EPA v. JOHN S LANE & SONS INC

Case summary

On March 29, 2018, Region 1 filed a Consent Agreement and Final Order that addresses Clean Air Act violations of John S. Lane and Son, Inc. (Lane) at Lane?s stone-crushing facility located in Amherst, MA.  The violations concern certain provisions of the New Source Performance Standards for Non-Metallic Mineral Processing Plants, found at 40 C.F.R. Part 60, and the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Stationary Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines, found at 40 C.F.R. Part 63.  Lane has achieved compliance with these two provisions of the Clean Air Act and has agreed to pay a penalty of $93,500 pursuant to the CAFO.  Region 1 has coordinated this action with the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection

Defendants (1)

• John S lane & Sons IncNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• JOHN S LANE & SONS INC

  1550 WEST ST, AMHERST, MA, 010220000

  Registry ID: 110008408428

Statutes cited

• CAA 112K — Area Source MACT
• CAA 111 — New Source Performance Standards

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• JOHN S LANE & SONS INCentered 2018-02-21

  Primary law: CAA

  Federal penalty: $93,500

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2018-02-21Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2018-02-21Final Order Issued
• 2018-04-10Enforcement Action Data Entered