ESSELTE PENDAFLEX CORPORATION ( PENDAFLEX ), MOONACHIE, N.J. MANUFACTURES & SELLS OFFICE FURNITURE. IN FABRICATING ITS METAL OFFICE FURNITURE, PENDAFLEX APPLIES A NONCOMPLIANT PAINT COATING, EMITTING UNACCEPTABLY HIGH LEVELS OF VOLATILE ORGANIC SUBSTANCES ( VOS )INTO THE ATMOSPHERE. THESE EMIS- SIONS ARE IN VIOLATION OF N.J.A.C. 7:27-16.5, PART OF N.J.'S SIP. THE NJ DEP ENTERED A CONSENT ORDER, DATED 1/31/83, ORDER- ING PENDAFLEX TO PHASE OUT ITS USE OF A NONCOMPLIANT COATING AND REFORMULATE. ON 6/12/85, NJ DEP ISSUED 2 NOTICES OF PROSECUTION. EACH ASSESSED A PENALTY OF $2,500. PROPOSED REMEDY SOUGHT : PENDAFLEX SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTIONS, SUCH AS REFORMULATING ITS COAT- INGS, TO PROMPTLY ACHIEVE COMPLIANCE W/ N.J.A.C. 7:27-16.5 & SHOULD BE ORDERED TO PAY A PENALTY OF $165,000. THIS REFERRAL REQUESTS THAT THE DOJ INITIATE A CIVIL ACTION AGAINST PENDAFLEX PURSUANT TO THE CAA SECTION 113(B). * FACILITY ADDRESS: 10 CEASAR PLACE MOONACHIE, NJ 07074 OWNERSHIP: PRIVATE SIC CODE: EPID# NJD096191135