# FAIRCHILD REPUBLIC COMPAN
> **Judicial** · FY1984 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `1894`
- **Case Number:** 02-1984-0011
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $85K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- FAIRCHILD REPUBLIC COMPANY (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

FAIRCHILD REPUBLIC COMPANY OWNS, OPERATES AND MAINTAINS A PLANT AT WHICH THE COMPANY MANUFACTURES AIRCRAFT AND AIR-  CRAFT PARTS INCLUDING THE SURFACE COATING OF AIRCRAFT AND    MISCELLANEOUS METAL PARTS FOR VARIOUS AIRCRAFT.                   THE USA EPA HAS DETERMINED THAT THE COMPANY'S FACILITY  HAS BEEN IN VIOLATION OF APPLICABLE STANDARDS GOVERNING THE  USE OF SURFACE COATINGS AND/OR EMISSIONS OF VOLATILE ORGANIC CMPDS AS SET FORTH IN PART 228 OF 6 NYCRR AND HAS CONTINUED  TO OPERATE IN VIOLATION OF THESE STANDARDS MORE THAN 30 DAYS AFTER THE REGION 2 EPA NOTIFIED THEM OF THE VIOLATION.            THE CO. HAS MAINTAINED THAT ITS ABILITY TO COMPLY WITH  THE EMISSION LIMITATIONS WILL DEPEND ON ITS CUSTOMER'S       ACCEPTANCE OF SURFACE COATINGS WHICH ARE FORMULATED TO COM-  PLY WITH THE STANDARD AND MAY HAVE DIFFERENT PERFORMANCE     CHARACTERISTICS FROM THOSE COATINGS NOW IN USE.  ITS MAJOR   CUSTOMERS ARE THE DEPT. OF DEFENSE (AIR FORCE) AND BOEING    (COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT).  THE COMPANY HAS MAINTAINED THAT ITS  ABILITY TO COMPLY IS AT THE MERCY OF THE DOD AND BOEING.

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