# SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY
> **Judicial** · FY1988 · — · Litigated With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `2901`
- **Case Number:** 02-1988-0231
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Litigated With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $38K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- AAC CONTRACTING INC (complaint) (settlement)
- OVER & UNDER PIPING CONTRACTORS INC (complaint) (settlement)
- SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

THE VIOLATIONS UPON WHICH THIS ACTION IS BASED ARE AS      FOLLOWS.  THE NATIONAL STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS AIR           POLLUTANTS ('NESHAP') FOR ASBESTOS WERE VIOLATED BY          FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH REMOVAL PROCEDURES AT 40 CFR 61.147,  61.152 AND BY FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE NOTIFICATION        REQUIREMENT AT 61.146.  SPECIFICALLY: 1) ON OR ABOUT         6/3/87, FAILURE TO NOTIFY EPA BEFORE THE RENOVATION BEGAN    IN VIOLATION OF THE 40 CFR 61.146(B)(4); 2) ON OR ABOUT      5/27/87, FAILURE TO ENSURE THAT THE FRIABLE ASBESTOS         MATERIAL REMAINED WET UNTIL COLLECTED FOR DISPOSAL; AND      3) ON OR ABOUT 5/27/87, CAUSING VISIBLE EMISSIONS OF         ASBESTOS-CONTAINING MATERIAL TO THE OUTSIDE AIR IN           VIOLATION OF 40 CFR 61.152(B).                                 THE PROPOSED RELIEF SOUGHT IS INJUNCTIVE RELIEF DIRECTING  THE DEFENDANT TO COMPLY WITH THE NESHAP REGULATIONS          GOVERNING ASBESTOS RENOVATIONS AND DEMOLITIONS; AND TO       COLLECT CIVIL PENALTIES IN THE AMOUNT OF $41,200 BASED ON    EPA'S ASBESTOS DEMOLITION AND RENOVATION CIVIL PENALTY       POLICY DATED 2/8/85.                                           CONTACTS WITH DEFENDANT INCLUDE 1/21/88, EPA REGION II     SENT LETTERS PURSUANT TO 114 OF THE ACT TO ALL DEFENDANTS.   EPA HAS NOT TAKEN ANY PRIOR ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION AGAINST    THE DEFENDANT FOR VIOLATION OF THE ASBESTOS NESHAPS.

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