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05-1995-0020Administrative - FormalClosedFY 1995· Region 05

EPA v. ABATECH ASBESTOS, INC. AND ELECTRO ANALYTICAL LABORATORIES

Final Order With Penalty

Penalty assessed

$15,980

Case summary

ON JANUARY 25, 1994 THE AIR DIVISION DIRECTOR ISSUED FINDINGS OF VIOLATION TO ABATECH ASBESTOS, INC., AND ELECTRO-ANALYTICAL LABORATORIES, INC., FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE ASBESTOS NESHAP. ON MAY 25, 1994, THE AIR DIVISION DIRECTOR ISSUED A COMPLAINT AGAINST ABATECH ASBESTOS, INC. AND ELECTRO-ANALYTICAL LABORATORIES, INC., ALLEGING THAT THE COMPANIES VIOLATED SECTION 112 OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT 42 U.S.C. SEC. 7412 AND THE ASBESTOS NESHAP SET FORTH AT 40 C.F.R. PART 61, SUBPART M, DURING A RENOVATION OPERATION AT THE MEDICAL CENTER IN CLEVELAND, OH. THE COMPLAINT SEEKS A PENALTY OF $20,980.

Defendants (2)

  • ABATECH ASBESTOS, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
  • ELECTRO ANALYTICAL LABORATORIES, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • MEDICAL CENTER

    2250 CIRCLE DR, CLEVELAND, OH, 44106

    Registry ID: 110001620014

Statutes cited

  • CAA 112Hazardous Air Pollutants

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • ABATECH ASBESTOS, INC. AND ELECTRO ANALYTICAL LABOentered 1995-03-09

    Primary law: CAA

    Federal penalty: $15,980

Timeline (4 milestones)

  • 1994-05-25Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
  • 1995-01-20Enforcement Action Data Entered
  • 1995-03-09Final Order Issued
  • 1995-04-06Enforcement Action Closed

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
29064
Case number
05-1995-0020
Lead agency
EPA
HQ division
AIR
Branch
MMB
EPA region
05
Multimedia
No
Voluntary self-disclosure
No
Primary statute
Hazardous Air Pollutants

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 05-1995-0020 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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