EPA v. JH DIESEL & 4X4, LLC

Case summary

8/17/2021- EXPEDITED SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT ISSUED ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $21,211 ALLEGED VIOLATIONS: THE ISSUED A CAA SECTION 208 INFORMATION REQUEST TO RESPONDENT ON AUGUST 10, 2020, AND A FOLLOW-UP 208 INFORMATION REQUEST ON FEBRUARY 5, 2021. THE RESPONSIVE INFORMATION COLLECTED FROM RESPONDENT, COVERING THE PERIOD OF JANUARY 1, 2020 THROUGH MARCH 1, 2020, PROVIDED EVIDENCE THAT RESPONDENT TAMPERED WITH THE EPA-CERTIFIED MOTOR VEHICLES AND/OR MOTOR VEHICLE ENGINES (LISTED BELOW) BY REMOVING OR RENDERING INOPERATIVE EMISSION CONTROL COMPONENTS ON THE VEHICLES/ENGINES. IT IS A VIOLATION OF SECTION 203(A)(3)(A) OF THE CAA, 42 U.S.C. ? 7522(A)(3)(A) TO TAMPER WITH EPA-CERTIFIED VEHICLES AND ENGINES. BASED ON INFORMATION SUMMARIZED BELOW, EPA FINDS THAT RESPONDENT HAS COMMITTED 13 VIOLATIONS OF 203(A)(3) OF THE CAA, 42 U.S.C. ? 7522(A)(3).

Defendants (1)

• JH DIESEL & 4X4, LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• JH DIESEL AND 4X4

  4220 LORRAINE ROAD, BRADENTON, FL, 34211

  Registry ID: 110070832724

Statutes cited

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

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• JH DIESEL & 4X4, LLCentered 2021-08-17

  Primary law: CAA

  Federal penalty: $21,211

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2021-08-17Final Order Issued
• 2021-08-17Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2021-08-26Enforcement Action Data Entered