EPA v. LITTLE LEAF FARMS (PILOT HFC ESA)

Case summary

EPA alleged Little Leaf Farms, LLC violated 40 C.F.R. 84.5(b), under the American Innovation and Manufacturing (AIM) Act of 2020, by importing bulk regulated substances without expending consumption or application-specific allowances in a quantity equal to the exchange value equivalent of the regulated substances imported. Little Leaf Farms re-exported the allegedly violative HFCs, at a cost of $42,036.87. Little Leaf Farms, LLC is also required to pay an $857 penalty under the settlement. The case resulted in 1,036 MTEVe in emission reductions.

Defendants (1)

• LITTLE LEAF FARMS, LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• LITTLE LEAF FARMS, LLC

  105 WALKER RD, SHIRLEY, MA, 01464

  Registry ID: 110070519183

Statutes cited

• AIM PART84 — Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• LITTLE LEAF FARMS (PILOT HFC ESA)entered 2024-04-15

  Primary law: AIM

  Federal penalty: $857

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2024-04-15Final Order Issued
• 2024-04-15Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2024-04-23Enforcement Action Data Entered