EPA v. AMETEK, INC.

Case summary

ON FEBRUARY 9, 2005, EPA ISSUED A NOTICE OF DETERMINATION ( NOD ) BASED ON SELF-DISCLOSURES PROVIDED BY AMETEK, INC. ( AMETEK ), FOR VIOLATIONS OF SECTION 112 OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT ( CAA ) AT ITS FACILITY IN FEASTERVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA. AMETEK DISCLOSED THAT THEY HAD FAILED TO COMPLY WITH CERTAIN RECORD KEEPING, REPORTING, AND OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS OF THE CAA AND ITS IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS AT 40 CFR SECTION 63.460 ET SEQ., THE NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS FOR HALOGENATED SOLVENT CLEANING AT ITS FEASTERVILLE FACILITY REGARDING THREE UNREGISTERED VAPOR DEGREASERS. THE TOTAL GRAVITY-BASED CIVIL PENALTY FOR THESE VIOLATIONS WOULD BE $42,000.00, REDUCED FROM $60,000.00 THROUGH APPLICATION OF THE ADJUSTMENT FACTORS IN THE CAA CIVIL PENALTY POLICY. HOWEVER, AMETEK SATISFIED ALL OF THE CONDITIONS OF EPA'S SELF-DISCLOSURE POLICY AND THEREFORE EPA WAIVED THE GRAVITY-BASED CIVIL PENALTY FOR THE DISCLOSED VIOLATIONS. IN ADDITION, GIVEN THAT THE AMOUNT OF ECONOMIC BENEFIT GAINED IS INSIGNIFICANT, EPA HAS ALSO WAIVED THE ECONOMIC BENEFIT PENALTY FOR THE DISCLOSED VIOLATIONS. WAS THERE AN EPA MEDIA OR SECTION INITIATIVE? YES OTHER: APD CHROME PLATING INITIATIVE

Defendants (1)

• AMETEK, INC.Named in settlement

Facilities (1)

• AMETEK PMT PRODUCTS

  820 PENNSYLVANIA BLVD, FEASTERVILLE, PA, 19053

  Registry ID: 110004853739

Statutes cited

• CAA 112 — Hazardous Air Pollutants

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• AMETEK, INC.entered 2005-02-16

  Primary law: CAA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2001-08-30Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2005-02-16Final Order Issued
• 2005-02-16Enforcement Action Closed