EPA v. SHANON, JOHN LUCAS D/B/A S. LUCAS PAINTS (S. LUCAS PAINTS)

Case summary

1. Violation of TSCA Section 409 and RRP Rule requirement of 40 C.F.R. 745.81 (a)(2 (ii) - performance of a target housing renovation after April 22, 2010 without first obtaining the required initial lead-safe firm certification from EPA pursuant to 40 C.F.R. 745.89 requirements; 2. Violation of TSCA Section 409 and RRP Rule requirement of 40 C.F.R. 745.84(a)(i) failure to obtain from Target Housing Property owner a written acknowledgment of receipt of the required EPA-approved lead hazard information pamphlet entitled Renovate Right: Important Lead Hazard Information for Families, Child Care Providers and Schools ; 3. Violation of TSCA Section 409 and RRP Rule requirement of 40 C.F.R. 745.85(a)(1) - failure to post required lead work warning signs to warn occupants and other persons not involved in renovation activity to remain outside of the work area during the entire course of the renovation and post-renovation cleaning verification activities conducted by Respondent at the Target Housing Property; and 4. Violation ofTSCA Section 409 and RRP Rule requirement of 40 C.F.R. 745.86(b)(6 - failure to retain and provide to EPA, upon request, records that Respondent is required to maintain in order to document its compliance with the work practice standards of 40 C.F.R. 745.85, including documentation that a certified renovator perfomed or directed workers to perform tasks described by 40 C.F.R. 745.85(a) and followed the post-renovation cleaning verification standards described in 40 C.F.R. 745.85(b), during the course of the Target Housing Property renovation performed on or about March 20, 2015 through March 29, 2015.

Defendants (1)

• SHANON, JOHN LUCAS D/B/A S. LUCAS PAINTSNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• S. LUCAS PAINTS

  601 1ST ST, ELLWOOD CITY, PA, 16117

  Registry ID: 110066856129

Statutes cited

• TSCA 409 — Lead: Violation of Section 1018

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• SHANON, JOHN LUCAS D/B/A S. LUCAS PAINTS (S. LUCAS PAINTS)entered 2017-03-30

  Primary law: TSCA

  Federal penalty: $679

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2017-03-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2017-03-30Final Order Issued
• 2017-03-31Enforcement Action Data Entered