9/7/2023 - EXPEDITED SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT ISSUED ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $4,877 PENALTY DUE WITHIN 15 DAYS.
ALLEGED VIOLATIONS:
BASED ON INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM THE RESPONDENT DURING AN EPA INSPECTION CONDUCTED AT 444 HIGHLAND AVENUE, N.E. IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30312 (THE FACILITY) ON MAY 4, 2023, 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 FOR ASBESTOS-CONTAINING MATERIALS PRIOR TO BEGINNING RENOVATION ACTIVITY, AS REQUIRED BY 40 C.F.R. ? 61.145(A), AT THE FACILITY. RENOVATION ACTIVITY, WHICH INCLUDED THE REMOVAL OF CEILING TILES AND FLOORING MATERIALS, COMMENCED AT THE FACILITY ON OR AROUND APRIL 20, 2023.