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the minimum penalty \z th»4movini ofV.nv: savings uli^ a non-invjil gtavHy competent EPA's
BEN eomjiuej model -ihtiuM be tucd to CdkiiJ-jw 1hi! et'"i »(*,_;-• cdlcuJitlkifi eynAtits i;f three
First, "hi? ft>si >\AiPtgA include* the saviii^i fuTiu delated anJ avoided poHittion cuntroS
«vjj • cnn^tsls it: a«-imil or possible Tn.*rm the wMilaUuni eau,\ed,
iiu^c to iet|ikitoA< scheme oTtlie nctjuuctneirits violated, arid for Clejjn Air Act
vitila-Iifns; Iht" s"/e uf Ihi«* vi:iln!nr
Third, the tJif/uifnKnff'jnorx: considers factors such as the degree of wilLfuIn«E
'Cftcc, the his'-oryof nancompliincc, a)id H»pef2t,%eriessof*eiie farilJt>.
P '•,? no policy reason '^< t'-t-at f"«sfc~Vl ti^eones differently IT^TTI uny oKter <.tiiitv wilh
e: 10 she ^f)l teat ion Df pcnaElics fn: delay tnJ Of av-oidjincc o-f coiTiplLai'.cc with envircnmental
t-Jy vlsia^ipg a"jd.«r -ivoitlinij LTvinitincxwl e\r>?ntis?uitj';, Ftidet
iet e cost savin^i, and tlioae cc?st s-av ings ire esscttsally the viotBt.^ I in'ily's ^r^
i*L'tit:ht. ITI -ari ciiL-an&tarttcrt, F-JLL'ta! J^oities is.ty t:\cn jdvcve ail ilie^al cciKipeutiv;
sdvjnvis-rsf Thai sabjec' is ilis^isSSKi! bv'low- in '-lie s*reu<>n '-niil'scd "The Pcijcr*! ,'\B«IK>' as. a
13 usir.es s Competitor "
,\ TctJcni'; ii^cncV ^'Vi lour pr>;i.iibU' noncufnpliiinoe ."jcroari^a involving ci:it .la^iilgh, 11
:tc licilih fails to rsiiuc^t dd^iudic fiends %3 addr^sa c«imp[»inicc irqKtrcmsm besr.cn; v- of the
Con" r>retornpiia,ne«.*: -'> "J'>K f artists ibsl-s to fiqufel ad«i|'jatia fuilJs EO aiidfC-i.S a ecittipliij^ce
for cwnpliajict.-, iinJ 4} thiv fjoiliiy lioi juffioteut funds fci fu!f ctMiiptIaoce,btit d
riunply la Arrfiuniv; n.n« ihnniph f;iur llu hcil«ral CinVtM^irritirit dcf>viift a savsciv'S by net
irvi lo make pollutwn control c-spcndifun'S on Un«r R^nrdl^ss al aa^Luyi,
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A t?d"ra] vjrtl.'itnr ?te? ijc'Juvs, i.n^tiKl.iti^n i"»f po'liHiwn crtn'tol et{iupnitjrit KUVCS ni
cojiK- from delaying piectvrtw c4 **>>ij,pwenl,. 3voii«J>rjJt .»nni'•,(? coprrpl nfr-o-Tiornic" hpn"hi is r?ti-f:n:li in IIUT-UIIL,' "Thus,
a pCi£SC>ii os cnt.iv n.i'.ciids *o j^ cid or delay eomplitiicc is iTie-lc'.'.TO^ w ^he anaSysi* dontr
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BiyinU.caittij t'Huiprtien! over *,he pfriotl • d' tvirnj«-"i:?m^ ii> provide the
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III €n},e Fe^teral frss-^ier*, Thus, 1h«s
of l*t .jJJsii is u ciiuip^litcir ill iht; upuet iiurktil tn piu^iili!i!_«- fne (wrrvies ot hirittstn^ pninnars:
obtaiRR -lu Lnfair coispeciti* «? ad^ ar.Ej,«je if it fdili >.o louipl v ur d*,-iivs Liiiuiihittict Su:nc
f>,teraJ jn'-wHanons r/p-nile thew nwn wn;«»- t,-iii«mi?oi pL^L(>, i.c»vige rieiiCtnctT plants, ,«h
pruJuc-B die;r u-vvn clocbncity ,-V l'"eiljral irtaUtt'a.ii^i may o^efns-e it
j id R.'CO'Vcry Avt iRCRAJ -ttora^o f-Atihly uAtsiy govcmrsitnc eo-ipioyeea, «r it may cantrocl tvilh
e company t» provide !h:» service fticic- jic atl Futicticrtis m »Im,it l-"fd».Tj,l jgetic-tes.
, &i,-!w>>?1y wr poujnt'.-iHv. wj»h p-ri^-stc comaarac-i vVlTile a vjolaiinp P>i!i^3 r: a,ii aCtjiiipE E*"r Kuk-r^1! agMK-y cw^vs ao
Kijmpli.icl lat^iiHe1! tj'yt- trs jls? ilefivu in rr»miTuU»!?ff fT"snurrt»^ li> vvimp'y wj*h E«*
t,"u,li:>JliJliDri ol' £u>l sj.ving;' al>lu> priiv>di:s sncuRl'ii'c for t se facslily to reUsrn ?o rflirpliawp as
i^uiLkly As, piinsililsr rullKri Iktui lui Jiuc delay 1 htrcwsl f.jvjn^s j-JAsafiaSe-J willi
i nujoi ciMtipfjnctita. ( i j we ajvitiy* Jrotti */f/jji7iif po^ikEj'.'!", cortlsf>l euata, (2)
)! fii-Utv/i'M.c p^Hujj^ni viir; (h»^ h-sn<**lf Hb%pi, r a'vsiiJcui fnr,t S«*ifn^ exnrr.pfijs of uv
*!'nch F-iJt-ml Jt»t-M«:ii:ji c
s fo jn'rforni prnn^r mainViiiar'O- on r. »vascr s>5*era. e <£., Tt>s tlyihtT;-1, wator
ltn.es 3T,d tin lu re la ws-pect holding i.iin'cr. and rjislev! pquijimsTii I'his- failure in- pc
pn>|Hr i»3.(il]tv*iid,!!uc i-;iit alitni' bacVwr^u kv^fe to in."tc.;ii.c t-> ciivCMs-ivc Iuv\:ls \i vi<.?Uiti
iirrt-'i; Sjff Dnrilcfr!i; W.Uc'- Act {^'^WAf
\' H^ l.n !u •'.« t^i'l'ut Ui»»1t'ffj,iP«ujpi3 SFufAgr J.Tix- j,U STl ^ffl^ntrr* mav in\r«;\c a f.iilure to
properly clo'iir tsr yp-grad* a "«aT;k m \Eol.si:on ,if'1 :KT reyiitalin-n*; AvtviJi!«J cusfc.
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J.'ndcr Met"' leap Air ,A«l, ihc tasters1 in .nstitU equipment iucli a* b*H hfiisfS cr.il
l in rm*rf emissions itJJiiia-hia can senah'-s suh.itAnti.ii co*l iteLrt i» «'
*>y J vKi.ati.ig eimtv may be bruk.cn Ju:\vq mfp thrre
e,i!?narx';3 flit siviiTHs ni.ix :« U&VIH i,iKM *viih ihis ar?tia"i coit «i[ The cc mpn'.enl (capital
investment!! I, one firttc nflsidi'pit'tiubk uniu'-tthi'irw; s;si-h ,is ?he cost 3t setting up a iep
s>nt«rr) or AcqymTis "ami. ,g
igeaeies, Jjid cottvuice then: iliat ii us in their h«st ..ptere&l M pay the cost of e«ORio41aiie.t
an'fimf ,i!wJ this. ^ wnyf t'a^r tjr.'n"1 >jn
rt'rti i.tfli{jf.i fa dvf-jy .•>-«n/j/iVy?rfi ?/ra« f^ wrffi' on ?fw?f Including the calculating
lifiijr'ii in ihs; p^msl.v «:ak-ulal:cTi re critical to achievsrag Jeicncirc
flue of she rtliisr sourctfs ;il *:nnoiiiir h«?«\efir ;ss thu tlic ^uvcfVUl.c'ltil's Jclav MI fundiftg
tn^c wll jltmv ;p t>."i h.»y lave if st HJC! vtMnplne-.J tn a itmsly
manner ' For example, the Federal Tteaaiify HL-IK interns! ;aic is, c^cutiaHv Ac Federal
a'it'i tust vi I Lra^jji, ot tliseuunl rale. U';i f-'wirrai sijfiKv dcliyi fos tvn> j^ass the
t'f Ter),qirr^ ppHul'-on coriirol fquipmcm, w-otlli StOu ntilliu.M, ihcn the "J^Miii frern
that n (f «* . -•% <»t SKfl tr:;lli>:-.n, ibr 2 years t-qiuli SHI
mil !;p^J, '
FFbO ;S is&uiny lhr!S uj,d!iifSs;>Mo elanfj Tpnuc^durca, k?r c-aktwlaiing, pc'iit'ties against
ci jl iiciSitit-s S"lu?uid yvu ha\ c any unnccms c*r qnc^ifi'dns. pleaac hii^e you MitT-caLS Marv
K,;i\ I .\7urh a I (Z(C} 564-2?^ or David Lcvcnstcr.i iM 202 1 5*V-l 259 1 .
In thirif>. the fcJcia- j.i-ivc»tHticr-i uMihl dJsouSrnsn a htmelu hv Kw.Knn|f rhsi t,« «fe, rvui
tr,".« is hs*j;liEy unlikely gt\-un :hc j«iyuu: o! i\tncs ncfiikit K««! ilic «« »f th<- fns h^iw
""When L -cilia tliu SEiX itmcul thfdcl"Ltil* setnoy staald «. >r be u.vti tnst^o>.)
uU T DiVi fitte »ht>b.(ii hii iiKcJ fhu appropriate T-3iH tiitc is
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This guidance *-wi any imrnwl procedures adopted for its implementation are intended
solely as guidance for employee* jf tha U.S. Euvtranmtinid] Praitdtoft Agency. Such guidan
pfO^-cdLUttS do tiol eactH'.iluijf ruJti making by the Agency artd may Tint be r^lced upon to
a rijihi or bifpsfit, siibsi.wtpvrt or procediir.il, s^lnirir.fi'ble al Isw or equity, by any pctsoa. The
Agency may sake action at variance with thkS .guidance its, iiitcnml i
cc. Fcdcs'aJ Facility CiMin!ieati«a, Rggiotis 5-X
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OF EXAMPLES
A F cderal facility w in vioteijorrot &*.- S>«c SIP for opacity because lt± p
«j-Ji:|ntient has iv«m eras v-U ^e«k complete rwrilaccmcrrf. To athiav--- nxrniplhimv, tlie facility
missT j*M.tch;is>* *v?5*i,Cli,'!*,- m rvrvv pa I kit ion conlroJ equipment. I he fatifity has been oj( of
r-ffe* Fitvir Isinc ~>f ;;-f-fH 1* AilL nu( h? tu cuctipiiar.ee unti" M-iy f>f 20W
11 will pay its pen illy in Apstl of J.I.HKI
g y| ^1(1,11x5 '» jJuei Far Hiflatioa ajid ^ $% frrtcri:si iMtc on Treasury sotcs over the
pcnod of via-litioii, lh_- BEN hioJ.^1 vak'uliites «J«: wynorsiic bftisrfil of nonciMipJiaiicc a*
A 1-i-iltTnt l;ici'i!\ pmriicru h»znrdous waste ds pit! of Ji« normal .riperatioris Tlie ^M
for hartdlins ?hc waste ircinsu1'ttl> Uirf.-atj it ma "irtnnh.-w^Tdwis waste", end send it to
.;i ci^p'osnl fdciltty not pannineii fru hitof*»j; wast? tUspo.sal, a viulu k« c,J" Rc.ftA SuhtiUa C
The LI,*! *if jumper ili¥3»sal 'should hive been S530 per harrcl Tlwir Jt Ju il Ant w«ij oniy S50 per
h;i.Tf } Vou determine *Jui ELt- fitLilJiy avutdi:J s-jjurfilin^ 550,000 per jrar from ihc first tia> al*
U'SlMvuEv L iWfr} :.j i?\i} 4;iy chc ^Millions teuatd (Jjji^uy 31, jy*». The
<» pay tfrc p,'Ti5ilty in Niiirch ZOtiQ-
% Alueji tyr 'SillaEion and » 51*!) mrerest raw on Trcdsufv nines t»v-2r the
of vir>l;«tion, ilw tlpM niNJsl caU-ulnic? the w^noniic bctioilc ofnotssuTnjiiianc.: j.>
A miiftiar;.' haae prcn td^s dritikii-i^ %vdi?« tu the 1ia,se r&-*ute:ii¥ Ti ts 3u:
ws ih "he drinking %a:ci tu^uUittm hci:.iu«ii: it "has rask-d *3 peHbnn i\)UtJne
S2(lJ,iXX"i t>ef yejj Hw vjatatinn -ilmrtcrt in Juns* ! W, tfcc base was, in
jf l"i.» We aniu-spidre M;u H'e penalty will be paid hi Dec«mbi:r nt 1W9
Assuming isujidifil v»iwcs t«r iniUiiHm -irwi a ?nt initr;*t rate on Treiuury atitrs uvcr
of vtiLiIaiUm, r|:t' Bf]M mrtifel Ciilcvlalcs ItuocD.iome lwno'5.' .it fH>nc^t?iLi,int:« :w
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