American Lifan Industry, Inc. (Board decision, March 25, 2014)

Plain-English summary

American Lifan Industry, Inc. resolved an EPA Clean Air Act enforcement matter through a Consent Agreement. The Environmental Appeals Board incorporated the agreement into its Final Order and ratified it under EPA's Consolidated Rules of Practice. The company was ordered to comply with every term of the agreement immediately.

Decision snapshot

• Cited authorities: 40 C.F.R. § 22.18(b)-(c)
• Outcome: The Consent Agreement was incorporated and ratified, and the respondent was ordered to comply with its terms immediately.
• Key point: Ratification made the Consent Agreement an immediately effective Final Order.

Full text (EPA EAB public release)

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

                                          )

In re: )
) Docket No. CAA-HQ-2014-8034
American Lifan Industry, Inc. )
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                                    FINAL ORDER

   Pursuant to 40 C.F.R. § 22.18(b)-(c) of EPA's Consolidated Rules of Practice, the

attached Consent Agreement resolving this matter is incorporated by reference into this Final

Order and is hereby ratified.

    The Respondent is ORDERED to comply with all terms of the Consent Agreement,

effective immediately.

      So ordered.¹

Date: March 25, 2014 ENVIRONMENTAL APPEALS BOARD

                                                               Kathie A. Stein
                                                        Environmental Appeals Board


   ¹ The three-member panel ratifying this matter is composed of Environmental Appeals

Judges Randolph L. Hill, Catherine R. McCabe, and Kathie A. Stein.

                            CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

  I certify that the foregoing "Consent Agreement" and "Final Order," in the Matter of

American Lifan Industry, Inc., Docket No. CAA-HQ-2014-8034, were filed and copies of the
same were mailed to the parties as indicated below:

Via Interoffice Mail:

Evan M. Belser
Air Enforcement Division
Office of Civil Enforcement
Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW (Mail Code 2248A)
Washington, DC 20460

Via U.S.P.S. Certified Mail:

Tony Sun
American Lifan Industry, Inc.
10888 San Sevain Way, Suite B
Mira Loma, CA 91752

Dated: MAR 25 2014
Annette Duncan, Secretary
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Environmental Appeals Board