Sigma Air LLC (Board decision, December 12, 2023)

Plain-English summary

The Environmental Appeals Board issued a Final Order for Sigma Air LLC on December 12, 2023. The order says that the Board ratified an Expedited Settlement Agreement and Consent Agreement under 40 C.F.R. § 22.18(b)-(c), and ordered the company to comply with that agreement immediately. The public PDF contains the Final Order, a signature page, and a certificate of service, but the pages that would contain the underlying agreement do not provide substantive text. The available release therefore does not establish the alleged violations, penalty, or other settlement terms.

Decision snapshot

• Cited authorities: 40 C.F.R. § 22.18(b)-(c)
• Outcome: The EAB ratified the Expedited Settlement Agreement and Consent Agreement and ordered compliance with its terms.
• Key point: The available official release confirms the settlement order, but does not expose the agreement's substantive terms.

Full text (EPA EAB public release)

                                                                                  F I L E D
                                                                                      Dec 12, 2023
                                                                                 Clerk, Environmental Appeals Board
                                                                                 INITIALS ________________________
                         ENVIRONMENTAL APPEALS BOARD
                UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
                                WASHINGTON, D.C.


                                                  )
       In re:                                     )
                                                  )   Docket No. CAA-HQ-2024-008441
       Sigma Air LLC                              )
                                                  )
                                                  )
                                                  )


                                       FINAL ORDER

        Pursuant to 40 C.F.R. § 22.18(b)-(c) of the EPA’s Consolidated Rules of Practice, the
 attached Expedited Settlement Agreement/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 Expedited Settlement
 Agreement/Consent Agreement, effective immediately.


   So ordered. 1


                                               ENVIRONMENTAL APPEALS BOARD




   Dated: December 12, 2023                    By: ________________________________
                                                           Mary Kay Lynch
                                                     Environmental Appeals Judge




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

Wendy L. Blake, Mary Kay Lynch, and Kathie A. Stein.
 Digitally signed by
Greene, Greene, Mary E

Mary E Date: 2023.12.01
10:45:18 -05'00'
 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

    I certify that copies of the foregoing “Expedited Settlement Agreement/Consent Agreement”

and “Final Order,” in the matter of Sigma Air LLC, Docket No. CAA-HQ-2024-008441, were sent to
the following persons in the manner indicated:

       By Electronic Mail:
       Jessica Portmess, Attorney Advisor
       Air Enforcement Division
       Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance
       U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
       1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
       Washington, DC 20460
       e-mail: [email protected]

       Ajwad Imad
       Sigma Air LLC
       5315 Jackwood Dr.
       San Antonio, TX 78238
       e-mail: [email protected]

Dated: Dec 12, 2023
Annette Duncan
Administrative Specialist