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06-1999-0837Administrative - FormalFinal Order IssuedFY 1999· Region 06

EPA v. DELTA AIRLINES, INC.

Case summary

1. VOLUNTARY DISCLOSURE PURSUANT TO THE EPA'S POLICY GUID- ANCE, INCENTIVES FOR SELF-POLICING: DISCOVERY, DISCLOS- URE, CORRECTION AND PREVENTION OF VIOLATION . 2. DELTA AIRLINES, INC. AIRPORT FREEWAY DALLAS, DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS 75261 3. RESPONDENT, UNDER THE SELF-POLICING POLICY, DISCLOSED A POSSIBLE VIOLATION OF SECTION 112 OF THE CAA BY EXCEEDING THE VOC EMISSIONS LIMITS FOR SURFACE COATINGS OF MISCEL- LANEOUS METALS PARTS. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO THE SELF-POLICING POLICY, EPA WILL REVIEW THE RESPONDENT'S DISCLOSURE, CORRECTION AND PREVENTION OF RECURRENCE, AND PAST COMPLIANCE HISTORY, AND WILL MAKE A DETERMINATION IF THE RESPONDENT QUALIFIES FOR THE SELF-POLICING POLICY AND IF EPA WILL SEEK GRAVITY BASED PENALTIES OR NOT.

Defendants (1)

  • DELTA AIRLINES, INC.Named in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • MAINTENANCE HANGER/TERMINAL/5E

    AIRPORT FRWY, DALLAS, TX, 75261

    Registry ID: 110017743192

Statutes cited

  • CAA 112Hazardous Air Pollutants

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • DELTA AIRLINES, INC.entered 2000-10-13

    Primary law: CAA

Timeline (3 milestones)

  • 1999-09-09Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
  • 1999-09-14Enforcement Action Data Entered
  • 2000-10-13Final Order Issued

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
39501
Case number
06-1999-0837
Lead agency
EPA
HQ division
AIR
Branch
6RC-E
EPA region
06
Multimedia
No
Voluntary self-disclosure
Yes
Primary statute
Hazardous Air Pollutants

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 06-1999-0837 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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