EPA v. GARY L. WEESE, D/B/A SHREVE CITY CONOCO

Case summary

1. SECTION 113(A)(3) OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT ( CAA ), 42 U.S.C. SECTION 7413(A)(3). 2. GARY L. WEESE, D/B/A/ SHREVE CITY CONOCO 1050 SHREVEPORT BARKSDALE HIGHWAY SHREVEPORT, CADDO PARISH, LOUISIANA 71105 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 609 OF THE CWA BY ENGAGING IN THE SERVICE AND/OR REPAIR ON MOTOR VEHICLE AIR CONDITIONERS (MVACS) INVOLVING THE REFRIGERANT R-134A THAT INCLUDES RETROFITTING MVACS FOR R-134A, WITHOUT THE STATUTORILY REQUIRED RECYCLING EQUIPMENT FOR THE REFRIG- ERANT AT THE FACILITY. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 113(A)(3) OF THE CAA, EPA ISSUED AN ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLIANCE ORDER (ACO) TO THE RESPONDENT. THE ORDER REQUIRES THE RESPONDENT TO: 1) WITHIN 10 DAYS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE ORDER, RE- SPONDENT SHALL NOT ENGAGE IN ANY OF THE REPAIR AND/OR SERVICE ACTIVITIES INVOLVING ALTERNATIVE REFRIGERANTS UN- TIL AND UNLESS RESPONDENT COMPLIES WITH ONE OF THE OP- TIONS LISTED IN ACTION 2), AND 2) BY MAY 30, 1998, RE- SPONDENT SHALL DEMONSTRATE ITS COMPLIANCE IN ONE OF THE FOLLOWING WAYS: A) PURCHASE APPROVED RECYCLING EQUIPMENT, AND PROVIDE EPA WITH WRITTEN VERIFICATION THAT IT HAS PURCHASED THE REQUIRED EQUIPMENT WITH A STATEMENT VERIFY- ING THE EQUIPMENT HAS BEEN INSTALLED AT THE FACILITY AND FUNCTIONING PROPERLY, OR B) PROVIDE EPA A SWORN STATEMENT WHICH DETAILS ANY AGREEMENT BETWEEN RESPONDENT AND A- NOTHER TO HAVE A MOBILE RECOVERY AND RECYCLING UNIT COME TO ITS FACILITY TO BE UTILIZED WHENEVER RESPONDENT PER- FORMS ANY OF THE ACTIVITIES INVOLVING R-134A, THAT THE WORK IS BEING PERFORMED BY A PROPERLY CERTIFIED TECH- NICIAN, AND VERIFICATION THAT THE EQUIPMENT IS APPROVED FOR R-134, OR C) PROVIDE EPA A SWORN STATEMENT WHICH DE- TAILS ANY AGREEMENT BETWEEN RESPONDENT AND ANOTHER TO BRING AUTOMOBILES TO A FACILITY WITH A MOBILE RECOVERY AND RECYCLING UNIT WHENEVER RESPONDENT PERFORMS ANY OF THE ACTIVITIES INVOLVING R-134A, THAT THE WORK IS PER- FORMED BY A PROPERLY CERTIFIED TECHNICIAN, AND THAT E- QUIPMENT IS APPROVED FOR R-134A, OR D) IF RESPONDENT DOES NOT CHOSE TO PURCHASE THE REQUIRED EQUIPMENT, SUBMIT A SWORN STATEMENT TO EPA THAT IT WILL NOT ENGAGE IN ANY RE- PAIR AND/OR SERVICE ACTIVITIES INVOLVING R-134A.

Defendants (1)

• GARY L. WEESENamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• SHREVE CITY CONOCO

  1050 SHREVEPORT BARKSDALE HWY, SHREVEPORT, LA, 71105

  Registry ID: 110001252411

Statutes cited

• CAA SUBCHP6 — Clean Air Act

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• GARY L. WEESE, D/B/A/ SHREVE CITY CONOCOentered 1998-04-13

  Primary law: CAA

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1998-04-13Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1998-04-13Final Order Issued
• 1998-04-17Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1998-05-11Compliance Achieved
• 1998-07-17Enforcement Action Closed