# GENERAL MOTORS CORP., FRAMINGHAM
> **Judicial** · FY1987 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `126`
- **Case Number:** 01-1987-0007
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $1.11M
- **Cost recovery:** $0
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP. (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

ON AUGUST 14, 1986, EPA REG I ISSUED A NOTICE OF VIOLATION   TO GENERAL MOTORS CORP FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE MASS STATE IM-  PLEMENTATION PLAN, AS APPROVED BY EPA.  THESE VIOLATIONS OC- CURRED AT GM'S CHEVROLET-PONTIAC-CANADA GROUP ASSEMBLY PLANT IN FRAMINGHAM, MA.  THE NOV FINDS THAT GM USES AUTOMOBILE    COATINGS ON ITS TOPCOATING AND FINAL REPAIR LINES WHICH CON- TAIN MORE VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS THAN ALLOWED UNDER THE  REGULATIONS IN MASS SIP AT 310 CMR 7.18(7).  BY DEC 31, 1985 AUTOMOBILE ASSEMBLY PLANTS IN MASS SHALL EMIT NO MORE THAN   2.8 LBS VOC PER GAL OF COATING (EXCLUDING WATER) AT APPLICA- TION FOR TOPCOATINGS AND 4.8 LBS FOR FINAL REPAIR COATINGS.  THE PLANT'S COATINGS EMIT, ON AVERAGE, 5.02 LBS VOC PER GAL  OF TOPCOATING AND 6.18 LBS PER GAL OF FINAL REPAIR COATING.  THESE VIOLATIONS ARE CONTINUING, AND GM PROPOSES TO RUN ITS  TOPCOATING AND FINAL REPAIR LINES AT THE PLANT IN VIOLATION  UNTIL DEC 1987.                                              IN DEC 1987, GM PLANS TO CLOSE THE PLANT'S TOPCOATING LINES, WHICH APPLY LACQUER PAINTS, AND TO SHIFT PRODUCTION TO NEW   TOPCOATING LINES, WHICH WILL APPLY ENAMEL PAINTS IN A BASE-  COAT/CLEARCOAT PROCESS ( BC/CC ).  WHEN GM PROPOSED TO IN-   STALL THE NEW BC/CC PAINT LINES, GM APPROACHED DEQE TO OB-   TAIN A REVISION OF THE SIP EXTENDING THE COMPLIANCE DEADLINE 2 YEARS FROM DEC 31, 1985 TO DEC 31, 1987.  THE GM PLANT IS  THE ONLY FACILITY IN MASS TO WHICH THIS REGULATION APPLIES.  ON DEC 30, 1985, DEQE SUBMITTED TO R

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