IN THE MATTER OF: PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO: PUBLIC PARTICIPATION RULES IN 35
ILL. ADM. CODE 309 NPDES PERMITS AND PERMITTING PROCEDURES
The Board granted the Illinois Environmental Regulatory Group’s motion for leave to file a reply and the Illinois Association of Wastewater Agencies’ motion for leave to file a response and reply instanter. The Board denied the motion for a third hearing and directed the hearing officer to issue
an order specifying the deadline for closing the pre-first notice comment period. If the Board proceeds to first notice, at least one additional hearing will be held prior to moving to second notice with the proposed rule.
May 15, 2003IN THE MATTER OF:PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO: PUBLIC PARTICIPATION RULES IN 35 ILL.
Mot.
at 2-3.
IERG maintains that meaningful testimony could not be prepared because the transcript from the first hearing was unavailable and IERG needed to review and cite to the transcript in any testimony that IERG might present.
Mot.
at 3. In sum, IERG argues that there was simply insufficient time to prepare detailed testimony for the second hearing and a third hearing should be held. Resp. at 3. Proponents also note that IERG will have additional opportunities to comment on any first-notice proposal ultimately adopted by the Board. I...
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