# Hightower Plating & Manufacturing
> **Administrative - Formal** · FY2007 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `600067615`
- **Case Number:** 09-2007-0242
- **Type:** Administrative - Formal
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** —
## Defendants
- Hightower Plating & Manufacturing Inc. (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

This is an Administrative Penalty action pursuant to EPCRA 313 issued to Hightower Plating & Manufacturing (Kurt Koch, President). The violation involves failure to timely file Form Rs for chromium and manganese in the years 2002-2004, and for cobalt in 2002.  The respondent disclosed this information to the EPA on 11/16/2006.  Pursuant to the EPA Audit Policy, the respondent met all criteria for 100% mitigation.  Accordingly the penalty (calculated at $42,300) will be mitigated to zero ($0).

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