4/11/2024 - CONSENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDER ISSUED ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $4,100 DUE WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS CAFO.
ALLEGED VIOLATIONS:
ON DECEMBER 19, 2023, THE EPA RECEIVED INFORMATION THAT RESPONDENT HAD PERFORMED RENOVATION WORK AT A PRIVATE RESIDENCE IN SARASOTA, FLORIDA 34231 (THE PROPERTY) WHICH WAS CONSTRUCTED BEFORE 1978 AND IS, THEREFORE, TARGET HOUSING. ON DECEMBER 27, 2023, AN EPA INSPECTOR CONTACTED RESPONDENT?S OFFICE IN SARASOTA, FLORIDA AND REQUESTED THAT RESPONDENT PROVIDE RECORDS DEMONSTRATING RESPONDENT?S COMPLIANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF 40 C.F.R. PART 745, SUBPART E IN CONNECTION WITH THE RENOVATION WORK. ON DECEMBER 29, 2023, RESPONDENT SUBMITTED RECORDS TO THE EPA FOR REVIEW.
BASED ON THE EPA?S REVIEW OF RESPONDENT?S RECORDS, THE EPA ALLEGES THAT, IN THE COURSE OF THE RENOVATION OF THE PROPERTY, RESPONDENT FAILED TO ENSURE THAT ALL INDIVIDUALS PERFORMING RENOVATION ACTIVITIES ON BEHALF OF THE FIRM WERE EITHER CERTIFIED RENOVATORS OR WERE TRAINED BY A CERTIFIED RENOVATOR IN VIOLATION OF 40 C.F.R. ? 745.89(D)(1).