# AMERICAN DISPOSAL, INC.
> **Judicial** · FY1999 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `31630`
- **Case Number:** 05-1999-0291
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $34K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- AMERICAN DISPOSAL, INC. (settlement)
## Summary

REGION V ORIGINALLY INITIATED AN ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION       AGAINST AMERICAN DISPOSAL FOR FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH AN      INFORMATION REQUEST ISSUED PURSUANT TO SECTION 114 OF THE    CLEAN AIR ACT.  WHEN AMERICAN DISPOSAL FAILED TO FILE A      PREHEARING EXCHANGE, REGION V SOUGHT AND WAS GRANTED A       DEFAULT ORDER.  IN THE DEFAULT ORDER, THE ALJ ASSESSED THE   FULL PROPOSED PENALTY.  REGION V IS SEEKING AN ORDER REQUIR- ING AMERICAN DISPOSAL TO PAY THE PENALTY ASSESSED IN THE     ADMINISTRATIVE DEFAULT ORDER, INTEREST AND PENALTIES.        THIS ACTION WAS FOR THE COLLECTION OF AN ADMINISTRATIVE      PENALTY AGAINST THE DEBTOR.  THE DISTRICT COURT ENTERED A    DEFAULT JUDGMENT WITH INTEREST ACCRUING FROM THE DATE OF     JUDGMENT.  REGION V INITIATED THE ORIGINAL ADMINISTRATIVE    CASE FOR AMERICAN DISPOSAL'S FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH AN       INFORMATION REQUEST UNDER THE CLEAN AIR ACT.

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