBJECTIVES (35 ILL. ADM. CODE 742) )
R09-9
(Rulemaking - Land)
RESPONSE OF THE ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL REGULA TORY GROUP
TO THE ILLINOIS EPA'S MOTION TO STAY PROCEEDINGS
NOW COMES the ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATORY GROUP ("IERG"),
by and through its attorney, Alec M. Davis, and pursuant to 35 Ill. Admin. Code 101.500(d),
hereby responds
to the Motion to Stay Proceedings filed by the Illinois Environmental Protection
Agency ("Illinois EPA") on October 5, 2009. Motion to Stay Proceedings,
In the Matter of
Proposed Amendments to Tiered Approach to Corrective Action Objectives
(35
Ill. Admin. Code
742), R09-9, (IlI.PoI.ControI.Bd. Oct. 5, 2009), (hereafter "Motion," rulemaking hereafter
referred to
as "TACO rulemaking").
IERG supports the Agency's Motion, with regard to staying the portion
of the proposal
pertaining to vapor intrusion. However, IERG reiterates lingering concerns regarding the
remaining proposed amendments and the implications associated with moving the amendments
to first notice.
I.
VAPOR INTRUSION AMENDMENTS
IERG understands that the impetus for the Illinois EPA's Motion is concern raised by the
USEP A regarding the specifics of the proposed amendments pertaining to vapor intrusion.
While IERG is not aware
of the details of the USEPA's concerns, IERG understands the
importance
of Illinois' regulatory structure being considered favorably by USEPA, with regard
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to the science underlying the proposal. Therefore, !ERG supports the Agency's Motion, and
offers its continued willingness to work with the Agency
to achieve resolve.
II.
INCLUSION OF CHEMICALS FROM THE GROUNDWATER RULEMAKING
The Illinois EPA, in its Motion, asks the Board to allow the remainder of the proposed
amendments
to continue forward to first notice. Motion at 2. !ERG would ask that in doing so,
the Board give due consideration to the concerns raised by !ERG, in the Groundwater Quality
Standards rulemaking, regarding the process relied upon by the Illinois EPA for selecting the
various chemicals for regulation.
See
Comments of the Illinois Environmental Regulatory
Group,
In the Matter of Proposed Amendments to Groundwater Quality Standards,
35
Ill.
Admin. Code 620,
R08-18 at 7-8 (Ill.PoI.ControI.Bd. Sep. 12,2008) (rulemaking hereafter
referred to
as "Part 620 rulemaking"). Specifically, in response to questioning at hearing, and
upon review
of the data relied upon by the Agency in making its determination to regulate
various chemicals, !ERG suggested that chemicals which are associated with only a few unique
types
of sites or processes, or those that have only been detected at a limited number of distinct
locations throughout the state, would be better regulated on a site-specific basis, rather than
requiring state-wide regulation.
Id.
In the current TACO rulemaking, new chemicals have been added to the appendices,
based upon their having been selected for regulation in the Part
620 rulemaking.
See
Pre-Filed
Testimony
of Tracey Hurley,
TACO ruiemaking,
(Ill.PoI.ControI.Bd. Nov. 14,2008). !ERG has
not specifically raised the same objection in this rulemaking, because it was expected that the
Part
620 rulemaking would move forward procedurally, and the issues would be addressed in
that context. However, !ERG respectfully asks the Board
to note that this TACO rulemaking
includes chemicals based upon their having been proposed in the Part
620 rulemaking. Because
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the Board has not yet made a determination in the Part 620 rulemaking regarding the selection
criteria for inclusion
of various chemicals, IERG would request the Board to give due
consideration to IERG's concerns
as raised in the Part 620 rulemaking.
III.
CONCLUSION
IERG would like to thank the Board for providing the opportunity to present this
response to the Agency's Motion. IERG is supportive
of the Board granting the Stay, as
requested by the Agency. IERG does, however, request that the Board consider the information
provided in the Part
620 rulemaking docket, R08-18, in addition to this docket, in making a
determination to advance the remainder
of the proposal to first notice.
Dated: October 19,
2009
Alec M. Davis
General Counsel
Illinois Environmental Regulatory Group
215 East Adams Street
Springfield, Illinois
6270 I
(217) 522-5512
Respectfully submitted,
ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL
REGULATORY GROUP
By:
/s/ Alec M. Davis
Alec
M. Davis
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