8/26/19 - CONSENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDER ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $1,011, DUE WITHIN 30 DAYS.
ALLEGATIONS:
BASED ON A REVIEW OF RESPONDENT'S RECORDS DURING AN EPA INSPECTION AT RESPONDENT'S OFFICE ON NOV 27, 2018, EPA DETERMINED THAT RESPONDENT PERFORMED RENOVATIONS ACTIVITIES AT 3208 DEVEREAUX ROAD, COLUMBIA, SC ON OR ABOUT OCT 6, 2016; 10 PINE FOREST CIRCLE, COLUMBIA, SC ON OR ABOUT NOV 20, 2015; 1400 SUMMERVILLE AVENUE, COLUMBIA, SC ON OR ABOUT JAN 22, 2016; 1718 MADISON ROAD, UNIT 4, COLUMBIA, SC ON OR ABOUT SEPT 26, 2017; AND 206 LEMONWOOD CIRCLE, HOPKINS, SC ON OR ABOUT NOV 16, 2016.
BASED ON ITS INSPECTION OF THE RESPONDENT'S RECORDS, THE EPA ALLEGES THAT RESPONDENT VIOLATED SECTIONS 402 AND 406 OF TSCA AND 40 CFR PART 745, SUBPART E, IN CONNECTION WITH THE RENOVATION DESCRIBED BELOW:
A. RESPONDENT FAILED TO APPLY TO EPA AND OBTAIN FIRM CERTIFICATION TO PERFORM, OFFER OR CLAIM TO PERFORM RENOVATIONS OR DUST SAMPLING FOR COMPENSATION AS REQUIRED BY 40 CFR 745.81(a)92)(ii) AND 745.89(a).
B. RESPONDENT FAILED TO PROVIDE THE OWNER OF THE UNIT WITH THE EPA-APPROVED LEAD HAZARD INFORMATION PAMPHLET AS REQUIRED BY 40 CFR 745.84(a)(1).