EPA v. WESTWARD INDUSTRIES/WHITE BEAR SALES, INC.
Source Agrees
Penalty assessed
$25,000
Case summary
WESTWARD, A CANADIAN MANUFACTURER, AND WHITE BEAR (A U.S. COMPANY), SOLD NINETY-FIVE SCOOTERS THAT EXCEEDED THE 1499 POUND WEIGHT LIMIT SET FORTH IN 40 CFR PART 86.402-78. VEHICLES IN EXCESS OF THIS WEIGHT LIMIT MUST BE CERTIFIED TO LIGHT DUTY VEHICLE STANDARDS, NOT MOTORCYCLE STANDARDS. AS A RESULT, THE NINETY-FIVE UNITS WERE NOT COVERED BY A CERTIFICATE OF CONFORMITY. RESPONDENT PROMISES TO COMPLY IN THE FUTURE.
Defendants (1)
- WESTWARD INDUSTRIES/WHITE BEAR SALES, INNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
WESTWARD INDUSTRIES/WHITE BEAR SALES
PORT OF LOS ANGELES, LOS ANGELES, CA, 90001
Registry ID: 110010683073
Statutes cited
- CAA 203A — Clean Air Act
Enforcement conclusions (1)
WESTWARD INDUSTRIES/WHITE BEAR SALES, INC.entered 1998-01-13
Primary law: CAA
Federal penalty: $25,000
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 1997-09-16Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1998-01-13Final Order Issued
- 1998-01-13Enforcement Action Closed
- 1998-11-16Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 57384
- Case number
- HQ-1998-0508
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- MOB
- EPA region
- HQ
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Clean Air Act
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case HQ-1998-0508 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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