# LUCAS SUMITOMO BRAKES, INC.
> **Administrative - Formal** · FY1999 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `31776`
- **Case Number:** 05-1999-0464
- **Type:** Administrative - Formal
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $30K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** $0
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- LUCAS_SUMITO BRAKES, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

THE LOCAL REGULATORY AGENCY, HAMILTON COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF   ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INFORMED U.S. EPA OF POSSIBLE        VIOLATIONS OF THE CHROME PLATING NESHAP AT LUCAS IN THE      SUMMER OF 1998.  AN INITIAL REQUEST FOR INFORMATION WAS      SENT TO LUCAS IN THE FALL OF 1998 TO GATHER EVIDENCE OF      THESE SUSPECTED VIOLATIONS.  VIOLATIONS OF VARIOUS MONITOR-  ING, RECORDKEEPING, REPORTING, AND WORKPRACTICE STANDARDS    WERE IDENTIFIED IN THE REAPONSE TO THIS REQUEST.  U.S. EPA   ISSUED A FINDING OF VIOLATION TO LUCAS FOR THESE VIOLATIONS  ON DECEMBER 31, 1998.  A SUBSEQUENT REQUEST FOR INFORMATION  WAS SENT WITH THE FINDING OF VIOLATION.  THIS REQUEST        REQUIRED LUCAS TO CONDUCT A PERFORMANCE TEST.  THE GOAL OF   THE TEST WAS TO ASSIST LUCAS IN COMING INTO COMPLIANCE WITH  THE CHROME PLATING NESHAP.  AT A MARCH 1999 SECTION 113      CONFERENCE, LUCAS PRESENTED TO U.S. EPA THE RESULTS OF THIS  TEST AND OTHER ACTIONS IT HAS TAKEN TO COME INTO COMPLIANCE  AND INSURE FUTURE COMPLIANCE WITH THE CHROME PLATING NESHAP. LUCAS WAS THEN GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS SETTLEMENT   TERMS WITH U.S. EPA PRIOR TO ISSURANCE OF AN ADMINISTRATIVE  PENALTY ORDER.  LUCAS AND U.S. EPA AGREED TO A PENALTY OF    $30,000.  LUCAS SIGNED A CONSENT AGREEMENT/CONSENT ORDER IN  JUNE OF 1999. U.S. EPA WILL NOW FILE THE CONSENT AGREEMENT/  CONSENT ORDER CONCURRENTLY WITH THE ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY   ORDER BY JUNE 30, 1999.

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