# GENERAL IRON INDUSTRIES, INC.
> **Judicial** · FY2000 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `32619`
- **Case Number:** 05-2000-0624
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- GENERAL IRON INDUSTRIES, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

THIS CASE IS BROUGHT UNDER SECTION 113(A)(3) AND 113(B)(2)   OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT ( CAA ), 42 U.S.C.  7413(A)(3) AND      7413(B)(2), FOR VIOLATIONS BY GENERAL IRON INDUSTRIES INC.   (GENERAL IRON) OF SECTION 608 OF THE CAA, AND IMPLEMENTING   REGULATIONS FOUND AT 40 C.F.R. PART 82, SUBPART, F, AND THE  CEASE AND DESIST ORDER AND SECTION 113(A)(3) OF THE CAA,     42 U.S.C.  7413(A)(3).                                       THE VIOLATIONS UPON WHICH THIS ACTION IS BASED ARE AS        FOLLOWS: SECTION 608 OF THE CAA, AND THE IMPLEMENTING RE-    GULATIONS FOUND AT 40 D.F.R.  82.156(F), SUBPART F, GENERAL  IRON FAILED TO RECOVER REFRIGERANT, IN ACCORDANCE WITH WORK  SPECIFIC PROCEDURES, OR VERIFY THAT THE REFRIGERANT FROM THE APPLIANCES IT REGULARLY ACCEPTS HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY EVACU-   UATED, AND SECTION 113(A)(3), U.S. EPA ORDERED GENERAL IRON  TO CEASE ALL ACTIVITIES INVOLVING THE HANDLING AND DISPOSAL  OF APPLIANCE CONTAINING REFRIGERANT FROM THE APPLIANCES      BEFORE RECEIVING WRITTEN APPROVAL FROM U.S. EPA.             AT THIS TIME U.S. EPA SEEKS ONLY CIVIL PENALTIES FOR THESE   VIOLATIONS.  INJUNCTIVE RELIEF WILL NOT BE NECESSARY SINCE   GENERAL IRON PURCHASED TWO RECOVERY MACHINES, TRAINED        PERSONAL, IMPLEMENTED A COMPLIANCE PLAN, AND IMPLEMENTED     VERTIFICATION STATEMENTS IN SPANISH AND ENGLISH FOR ITS      CUSTOMERS.

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