EPA v. RAY COPE D/B/A COPE FLOOR & WALL COVERING

Case summary

Region III executed and issued a Consent Agreement and Final Order negotiated between EPA and Respondent Ray Cope d/b/a Cope Flooring and Wall Covering (Respondent). The Super CAFO alleges that, by failing to have accredited workers and an accredited supervisor on site at the asbestos renovation project at the Lehigh Valley Hospital located at 17th and Chew Streets, Allentown, PA, on December 4, 2007, Respondent violated the requirements of Sections 206 and 207(g) of TSCA.

Defendants (1)

• RAY COPE (SB)Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL

  17TH AND CHEW STREETS, ALLENTOWN, PA, 18105-1556

  Registry ID: 110002474858

Statutes cited

• TSCA 203 — EPA Regulations - Asbestos in Schools
• TSCA 206 — Contractor Laboratory Accreditation

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• RAY COPE D/B/A COPE FLOOR & WALL COVERINGentered 2009-08-06

  Primary law: TSCA

  Federal penalty: $9,500

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2009-08-06Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2009-08-06Final Order Issued
• 2009-08-10Enforcement Action Data Entered