EPA v. Southwest Abatement
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
This is a violation of the Asbestos Model Accreditation Plan, section 206. The Respondent failed to employ accredited persons to perform an asbestos abatement project. The deficiencies were noted after reviewing an Asbestos Neshaps notice, then requesting close-out documents for the project, and identifying that asbestos workers certificates were notvalid. The proposed penalty is $5,500.
Defendants (1)
- Southwest AbatementNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
SOUTHWEST ABATEMENT
4200 BROADWAY SE STE 2, ALBUQUERQUE, NM, 87105
Registry ID: 110009457578
Statutes cited
- TSCA 206 — Contractor Laboratory Accreditation
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Southwest Abatemententered 2003-06-16
Primary law: TSCA
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2003-03-28Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2003-04-09Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2003-06-16Enforcement Action Closed
- 2003-06-16Final Order Issued
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 94127
- Case number
- 06-2003-0740
- Lead agency
- EPA
- Branch
- 6ENA
- EPA region
- 06
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Contractor Laboratory Accreditation
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 06-2003-0740 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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