3/24/2022- EXPEDITED SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT ISSUED ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $4,955. PENALTY DUE WITHIN 15 DAYS.
ALLEGED VIOLATIONS:
BASED ON INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM AN INSPECTION CONDUCTED BY THE EPA ON MARCH 11, 2020, AT WALGREENS, CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA, 30120 (THE ?FACILITY?) AND IN A RESPONSE TO AN INFORMATION REQUEST LETTER THE EPA SENT VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL ON JUNE 25, 2020, TO THE RESPONDENT, THE RENOVATION CONTRACTOR, THE EPA ALLEGES THAT RESPONDENT VIOLATED SECTION 112 OF THE CAA, 42 U.S.C. ? 7412, AND 40 C.F.R. PART 61, SUBPART M. SPECIFICALLY, THE EPA ALLEGES THE RESPONDENT FAILED TO CONDUCT A THOROUGH INSPECTION OF THE FACILITY FOR ASBESTOSCONTAINING MATERIALS PRIOR TO BEGINNING THE RENOVATION ACTIVITY, AS REQUIRED BY 40 C.F.R. ? 61.145(A). RENOVATION ACTIVITY OCCURRED AT THE FACILITY IN JANUARY 2020.