EPA v. CHROMPARTS

Case summary

ANDRE DAUGEVIETIS HAS BEEN CHIEF COUNSEL TO THE CHROMIUM MACT WORKGROUP. THE COMPLAINT ALLEGES THE FOLLOWING VIOLATIONS OF THE HARD CHROME PLATING NESHAP UNDER THE CLEAN AIR ACT; FAILURE TO CONDUCT PERFORMANCE TEST IN A TIMELY FASHION; MONITORING VIOLATIONS, RECORDKEEPING VIOLATIONS, NOTIFICATION VIOLATIONS. THE COMPLAINT SEEKS A $24,640 PENALTY THIS CASE WAS BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF U.S. EPA BY THE REGIONAL AIR POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY IN DAYTON, OHIO. EVIDENCE OF THE VIOLATIONS WAS PROVIDED BY THE COMPANY AS A RESPONSE TO A SECTION 114 REQUEST FOR INFORMATION. A FINDING OF VIOLATION WAS ISSUED TO THE COMPANY ON FEBRUARY 24, 1999 CITING VIOLATIONS OF THE CHROME PLATING NESHAP. THE PRIMARY VIOLATION THAT IS THE SUBJECT OF THIS CASE IS A PERFORMANCE TEST CONDUCTED 3 MONTHS AFTER THE REQUIRED DEAD- LINE. ADDITIONALLY, VARIOUS MONITORING, RECORDKEEPING, AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS WERE NOT MET. THE LATE PERFORMANCE TEST WAS DONE CORRECTLY, AND THE FACILITY HAD BEGUN PROPERLY MONITORING ITS POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT BEFORE THE CASE WAS REFERRED TO U.S. EPA. THE FACILITY RECERTIFIED ITS REMAINING VIOLATIONS SHORTLY AFTER THE FOV WAS ISSUED.

Defendants (1)

• CHROMPARTSNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• CHROMEPARTS INC

  828 THRU 836 HALL AVE, DAYTON, OH, 454041101

  Registry ID: 110001630307

Statutes cited

• CAA 112 — Hazardous Air Pollutants

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• CHROMPARTS, INC.entered 1999-09-30

  Primary law: CAA

  Federal penalty: $24,640

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1998-12-08Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1999-06-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1999-09-30Final Order Issued
• 1999-09-30Compliance Achieved
• 2000-03-17Enforcement Action Closed