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03-2020-0057Administrative - FormalClosedFY 2020· Region 03

EPA v. INNOVATIVE DIESEL, LLC

Final Order With Penalty

Case summary

REGION III ENTERED INTO A CONSENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDER (CAFO) WITH INNOVATIVE DIESEL, LLC, AND THEREBY SETTLED CLAIMS THAT THE COMPANY VIOLATED REQUIREMENTS OF THE MOBILE SOURCE PROVISIONS OF TITLE II OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT (CAA) AT ITS DIESEL TRUCK PERFORMANCE UPGRADE SALES FACILITY IN ELKTON, MD AND THROUGH SALES ON ITS WEBSITE. THE VIOLATIONS AT ISSUE INVOLVE THE SALE, AND OFFERING FOR SALE, OF AFTERMARKET PRODUCTS THAT BYPASSED, DEFEATED, OR RENDERED INOPERATIVE EMISSION CONTROL DEVICES ON EPA-CERTIFIED MOTOR VEHICLES AND MOTOR VEHICLE ENGINES. THE CAFO REQUIRES INNOVATIVE DIESEL TO PAY A CIVIL PENALTY.

Defendants (1)

  • INNOVATIVE DIESEL, LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • INNOVATIVE DIESEL, LLC

    20 WOODCHIP RD., ELKTON, MD, 21921

    Registry ID: 110070083266

Statutes cited

  • CAA 203Prohibited Acts - Motor Vehicle & Motor Vehicle Engines

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • INNOVATIVE DIESEL, LLCentered 2019-12-30

    Primary law: CAA

    Federal penalty: $150,000

Timeline (4 milestones)

  • 2019-12-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
  • 2019-12-30Final Order Issued
  • 2020-02-26Enforcement Action Data Entered
  • 2020-04-21Enforcement Action Closed

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
3602123100
Case number
03-2020-0057
Lead agency
EPA
EPA region
03
Voluntary self-disclosure
No
Primary statute
Prohibited Acts - Motor Vehicle & Motor Vehicle Engines

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 03-2020-0057 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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