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March 4, 2010
Volume 24 - Issue 7
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CICI GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING NEXT THURSDAY
On March 11, CICI will be hosting a General Membership meeting. A significant portion of the meeting will focus on the potential shutdown of the Chicago locks and what we can do to stop the closure. Arguably the greatest threat to the long-term viability of many chemical facilities and storage terminals is the potential closure of access to Lake Michigan from the Chicago waterways.
It’s been estimated that over $17 billion worth (including $2 billion of chemicals) of product annually moves along the Chicago waterways. Many CICI members are located along the Chicago waterways, the Des Plaines and Illinois Rivers specifically because of barge access to the Great Lakes and Mississippi River.
In addition, the meeting will also cover OSHA’s Global Harmonization Effort for labeling and classification of chemicals & OSHA’s National Emphasis Program; Overview of DHS’s new Personnel Surety Requirements; and Hidden Agendas: How Dubious Motives Can Lurk Behind Environmental Issues. There will also be an afternoon Legislative and Regulatory Affairs Committee meeting, which will cover many political, legislative, and regulatory issues the industry is facing.
For more information and to register, follow this link:
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BRADY TO SPEAK AT CICI LEGISLATIVE DAY – APRIL 27
Mark your calendars and reserve your rooms. CICI will be holding its Annual Legislative/Regulatory Day in Springfield, Tuesday, April 27, 2010, at the President Abraham Lincoln Hotel, with an evening reception of legislators and key government officials at the Sangamo Club. To register, follow this link: http://www.cicil.net/events/calendar/event.asp?EVENT_ID=41&
State Senator and likely GOP Candidate for Governor Bill Brady (R-Bloomington) will be the luncheon speaker this year. Senator Brady will discuss the state’s finances, its business climate, and his campaign for Governor.
This event is a great opportunity to mingle and get to know the key people in state government, like members of the Illinois General Assembly, Constitutional Officers, IEPA officials, the members of the Pollution Control Board, and other key government officials. At the 2009 reception, close to 200 legislators and government officials attended. Come thank those elected officials who are friends of the chemical industry.
The President Abraham Lincoln Hotel has a discounted block of rooms reserved for CICI. Reservations can be made by calling the hotel at 1-866-788-1860. CICI’s block of rooms will be available until Monday, April 5, 2010, so please make your reservations accordingly. |
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COMMITTEE ACTION THIS WEEK
BPA Ban, Labeling Measure Advances
The House measure, HB 6088 (Nekritz, D-Northbrook) to ban bisphenol A (BPA) in baby bottles, sippy cups, infant formula containers, sports bottles, and thermoses barely made it out of the House Youth and Family Committee this week, only after replacing one of the committee’s democratic members with the sponsor of the legislation. In addition the bill bans infant formula and baby food in containers which contain BPA. The measure also enacts an Illinois-only labeling requirement for virtually all food and beverage cans, creating an expensive compliance nightmare for Illinois manufacturers and distributors.
The bill is now awaiting further action on the House Floor where CICI and a host of affected industries and business groups are continuing to fight against its passage.
Another measure, SB 3750 (Kotowski, D-Park Ridge), enacting the same type of bans and labeling, will most likely be called in the Senate Environment Committee next week. Based on the make-up of the committee, SB 3750 is expected to make it to the Senate Floor.
Expedited IEPA Permits
These measures, SB 3344 (Clayborne, D-E St. Louis), requires the IEPA, without public notice, to provide permit applicants with an opportunity to review and comment on draft permits and further authorizes them, without public notice, to modify draft permits. The bill also requires the IEPA, to the maximum extent possible, to issue general (rather than site-specific) air permits. It also requires the IEPA to expedite NPDES permit renewals if certain requirements are met. And for the IPCB to adopt rules providing for the issuance of air permits by rule, if it deems that a class of facilities or equipment does not "make a significant contribution of air contaminants to the atmosphere". The IEPA is also charged with creating a permit streamlining unit.
This bill was unanimously voted out of the Senate Environment Committee this week and awaits further action on the Senate Floor.
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PESTICIDE FEE BILL MOVES TO SENATE
The measure, HB 4866 (Reitz, D-Sparta), to increase the annual pesticide product registration fee from $200 to $300 squeaked out of the House this week on a roll call of 63 “YES” votes and 46 “NO votes. The bill now moves to the Senate where CICI is hopeful that negotiations with the Department of Agriculture will ultimately result in a 2-year registration period, saving time and effort on behalf of the membership as well as the Department.
The bill also increases or establishes other fees such as the annual experimental use permit fee, the special local need pesticide registration fee, the renewal fee for pesticide registrations, and the private pesticide applicator license fee. The bill also authorizes the Department of Agriculture to collect a public or commercial not-for-hire pesticide applicator license fee, a public or commercial not-for-hire pesticide operator license fee, and associated late fees. The measure also requires certain agrichemical facilities to apply for an agrichemical facility containment permit and to pay a permit fee. It also requires a permit fee to be submitted with each permit application and each permit renewal application for those under the Lawn Care Products Application and Notice Act.
CICI will keep you abreast of our progress on this issue.
Please note that the Chemical Industry Council of Illinois Legislator is not intended to convey legal advice or set forth all legal requirements applicable to particular circumstances.
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