9/1/2022 - CONSENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDER ISSUED ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $72,400 DUE WITHIN 30 DAYS.
ALLEGED VIOLATIONS:
BASED ON THE EPA?S INSPECTION AND REVIEW OF RESPONDENT?S RECORDS, THE EPA ALLEGES THAT IN THE COURSE OF THE RENOVATION OF THE PROPERTIES, RESPONDENT FAILED TO:
A. APPLY TO THE EPA AND OBTAIN FIRM CERTIFICATION TO PERFORM, OFFER OR CLAIM TO PERFORM RENOVATIONS OR DUST SAMPLING FOR COMPENSATION, IN VIOLATION OF 40 C.F.R. ?? 745.81(A)(2)(II) AND 745.89(A);
B. PROVIDE THE OWNERS OF THE PROPERTIES, OR THE ADULT OCCUPANTS OF THE PROPERTIES WHERE THE OWNERS DID NOT RESIDE, WITH THE EPA-APPROVED LEAD HAZARD INFORMATION PAMPHLET IN VIOLATION OF 40 C.F.R. ? 745.84(A)(1); AND
C. ENSURE THAT ALL INDIVIDUALS PERFORMING RENOVATION ACTIVITIES AT THE PROPERTIES ON BEHALF OF THE FIRM ARE EITHER CERTIFIED RENOVATORS OR ARE TRAINED BY A CERTIFIED RENOVATOR IN VIOLATION OF 40 C.F.R. ? 745.89(D)(1).