EPA v. CAMBRIDGE BRANDS INC

Case summary

COMPLAINT AND NOTICE OF OPPORTUNITY FOR HEARING TO INITIATE CLEAN AIR ACT ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY ACTION AGAINST CAMBRIDGE BRANDS, INC. A CANDY MAKER WITH A PLANT IN CAMBRIDGE, MA. COMPLAINT ALLEGES MULTIPLE VIOLATIONS OF FEDERAL STRATOSPHERIC OZONE PROTECTION REGULATIONS, 40 C.F.R. PART 82, SUBPART F, ESTABLISHING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE SERVICE, MAINTENANCE, REPAIR AND DISPOSAL OF INDUSTRIAL PROCESS REFRIGERATION (IPR) EQUIPMENT CONTAINING OZONE-DEPLETING REFRIGERANT. EPA ALLEGES THAT CAMBRIDGE BRANDS FAILED TO COMPLY WITH CERTAIN LEAK REPAIR, TESTING, AND RECORDKEEPING REQUIREMENTS WITH RESPECT TO SEVERAL IPR UNITS AT THE PLANTS BETWEEN APRIL 2001 AND MARCH 2004. THE PROPOSED COMPLAINT, ISSUED UNDER PART 22 RULES, PROPOSES A $154,400 CIVIL PENALTY.

Defendants (1)

• CAMBRIDGE BRANDS INCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• CAMBRIDGE BRANDS INC

  810 MAIN STREET, CAMBRIDGE, TOWN OF, MA, 021390000

  Registry ID: 110002015471

Statutes cited

• CAA 608 — National Recycling & Emission Reduction Program

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• CAMBRIDGE BRANDS INCentered 2006-06-28

  Primary law: CAA

  Federal penalty: $118,000

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2006-04-17Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2006-04-18Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2006-06-28Final Order Issued