# AMERICAN BOARD COMPANIES INC
> **Judicial** · FY1997 · — · Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `5955`
- **Case Number:** 02-1997-0042
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** $775K
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- AMERICAN BOARD COMPANIES INC (complaint) (settlement)
- C.I. LIQUIDATORS OF NY INC (complaint) (settlement)
- GREAT AMERICAN INDUSTRIES INC (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

ANOTHER CASE WAS COMBINED WITH THIS CASE.  CASE NAME IS CHENGANGO INDUSTRIES #02-89-0356.  PROPOSED DEFENDANT AMERICAN BOARD COMPANIES (ABC) IS A CURRENT OWNER OF AN INDUSTRIAL FACILITY AT THE VESTAL SITE.  EPA'S REFERRAL WILL RECOMMEND THAT DOJ FILE A COMPLAINT SEEKING: (1)PAST COSTS (2) PENALTIES FOR ABC'S FAILURE TO COMPLY W/ AND EPA AUO (3) PUNITIVE DAMAGES (CERCLA SECT. 107(C)(3)) FOR ABC'S FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH EPA'S ORDER, AND (4)PENALTIES FOR ABC'S FAILURE TO COMPLY W/ AN EPA REQUEST FOR INFORMATION.  REQUESTING DOJ TO FILE A COMPLAINT AGAINST ABC FOR: (1) FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH A MARCH, 1991 EPA ADM ORDER, (2) FAILURE TO COMPLY W/ A NOV. 1995 EPA REQUEST FOR INFO UNDER SECT. 104(E) OF CERCLA, AND  COST RECOVERY UNDER SECT. 107(A) OF CERCLA (INCLDUING A DECLARATION JUDGEM'T THAT ABC IS LIABLE FOR EPA 'S FUTURE COSTS AT THE SITE).

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