EPA v. PALMETTO DIESEL AND PERFORMANCE, LLC

Case summary

8/29/2024- EXPEDITED SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT ISSUED ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $15,267. ALLEGED VIOLATIONS: THE EPA ISSUED AN INFORMATION REQUEST TO RESPONDENT ON NOVEMBER 9, 2021. INFORMATION COLLECTED FROM RESPONDENT, COVERING THE PERIOD OF JUNE 1, 2021, TO SEPTEMBER 1, 2021, 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 THE EPA-CERTIFIED VEHICLES AND ENGINES. FURTHER RESPONSIVE INFORMATION COLLECTED FROM RESPONDENT PROVIDED EVIDENCE THAT RESPONDENT ALSO SOLD DEFEAT DEVICE PRODUCTS WHICH BYPASS, DEFEAT, OR RENDER INOPERATIVE EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEMS ON EPA-CERTIFIED MOTOR VEHICLES AND/OR MOTOR VEHICLE ENGINES. IT IS A VIOLATION OF SECTION 203(A)(3)(B) OF THE CAA, 42 U.S.C. ?7522(A)(3)(B) TO SELL, OFFER FOR SALE, AND/OR INSTALL DEFEAT DEVICES INTENDED FOR USE WITH EPA-CERTIFIED MOTOR VEHICLES AND ENGINES. BASED ON INFORMATION SUMMARIZED, THE EPA FINDS THAT RESPONDENT HAS COMMITTED A TOTAL OF 10 VIOLATIONS OF 203(A)(3) OF THE CAA, 42 U.S.C. ? 7522(A)(3).

Defendants (1)

• PALMETTO DIESEL AND PERFORMANCE, LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• PALMETTO DIESEL AND PERFORMANCE, LLC

  2160 DURANT AVE. HWY 17, CITY OF NORTH CHARLESTON, SC, 29405

  Registry ID: 110071154709

Statutes cited

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

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• PALMETTO DIESEL AND PERFORMANCE, LLCentered 2024-08-29

  Primary law: CAA

  Federal penalty: $15,267

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2024-08-29Final Order Issued
• 2024-08-29Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2024-09-17Enforcement Action Data Entered