EPA v. Schnitzer Puerto Rico, Inc.

Case summary

Region 2 entered into a Consent Agreement and Final Order (CA/FO) to settle violations of the Clean Air Act (CAA) with Respondent, a scrap metal processing and recycling facility.  Respondent violated the New Source Performance Standards for Stationary Compression Ignition Internal Combustion Engines, 40 C.F.R. Part 60 Subpart IIII, and the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for stationary reciprocating internal combustion engines, 40 C.F.R. Part 63 Subpart ZZZZ, for failing to keep appropriate records of when the facility?s generators operated as emergency generators.  Respondent has agreed to pay a penalty of $30,000 for its past violations.

Defendants (1)

• Schnitzer Puerto Rico, Inc.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• SCHNITZER PUERTO RICO, INC. - PONCE

  ROAD PR-123 FINAL, PONCE, PR, 00731

  Registry ID: 110064856115

Statutes cited

• CAA 112 — Hazardous Air Pollutants
• CAA 111 — New Source Performance Standards

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Schnitzer Puerto Rico, Inc.entered 2026-09-18

  Primary law: CAA

  Federal penalty: $30,000

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2026-09-18Final Order Issued
• 2026-09-18Air Resolved
• 2026-09-18Enforcement Action Closed
• 2026-09-18Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2026-10-01Enforcement Action Data Entered