EPA v. DECORATIVE PANELS

Case summary

U.S. EPA, Region 5, intends to enter into a Consent Agreement and Final Order (CAFO) with Decorative Panels International (DPI) to resolve Clean Air Act violations that occurred at its plywood and composite wood products manufacturing facility Alpena, MI. EPA found that DPI violated provisions of the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Plywood and Composite Wood Products (PCWP) at 40 C.F.R. Part 63, Subpart DDDD that required the company to enclose its #1 and #3 wood product presses and demonstrate that the emissions from the presses and its #1 Bake Oven met the compliance options and emissions standards in the NESHAP. DPI has since enclosed its presses to NESHAP standards and has re-engineered many of its products so that the #1 Bake Oven could be shut down. The intended CAFO will require DPI to pay a penalty of $128,305.

Defendants (1)

• DECORATIVE PANELSNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• DECORATIVE PANELS INTERNATIONAL

  416 FORD AVENUE, ALPENA, MI, 49707

  Registry ID: 110000412170

Statutes cited

• CAA 112 — Hazardous Air Pollutants

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• DECORATIVE PANELSentered 2012-04-10

  Primary law: CAA

  Federal penalty: $128,305

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2012-04-10Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2012-04-10Final Order Issued
• 2012-04-16Enforcement Action Data Entered