10/9/12 - CONSENT AGMT AND FINAL ORDER ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $6,000, DUE WITHIN 30 DAYS.
ALLEGATIONS:
RESPONDENT OPERATES AN AUTOMOBILE REPAIR FACILITY LOCATED AT 1300 NW 98TH COURT, IN DORAL, FL.
ON OCT 28, 2010, RESPONDENT SELF-DISCLOSED TO EPA REGION 4 THAT THIRTY MVAC SYSTEMS WERE SERVICED BETWEEN AUG 29, 2010, AND SEPT 3, 2010, WITHOUT THE USE OF REFRIGERANT RECYCLING EQUPMENT AT ITS DORAL, FL, FACILITY.
ON OCT 28, 2010, RESPONDENT SELF-DISCLOSED TO EPA REGION 4 THAT IT HAD FAILED TO SUBMIT A CERTIFICATION TO THE EPA FOR ITS REFRIGERANT RECYCLING EQUIPMENT.
RESPONDENT VIOLATED SECTION 609(c) OF THE CAA AND 40 CFR 82.34(a)(1), BY SERVICING FOR CONSIDERATION 30 MVAC UNITS WITHOUT THE USE OF APPROVED REFRIGERANT RECYCLING EQUIPMENT.
RESPONDENT VIOLATED CAA 609(d) AND 40 CFR 82.42(a) BY FAILING TO SUBMIT A CERTIFICATION TO EPA REGION 4 REGARDING THE ACQUISITION AND USE OF ITS REFRIGERANT RECYCLING EQUIPMENT.