EPA v. PICKETT DESIGN AND BUILDING SERVICES, LLC DBA PICKETT HOMES

Case summary

7/18/2024 - CONSENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDER ISSUED ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $700 DUE WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS CAFO. ALLEGED VIOLATIONS: ON MAY 11, 2023, PURSUANT TO ITS AUTHORITY UNDER SECTION 11 OF TSCA, 15 U.S.C. ? 2610, AN EPA INSPECTOR CONDUCTED AN INSPECTION OF RESPONDENT?S WORKSITE LOCATED AT 356 COCHRAN ROAD, LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY 40502 (?THE PROPERTY?) WHERE RESPONDENT CONDUCTED A ?RENOVATION? AS DEFINED AT 40 C.F.R. ? 745.83, FOR COMPENSATION. THE PROPERTY WAS CONSTRUCTED BEFORE 1978 AND IS ?TARGET HOUSING? AS DEFINED AT 40 C.F.R. ? 745.103. DURING THE INSPECTION, RESPONDENT PROVIDED CERTAIN RECORDS TO THE INSPECTOR FOR REVIEW TO DETERMINE ITS COMPLIANCE WITH 40 C.F.R. PART 745, SUBPART E. BASED ON THE EPA?S REVIEW OF RESPONDENT?S RECORDS, THE EPA ALLEGES THAT, IN TH COURSE OF THE RENOVATION OF THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED, RESPONDENT FAILED TO OBTAIN FIRM RECERTIFICATION BEFORE CONDUCTING THE RENOVATION WORK IN VIOLATION OF 40 C.F.R. ? 745.89(B)(1)(III).

Defendants (2)

• DBA PICKETT HOMESNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• PICKETT DESIGN AND BUILDING SERVICES, LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (2)

• PICKETT HOMES

  P. O. BOX 22282, LEXINGTON, KY, 40522

  Registry ID: 110071434919

• PICKETT DESIGN AND BUILDING SERVICES, LLC DBA PICKETT HOMES (TARGET HOUSING)

  356 COCHRAN ROAD, LEXINGTON, KY, 40502

  Registry ID: 110071846172

Statutes cited

• TSCA 402C — Lead: RRP

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• PICKETT DESIGN AND BUILDING SERVICES, LLC DBA PICKETT HOMESentered 2024-07-18

  Primary law: TSCA

  Federal penalty: $700

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2024-07-18Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2024-07-18Final Order Issued
• 2024-09-03Enforcement Action Closed
• 2024-10-01Enforcement Action Data Entered