# LTV STEEL COMPANY
> **Judicial** · FY1994 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `28827`
- **Case Number:** 05-1994-0174
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $1.25M
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** $50K
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- LTV STEEL COMPANY (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

THE UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (U.S.  EPA) IS TRANSMITTING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE A          LITIGATION REPORT THAT DOCUMENTS VIOLATIONS OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT, 42 U.S.C. SECTION 7041 ET SEQ., AT LTV LOCATED IN       CHICAGE, ILLINOIS.  THE LITIGATION REPORT DOCUMENTS THE      FOLLOWING: LTV'S NUMBER 2 COKE BATTERY IS IN VIOLATION OF    SEVERAL LIMITATIONS FOR PARTICULATE EMISSIONS ESTABLISHED IN LTV'S CONSTRUCTION PERMIT ISSUED PURSUANT TO THE PREVENTION  OF SIGNIFICANT DETERIORATION (PSD) PROGRAM; AND, LTV HAS     VIOLATED THE RECENTLY PROMULGATED FEDERAL STANDARDS FOR      HAZARDOUS EMISSIONS FROM COKE OVEN BATTERIES.                THIS LITIGATION REPORT IS BASED ON FEDERAL INSPECTIONS       CONDUCTED ON DECEMBER 21, 1993, JANUARY 24, 1994, FEBRUARY   18, 1994, MARCH 2, 1994, AND MARCH 30, 1994.  REGION 5 HAS   SUMMARIZED THE EVIDENCE SUPPORTING THE VIOLATIONS IN THE     ENCLOSED LITIGATION REPORT.  THE CORE INFORMATION DOCUMENTS  ARE LISTED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE LITIGATION REPORT, AND   ARE ENCLOSED AS ATTACHMENTS TO THE LITIGATION REPORT.        WITNESSES ARE IDENTIFIED AT PAGE 32.  REGION 5'S PENALTY     ANALYSIS FOR SETTLEMENT PURPOSES IS SET FORTH AT PAGE 25 OF  THE LITIGATION REPORT.  REGION 5 RECOMMENDS A BOTTOM-LINE    SETTLEMENT OF $2,109,000.

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