8/9/19 - CONSENT AGREEMENT ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $36,500, DUE WITHIN 30 DAYS.
ALLEGATIONS:
ON OCT 25, 2016, EPA SENT AN INFO REQUEST TO MR. JAMES C.BICKETT, THE PREVIOUS OWNER OF THE STATIONARY SOURCES, PURSUANT TO CAA 114(a). A RESPONSE TO THE INFO REQUEST WAS SUBMITTED TO EPA ON MR. JAMES C. BICKETT'S BEHALF. MR BICKETT DIED ON NOV 29, 2016. RESPONDENT ACQUIRED THE FACILITIES AFTER MR. BICKETT'S DEATH.
MR. BICKETT HAD NOT REGISTERED AM RMPlan FOR THE STATIONARY SOURCES WIT EPA. RESPONDENT REGISTERED AN RMPlan WITH EPA FOR THE STATIONARY SOURCES SOON AFTER EPA'S ISSUANCE OF A NOTICE OF POTENTIAL NON-COMPLIANCE ON MARCH 18, 2017.
EPA ALLEGES THAT RESPONDENT VIOLATED CAA 112(r)(7) AND THE IMPLEMENTING REGS AT 40 CFR PART 68 WHEN:
- RESPONDENT DID NOT TIMELY SUBMIT A SINGLE RMP FOR ITS FACILITY LOCATED IN CENTRAL CITY, KY, AS REQUIRED BY 40 CFR 68.150(a);
- RESPONDENT DID NOT TIMELY SUBMIT A SINGLE RMP FOR ITS FACILITY LOCATED IN MORGAN FIELD, KY, AS REQUIRED BY 40 CFR 68.150(a).