The Board, on July 10, 2014, granted the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency’s (IEPA) request for a second stay to the proceedings docketed as In the Matter of: Emergency Rulemaking Regarding Regulation of Coke/Coal Bulk Terminals: New 35 Ill. Adm. Code 213 (R14-20). The IEPA, on January 16, 2014, filed the emergency rulemaking that would have imposed additional Statewide requirements on the handling of coke and coal, including petroleum coke or “petcoke,” at bulk terminals and other specified facilities. The Board, on January 23, 2014, declined to adopt the proposed emergency rule that would have required numerous immediate measures, including road paving; dust suppression systems; setbacks, containment of stormwater; and disposal of any coke or coal that has been on-site for more than one year. However, the Board agreed to proceed with the proposal as a general rulemaking.
Board Grants an Additional Stay of Rulemaking Process for Coke/Coal Bulk Terminals
The Board, on July 10, 2014, granted the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency’s (IEPA)request for a second stay to the proceedings docketed as In the Matter of: EmergencyRulemaking Regarding Regulation of Coke/Coal Bulk Terminals: New 35 Ill.
However, the Board agreed to proceed with the proposal as a general rulemaking.
IEPA indicated that it has conducted
outreach meetings with different stakeholders and interested parties, and will continue to do so asrule development continues.
If substantial
progress has not been made, the Board may consider closing this docket.
Allowed
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