9/7/17 - CONSENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDER ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $1,017. RESPONDENT SHALL MAKE PAYMENT WITHIN THIRTY DAYS.
ORDER ALLEGES:
INFORMATION OBTAINED BY EPA DURING INSPECTION SHOWED THAT RESPONDENT'S CERTIFICATION EXPIRED ON ARCH 15, 2015, BUT RESPONDENT DID NOT SUBMIT AN APPLICATION FOR RECERTIFICATION AT LEAST 90 DAYS PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION DATE. THE INFORMATION ALSO SHOWS THAT RESPONDENT PERFORMED RENOVATIONS AFTER ITS CERTIFICATION HAD EXPIRED BUT PRIOR TO SEEKIING AND OBTAINING RE-CERTIFICATION. THEREFORE, EPA ALLEGES THAT THE RESPONDENT VIOLATED SECTIONS 402 AND 406 OF TSCA.
RESPONDENT FAILED TO STOP RENOVATION OR DUST SAMPLING BEFORE OBTAINING RECERTIFICATION UNDER 40 CFR SECTION 745.89(a), ON AT LEAST ONE OCCASION.