EPA v. JTR HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING - APO/CAFO

Case summary

EPA is entering into a Consent Agreement and Final Order (CAFO) for JTR Heating and Air Conditioning, Inc. (JTR), Monee, Illinois, to resolve violations regarding the Protection of Stratospheric Ozone, found at 40 C.F.R. Part 82, Subpart F. JTR performs maintenance, service, repair and disposal of appliances containing ozone-depleting refrigerants and their substitutes. The subpart F regulations, among other things, prohibit any such person from knowingly venting or otherwise releasing to the environment refrigerant during work on appliances. On two separate occasions, captured on video, JTR owner Jeff Roop knowingly vented R-22 and R-410a refrigerant during servicing of those appliances, in violation of 40 C.F.R. ?82.154(a)(1). EPA sent JTR a Finding of Violation on June 15, 2021. This CAFO requires JTR to pay a penalty of $28,919 and resolves the FOV issued to JTR on June 15, 2021.

Defendants (1)

• JTR HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONINGNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• JTR HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING

  25830 S GOVENORS HWY, MONEE, IL, 60449

  Registry ID: 110070945589

Statutes cited

• CAA 608 — National Recycling & Emission Reduction Program

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• JTR HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING - APO/CAFOentered 2022-03-10

  Primary law: CAA

  Federal penalty: $28,919

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2022-03-10Final Order Issued
• 2022-03-10Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2022-03-15Enforcement Action Data Entered