6/27/2023 - 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 MAY 19, 2022, OF THE RENOVATION OF A COMMERCIAL BUILDING LOCATED AT 95 WHITFIELD DRIVE, SUITE B IN JASPER,
GEORGIA, 30143 (THE ?FACILITY?) AND INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE RESPONDENT POST-INSPECTION, 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 ASBESTOS-CONTAINING MATERIALS PRIOR TO BEGINNING THE RENOVATION ACTIVITY, AS REQUIRED BY 40 C.F.R. ? 61.145(A). RENOVATION ACTIVITY OCCURRED AT THE FACILITY IN
JUNE 2022.