# CONTINENTAL FIXTURE COMPANY
> **Judicial** · FY1995 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `52590`
- **Case Number:** 09-1995-0027
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $100K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- CONTINENTAL FIXTURE COMPANY (complaint) (settlement)
- CONTINENTAL STORE FIXTURE, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

IN JULY 1993, EPA REGION 9 RECEIVED COPIES OF 1989 AND     1990 CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN SMAQMD AND CSF CONCERNING CSF'S  APPLICATION FOR AN ATC AND A PERMIT TO OPERATE SPRAY BOOTHS  NOS. 1 AND 2.  ON FEBRUARY 25, 1994, EPA SENT A CLEAN AIR    ACT INFORMATION REQUEST TO CSF.  ON MAY 9, 1994, EPA ISSUED  A FINDING OF VIOLATION AND AN ORDER REQURING CSF TO RESPOND  TO THE INFORMATION REQUEST.  CSF SUBMITTED ITS RESPONSEON    MAY 26, 1994.  ON JULY 27, 1995, EPA ISSUED A SECOND         INFORMATION REQUEST TO CSF.  CSF RESPONDED TO THE SECOND     INFORMATION REQUEST ON AUGUST 31, 1995.                        DEFENDANT CONSTRUCTED AND OPERATED A SOURCE OF AIR         POLLUTION WITHOUT OBTAINING VALID PERMITS AS REQUIRED BY     THE APPROVED IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR CALIFORNIA; AND         FAILED TO FULLY COMPLY WITH A CLEAN AIR ACT INFORMATION      REQUEST.                                                       THIS CASE IS A DIRECT REFERRAL TO THE DEPARTMENT OF        JUSTICE.  REGION IX HAS PROPOSED A BOTTOM LINE PENALTY OF    $39,000.  INJUNCTIVE RELIEF IS NOT REQUIRED AT THIS TIME.

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