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.

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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