November 7, 2002 - On November 7, 2002, the Illinois Pollution Control Board adopted a first-notice opinion and order in the rulemaking entitled Revision of the Board’s Procedural Rules: 35 Ill. Adm. Code 101-130, R03-10. The Board initiated this rulemaking to allow electronic filing in all Board proceedings through its new Clerk’s Office On-Line or “COOL.” Additionally, the rules will reflect recent amendments to the Environmental Protection Act (415 ILCS 5 (2000), amended by P.A. 92-0574, effective June 26, 2002) and the Administrative Procedure Act (5 ILCS 100 (2000), amended by P.A. 92-0330, effective August 9, 2001).
Board Proposes New Procedural Rules To Allow Electronic Filing
On November 7, 2002, the Illinois Pollution Control Board adopted a first-notice opinionand order in the rulemaking entitled Revisions of The Board’s Procedural Rules: 35 Ill.
Additionally, COOL will
also enable parties and participants to file documents electronically with the Clerk of theBoard.
Under the proposed changes, filing with the Board could be
done electronically, or by filing one original and one copy of a paper document with theBoard instead of the current one original and nine copies.
Currently, the official case file is stored in
the Clerk’s Office in Chicago.
The second hearing will be held on
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