# MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY
> **Judicial** · FY1987 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `26384`
- **Case Number:** 05-1987-0086
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $25K
- **Cost recovery:** $0
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- MINNESOTA MINING & MANUFACTURING CO. (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

FOUR OF 3M'S 11 PAPER COATING LINES ARE NOT IN COMPLI-  ANCE W/THE FEDERALLY APPROVED ILLINOIS SIP BECAUSE THESE     LINES USE COATINGS WITH VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS (VOC)     GREATER THAN THE 2.9 LBS/GAL. PERMITTED BY REGULATION.  AL-  THOUGH MANY OF 3M'S LINES ARE OVERCONTROLLED, THE FOUR THAT  ARE NOT IN COMPLIANCE ARE UNCONTROLLED.  3M WILL CLAIM IT    HAS AN INTERNAL OFFSET WHICH ALLOWS IT TO EMIT VOC OVER THE  PERMISSIBLE LIMIT ON THE FOUR UNCONTROLLED LINES.  SITE      SPECIFIC INTERNAL OFFSETS IN ILLINOIS (RULE 205(N)(4)) MUST  BE FEDERALLY APPROVED AS PART OF THE SIP.  3M'S INTERNAL OFF SET PLAN HAS NOT BEEN FEDERALLY APPROVED.

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