EPA v. WHITE ROCK QUARRIES, DIVISION OF VECELLIO & GROGAN, INC

Case summary

9/6/2023 - EXPEDITED SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT ISSUED ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $8,370. PENALTY DUE WITHIN 15 DAYS. ALLEGED VIOLATIONS: THE EPA AIR ENFORCEMENT BRANCH, REGION 4, ISSUED A CAA SECTION 208 INFORMATION REQUEST TO RESPONDENT ON OCTOBER 5, 2021. THE RESPONSIVE INFORMATION COLLECTED FROM RESPONDENT, COVERING THE PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2019, THROUGH JANUARY 6, 2022, PROVIDED EVIDENCE THAT RESPONDENT TAMPERED WITH THE EPA-CERTIFIED MOTOR VEHICLES AND/OR MOTOR VEHICLE ENGINES 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 THE INFORMATION, EPA FINDS THAT RESPONDENT HAS COMMITTED THREE (3) VIOLATIONS OF SECTION 203(A)(3)(A) OF THE CAA, 42 U.S.C. ? 7522(A)(3).

Defendants (1)

• WHITE ROCK QUARRIES, DIV OF VECELLIO & GROGAN INCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• WHITE ROCK QUARRIES INC

  18300 NW 122ND AVE, FLORIDA, FL, 33018

  Registry ID: 110002008194

Statutes cited

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

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• WHITE ROCK QUARRIES, DIVISION OF VECELLIO & GROGAN, INCentered 2023-09-06

  Primary law: CAA

  Federal penalty: $8,370

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2023-09-06Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2023-09-06Final Order Issued
• 2023-09-14Enforcement Action Data Entered