3/31/08 - CONSENT AGREEMENT ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $8,000, DUE WITHIN 30 DAYS. ON FEB 24, 2006, RESPONDENT ACQUIRED THE FACILITY IN A PURCHASE OF ASSETS FROM FLORIDA TILE INDUSTRIES, INC. RESPONDENT PROVIDED FINANCIAL ASSURANCE IN THE FORM OF A LETTER OF CREDIT AND STAND BY TRUST AGMT ON OCT 3, 2006. PURSUANT TO 40 CFR 270.40(b) AND 401 KAR 38:040, WHEN A TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP OCCURS, THE NEW OWNER OR OPERATOR MUST DEMONSTRATE COMPLIANCE WITH SUBPART H REQUIREMENTS WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF THE DATE OF THE CHANGE OF THE OWNERSHIP OR OPERATIONAL CONTROL OF THE FACILITY. RESPONDENT SUBMITTED ITS FINANCIAL ASSURANCE DOCUMENTATION 39 DAYS AFTER THE EXPIRATION OF THE 6-MONTH PERIOD FOLLOWING ITS ACQUISITION OF THE FACILITY. ON OR ABOUT JUNE 28, 2007, EPA ISSUED A NOV AND OPPORTUNITY TO SHOW CAUSE TO FLORIDA TILE, INC. AFTER DISCUSSIONS AND EXCHANGE OF INFO BETWEEN THE PARTIES, EPA AND FLORIDA TILE HAVE NEGOTIATED THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT.