U.S. EPA Region 5 issued an Administrative Consent Order (ACO) and Consent Agreement and Final Order (CAFO) to Allied Iron and Steel Company (Allied) to resolve violations of the Clean Air Act (CAA). EPA alleged that Allied accepted for recycling small appliances, such as refrigerators and room air conditioners, and motor vehicle air conditioners that once contained ozone-depleting refrigerants, without verifying that the refrigerant had been properly recovered prior to sale to Allied, in violation of regulations found at 40 CFR 82.156. EPA issued a Finding of Violation to Allied on September 14, 2012. The ACO requires Allied to either properly recover the refrigerant from appliances it accepts for scrap at its Peoria, Illinois facility, or to use verification statements or refrigerant recovery contracts. Based on its review of the information provided by Allied, EPA proposed a penalty of $14,871 based on the Clean Air Act Stationary Source Penalty Policy. Allied has accepted the proposed penalty and entered into a CAFO to resolve this matter.