Johnson Controls, Inc. (Board decision, October 15, 2009)

Plain-English summary

The United States and Johnson Controls, Inc., including York International Corporation and Environmental Technologies, Inc., consented to entry of a Final Order in a Clean Air Act penalty matter. The parties agreed to comply with their signed Consent Agreement. The Board approved and incorporated that agreement by reference and ordered the respondent to comply with its terms immediately.

Decision snapshot

• Cited authorities: None stated in the order.
• Outcome: Settled. The Board approved the Consent Agreement and ordered compliance with its terms.
• Key point: The Consent Agreement became part of the Final Order and took effect immediately.

Full text (EPA EAB public release)

                     BEFORE THE ENVIRONMENTAL APPEALS BOARD
                 UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
                                  WASHINGTON, D.C.

IN THE MATTER OF: )
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) Docket No. HQ-CAA-2008-6001
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Johnson Controls, Inc. )
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Respondent )

                                  FINAL ORDER

    Whereas, Complainant, the United States Environmental Protection Agency, and Johnson

Controls, Inc., York International Corporation and Environmental Technologies, Inc., two
Johnson Controls, Inc. companies (collectively Respondent or Johnson Controls, Inc.), the
Parties herein, represented by counsel, have consented to the entry of this Final Order, and agree
to comply with the Consent Agreement signed by the parties and incorporated herein; and

    The Consent Agreement is hereby approved and incorporated by reference into this Final

Order. Respondent is hereby ordered to comply with the terms of the Consent Agreement,
effective immediately.

    SO ORDERED


    By: ________________________________
        Anna L. Wolgast
    Date: October 15, 2009
        Environmental Appeals Judge
        Environmental Appeals Board
        U.S. EPA


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                          CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

    I hereby certify that a copy of the Final Order, In the Matter of Johnson

Controls, Inc., Docket No. HQ-CAA-2008-6001 was sent to the following
Person in the manner indicated:

By Certified Mail: Edward B. Witte, Esq.
Gonzales Saggio & Harlan LLP
Attorneys at Law
225 East Michigan Street
Fourth Floor
Milwaukee, WI 53202

Dated: October 15, 2009 Annette Duncan, Secretary
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. (MC1103B)
Washington, D.C. 20460-0001