EPA v. ALEX PROPERTIES, INC., A/D/B/A ALEX RESTORATION & REPAIR (ALEX RESTORATION & REPAIR)

Case summary

1. Violation of TSCA Section 409 and RRP Rule requirement of 40 C.F.R. ? 745.8l(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 40C.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)(l) - failure to post required lead work warning signs, to warn occupants and other persons not involved in renovation activities 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 of TSCA 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 performed, 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)

• ALEX PROPERTIES, INC., A/D/B/A ALEX RESTORATION &Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• ALEX RESTORATION & MASONRY REPAIRS

  1819 PULASKI RD, NEW CASTLE, PA, 16105

  Registry ID: 110066852187

Statutes cited

• TSCA 402C — Lead: RRP
• TSCA 402A — Lead: Abatement

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• ALEX PROPERTIES, INC., A/D/B/A ALEX RESTORATION & REPAIR (ALEX RESTORATION & REPAIR)entered 2017-03-15

  Primary law: TSCA

  Federal penalty: $5,000

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2017-03-15Final Order Issued
• 2017-03-15Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2017-03-20Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2017-04-18Enforcement Action Closed