EPA v. PD PAINTING, INC

Case summary

11/18/2024 - CONSENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDER ISSUED ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $9,300 DUE WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS CAFO. ALLEGED VIOLATIONS: ON MARCH 5, 2024, AN EPA INSPECTOR CONDUCTED AN INSPECTION AT RESPONDENT?S JOBSITE LOCATED AT 2309 PARK LANE, HOLLYWOOD, FLORIDA 30021. UPON REQUEST, RESPONDENT WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE ITS RECORDS PERTAINING TO COMPLIANCE WITH 40 C.F.R. PART 745, SUBPART E AT THAT TIME AND ADVISED THE INSPECTOR THAT THE RECORDS WOULD BE SUBMITTED TO THE EPA LATER. ON MARCH 21, 2024, RESPONDENT SUBMITTED RECORDS TO THE EPA FOR REVIEW FOR RENOVATIONS CONDUCTED AT SUBJECT PROPERTIES CONSTRUCTED BEFORE 1978 AND ARE THEREFORE ?TARGET HOUSING? AS DEFINED AT 40 C.F.R. ? 745.103. BASED ON THE EPA?S REVIEW OF RESPONDENT?S RECORDS, THE EPA ALLEGES THAT, IN THE COURSE OF THE RENOVATION OF THE PROPERTIES DESCRIBED IN IN SECTION IV ABOVE, RESPONDENT FAILED TO: A. NOTIFY IN WRITING, OR ENSURE WRITTEN NOTIFICATION OF, EACH UNIT OF THE MULTI-FAMILY HOUSING AND MAKE THE LEAD HAZARD INFORMATION PAMPHLET AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST PRIOR TO THE START OF THE RENOVATION, OR TO POST INFORMATIONAL SIGNS, IN VIOLATION OF 40 C.F.R. ? 745.84(B)(2); B. APPLY TO THE EPA AND OBTAIN FIRM CERTIFICATION TO PERFORM, OFFER, OR CLAIM TO PERFORM RENOVATIONS FOR COMPENSATION, IN VIOLATION OF 40 C.F.R. ?? 745.81(A)(2)(II) AND 745.89(A); AND C. ENSURE THAT ALL INDIVIDUALS PERFORMING RENOVATION ACTIVITIES ON BEHALF OF THE FIRM WERE EITHER CERTIFIED RENOVATORS OR WERE TRAINED BY A CERTIFIED RENOVATOR, IN VIOLATION OF 40 C.F.R. ? 745.89(D)(1).

Defendants (1)

• PD PAINTING, INCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (4)

• PD PAINTING, INC (TARGET HOUSING)

  801 SOUTH FEDERAL HIGHWAY, POMPANO BEACH, FL, 33062

  Registry ID: 110071876075

• PD PAINTING, INC (TARGET HOUSING)

  2309 PARK LANE, HOLLYWOOD, FL, 33021

  Registry ID: 110071876077

• PD PAINTING, INC

  9020 BELLHURST WAY #113, WEST PALM BEACH, FL, 33411

  Registry ID: 110071666462

• PD PAINTING, INC (TARGET HOUSING)

  1390 SOUTH OCEAN BOULEVARD, POMPANO BEACH, FL, 33062

  Registry ID: 110071876076

Statutes cited

• TSCA 406B — Lead: Pre-Renovation Education Rule
• TSCA 402C — Lead: RRP

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• PD PAINTING, INCentered 2024-11-18

  Primary law: TSCA

  Federal penalty: $9,300

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2024-11-18Final Order Issued
• 2024-11-18Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2024-11-21Enforcement Action Data Entered