EPA v. L & S LIGHTING FIXTURES COMPANY, INC.

Case summary

L & S LIGHTING FIXTURES COMPANY, INC. MANUFACTURES LIGHT- ING FIXTURES IN ITS LOS ANGELES, CA FACILITY. IT IS LOCATED IN A NONATTAINMENT AREA FOR OZONE WHICH HAS RECEIVED AN EXTENSION FOR COMPLIANCE UNTIL 1987. L & S IS A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION REGISTERED AS DOING BUSINES IN CALIFORNIA WITH CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS IN LOS ANGELES, CA. L & S VIOLATED THE CA. STATE IMPLE. PLAN IN THAT THE COAT- INGS USED ON ITS LIGHTING FIXTURES CONTAIN MORE VOLATILE OR- GANIC COMPOUNDS THAN ALLOWED BY SO. COAST AIR QUALITY MGMT. DISTRICT. A JOINT EPA AND SCAQMD INSPECTN OF THE L & S FACI LITY ON DECEMBER 7, 1984, FOUND THE COMPANY TO BE IN VIOL OF RULE 1107. CO. WAS PLACED ON CDS LISTG OF SIGNIF VIOLATORS WITHIN THE DEFINITION OF SPMS. EPA ISSUED A NOV ON 9/19/85. L & S HAS SUBMITTED TO REGION 9 A PROPOSED COMPLIANCE PLAN THAT WOULD BRING THE COMPANY'S FACILITY INTO COMPLIANCE WITH SCAQMD RULE 1107 BY THE END OF 1986. COMPLIANCE WILL BE ACHIEVED EITHER BY CONVERSION OF THE COMPANY'S COATING PROCESSES TO VOC COATINGS OR BY INSTALLATION OF ADD-ON EMISSIONS CONTROL TECHNOLOGY. L & S LIGHTING IS ENGAGED IN THE FABRICATION AND COATING OF METAL LIGHT FIXTURES AT ITS FACILITY AT 244 W. 140TH ST., LOS ANGELES CALIFORNIA, WHERE IT OPERATES FIVE COATING LINES. AT L & S LIGHTING, METAL IS FABRICATED INTO LIGHTING FIX- TURE COMPONENTS, WHICH ARE PLATED AND/OR DEGREASED, DRIED, COATED BAKED AND ASSEMBLED. THE PARTS ARE COATED WITH HAND-HELD ELECTROSTATIC SPRAY GUNS IN ANY OF FOUR PAINT SPRAY BOOTHS. A HAND-HELD CONVENTIONAL SPRAY GUN USED IN A FIFTH SPRAY BOOTH HAS BEEN EXEMPTED BY THE SCAQMD FROM THE TRANSFER EFFICIENCY REQUIREMENT OF RULE 1107. A NUMBER OF COATINGS IN USE AT THE PLANT ARE NOT IN COM- PLIANCE WITH THE LIMITS OF RULE 1107. EPA CONDUCTED AN INSPECTION OF THE FACILITY ON DECEMBER 7, 1984. SAMPLES WERE ANALYZED BY THE SCAQMD LABORATORY. IN A REPORT DATED MAY 1, 1985, THE CLEAR GLOSS BAKING ENAMEL IN USE AT THE PLANT WAS FOUND TO CONTAIN 350 G/1 OF VOC WHICH IS IN EXCESS IN EXCESS OF THE APPLICABLE LIMIT IN RULE 1107.

Defendants (1)

• L & S LIGHTING FIXTURES COMPANY, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• L & S LIGHTING FIXTURES CO INCORPORATED

  244 W. 140TH ST., LOS ANGELES, CA, 90061

  Registry ID: 110002139640

Statutes cited

• CAA 110 — Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• L & S LIGHTING FIXTURESentered 1987-01-31

  Primary law: CAA

  Federal penalty: $17,000

Timeline (7 milestones)

• 1986-03-31Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1986-06-25Referred TO U.S. Attorney
• 1986-06-30Complaint Filed With Court
• 1987-01-31Final Order Lodged
• 1987-01-31Final Order Entered
• 1987-01-31Concluded
• 1989-03-11Enforcement Action Closed