EPA v. HIRSCH INDUSTRIES, INC.

Case summary

THE CORPORATION HAS VIOLATED SECT 112 OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT (CAA), 42 USC S7412 AND HAS FAILED TO COMPLY WITH 40 CFR SS61.146 AND 61.147. THE REGULATIONS ARE PART OF THE ASBES- TOS NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS (NESHAP) WHICH REQUIRE ADEQUATE PRIOR WRITTEN NOTICE AND PROPER WORK PRACTICES FOR RENOVATIONS INVOLVING FRIABLE AS- BESTOS MATERIAL. - THIS REFERRAL IS BASED ON INSPECTIONS CONDUCTED BY THE U.S. EPA ON JULY 21 AND 22, 1988, OF AN ASBESTOS RENOVATION OPERA TION AT GENER APARTMENTS, CLEVELAND, OHIO. HIRSCH INDU- STRIES, INC. DID NOT SUBMIT ADEQUATE NOTIFICATION OF INTENT TO RENOVATE, IN VIOLATION OF 40 C.F.R. SECTION 61.146. HIRSCH INDUSTRIES, INC. DID NOT FOLLOW PROPER WORK PRACTICES DURING THE REMOVAL OF FRIABLE ASBESTOS MATERIAL, IN VIOLA- TION OF 40 C.F.R. SECTION 61.147. - REGION V SEEKS TO PERMANENTLY ENJOIN HIRSCH INDUSTRIES, INC. FROM FURTHER VIOLATIONS OF THE NESHAP REGULATIONS. - SEPARATE FINDINGS OF VIOLATION WERE ISSUED TO HIRSCH INDU- TRIES, INC., AND TO LEO GENER ON MAY 22, 1989. ON JUNE 26, 1989, AND ON JULY 25, 1989, SEPARATE CONFERENCES WERE HELD PUSUANT TO SECTION 113 OF THE ACT WITH HIRSCH INDUSTRIES, INC., AND WTIH LEO GENER, RESPECTIVELY.

Defendants (1)

• HIRSCH INDUSTIES, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• HIRSCH IND

  14077 CEDAR RD, CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, OH, 44118

  Registry ID: 110010738130

Statutes cited

• CAA 112 — Hazardous Air Pollutants

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• HIRSCH INDUSTRIES, INC.entered 1992-11-09

  Primary law: CAA

  Federal penalty: $16,000

Timeline (7 milestones)

• 1989-07-05Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1989-10-05Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1990-03-27Complaint Filed With Court
• 1992-11-09Final Order Lodged
• 1992-11-09Final Order Entered
• 1992-11-09Concluded
• 1992-11-09Enforcement Action Closed