Parker Engineering and Mechanical, Inc. (Board decision, April 23, 2024)

Plain-English summary

The Environmental Appeals Board issued a Final Order for Parker Engineering and Mechanical, Inc. on April 23, 2024. 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 and 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
                                                                                       Apr 23, 2024
                                                                                Clerk, Environmental Appeals Board
                                                                                INITIALS ________________________
                 ENVIRONMENTAL APPEALS BOARD
        UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
                        WASHINGTON, D.C.

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In re Parker Engineering and Mechanical, ) Docket No. CAA-2024-008448
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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 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: April 23, 2024 ________
Mary Kay Lynch
Environmental Appeals Judge

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

Judges Wendy L. Blake, Mary Kay Lynch, and Ammie Roseman-Orr.
 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

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

Agreement” and “Final Order,” in the matter of Parker Engineering and Mechanical, Inc.,
Docket No. CAA-2024-008448, were sent to the following persons in the manner indicated:

By E-mail:

Tahani Rivers, Attorney Advisor
Office of Regional Counsel
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 1
e-mail: [email protected]

Matthew K. Parker
Chief Executive Officer and Registered Agent
Parker Engineering and Mechanical, Inc.
4436 Park Drive
Norcross, GA 30093-2907
e-mail: [email protected]

      Apr 23, 2024

Dated: ____ ______
Annette Duncan
Administrative Specialist