EPA v. ENPRO CONTRACTORS, INC.

Case summary

DATA SHEET: * THE STATUTE AND REGULATIONS WHICH ARE THE BASIS FOR THE PRO- POSED ACTION: THE CLEAN AIR ACT, 42 USC 7401 ET SEQ 40 CFR PART 61, SUBPART M * NAME AND LOCATION OF INTENDED DEFENDANTS: ENPRO CONTRACTORS P.O. BOX 1168 PARAGOULD, AR 72450 * THE VIOLATIONS UPON WHICH THE ACTION IS BASED: ENPRO CONTRACTORS HAS VIOLATED THE ASBESTOS NESHAP REGULA- TIONS FOUND AT 40 CFR PART 61, SUBPART M DURING ITS RENOVA- TION ACTIVITIES AT BLYTHEVILLE AFB. AS SUCH, ENPRO CON- TRACTORS HAS VIOLATED SECTION 112 (C) OF THE CAA. * THE PROPOSED RELIEF TO BE SOUGHT: CIVIL PENALTY TO REQUIRE ENPRO CONTRACTOR TO PAY A CIVIL PENALTY FOR PAST VIOLATIONS FOR THE CAA. * RECENT CONTACTS WITH INTENDED DEFENDANTS: ON NOV 16, 1987 AND FEB 1, 1988, THE AR DEPT OF POLLUTION CONTROL AND ECOLOGY (ADPC&E) NOTIFIED ENPRO CONTRACTORS, INC. OF ASBESTOS NESHAP VIOLATIONS DISCOVERED DURING STATE INSPECTIONS OF RENOVATION ACTIVITIES BY ENPRO CONTRACTORS AT BLYTHEVILLE AFB. EPA REGION VI HAS NOT CONTACTED THE DEFENDANT. * SIGNIFICANT NATIONAL PRECEDENTIAL OR FACTUAL ISSUES: THERE ARE NO ANTICIPATED NATIONAL PRECEDENTIAL OR FACTUAL ISSUES IN THIS CASE; HOWEVER, THIS CASE FITS INTO THE NATIONAL PROGRAM STRATEGY PROVIDED IN THE MARCH 31, 1988 REVISED ASBESTOS NESHAP STRATEGY THE EPA OFFICE OF AIR AND RADIATION. * DATES OF INSPECTIONS, INFORMATION REQUESTS, OR RECEIPT OF EVIDENCE THAT LED TO DECISION TO INITIATE ENFORCEMENT ACTION: THE ADPC&E CONDUCTED TWO INSPECTIONS OF RENOVATION ACTIVI- TIES BEING PERFORMED BY ENPRO CONTRACTORS, INC. AT BLYTHE- VILLE AFB ON NOV 12, 1987 AND JAN 27, 1988.

Defendants (1)

• ENPRO CONTRACTORS, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• EN PRO CONTRACTING INC

  P O BOX 1168, PARAGOULD, AR, 724511168

  Registry ID: 110003399803

Statutes cited

• CAA 112 — Hazardous Air Pollutants

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• ENPRO CONTRACTORS INC.entered 1989-06-20

  Primary law: CAA

  Federal penalty: $19,100

Timeline (7 milestones)

• 1988-06-21Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1988-06-21Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1989-06-20Final Order Lodged
• 1989-06-20Final Order Entered
• 1989-06-20Complaint Filed With Court
• 1989-06-20Concluded
• 1989-08-16Enforcement Action Closed