EPA v. AMERICAN CAN
Final Order No Penalty
Case summary
AMERICAN CAN IS A MAJOR SOURCE OF VOLATILE ORGANIC COM- POUNDS AND IS LOCATED IN A PRIMARY NON-ATTAINMENT AREA FOR OZONE. AMERICAN CAN IS IN VIOLATION OF ILLINOIS SIP RULE 205(N)(1)(B) AND IS CONSIDERED TO BE A SIGNIFICANT VIOLATOR. A NOTICE OF VIOLATION WAS ISSUED ON JULY 2, 1985. A NOTICE OF NON-COMPLIANCE MAY BE ISSUED IF AMERICAN IS NOT IN COMPLIANCE BY AUGUST 9, 1985. ON JULY 11, 1985, AMERICAN CAN SUBMITTED A VARIANCE, ISSUED BY THE ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD, TO THE U.S. EPA FOR A SIP REVISION.
Defendants (1)
- AMERICAN CAN CO
Facilities (1)
AMERICAN NATIONAL CAN COMPANY ENGLEWOOD PLANT
6017 S WESTERN AVE, CHICAGO, IL, 60636
Registry ID: 110001809669
Statutes cited
- CAA 110 — Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards
Timeline (3 milestones)
- 1985-07-02Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1985-07-02Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1986-04-23Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 25656
- Case number
- 05-1985-0374
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- AIR
- EPA region
- 05
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 05-1985-0374 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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