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HQ-1997-0330Administrative - FormalClosedFY 1997· Region HQ

EPA v. CHOICE TRANSPORTATION CO.

Final Order With Penalty

Penalty assessed

$2,000

Case summary

10/20/97 FOUR DIESEL MISFUELING VIOLATIONS. ON MARCH 5, 1996, EPA'S INSPECTION OF THE FUEL IN THE PROPULSION TANKS OF TRUCKS BELONGING TO CHOICE TRANSPORTATION, A WHOLESALE-PURCHASER CONSUMER, FOUND FOUR TRUCKS WERE FUELED WITH DYED, HIGH-SULFUR DIESEL FUEL, IN VIOLATION OF 40 CFR SECTION 80.29(A).

Defendants (1)

  • CHOICE TRANSPORTATION CO.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • CHOICE TRANSP CO.

    400 15TH ST, BROOKLYN, NY, 11215

    Registry ID: 110010706469

Statutes cited

  • CAA 211Regulation of Fuels - Motor Vehicle and Engine Fuels

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • CHOICE TRANSPORTATION CO.entered 1997-07-29

    Primary law: CAA

    Federal penalty: $2,000

Timeline (5 milestones)

  • 1997-06-23Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
  • 1997-07-29Final Order Issued
  • 1997-07-29Compliance Achieved
  • 1997-07-29Enforcement Action Closed
  • 1997-10-20Enforcement Action Data Entered

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
57216
Case number
HQ-1997-0330
Lead agency
EPA
HQ division
MOB
EPA region
HQ
Multimedia
No
Voluntary self-disclosure
No
Primary statute
Regulation of Fuels - Motor Vehicle and Engine Fuels

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case HQ-1997-0330 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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