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Cellco Partnership doing business as Verizon Wireless (Board decision, November 24, 2009)

Cellco Partnership, doing business as Verizon Wireless (EAB CWA 09-01C, EPCRA 09-01C, CAA 09-01C): consent agreement approved

Decision type
Board decision
Dockets
CWA 09-01C, EPCRA 09-01C, CAA 09-01C, CWA-HQ-2008-8002, EPCRA-HQ-2008-8002, CAA-HQ-2008-8002
Decided
November 24, 2009
Outcome
Settled
Precedential status
Citable Board precedent
Checked against source
2026-10-08
Official source
Read the official release (epa.gov)
PDF
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Final EAB decision
This Environmental Appeals Board order is a final disposition of the listed penalty dockets. The Board approved the parties' consent agreement and made its terms effective immediately. The full text below is the official EPA release, transcribed from a scanned PDF with OCR proofreading.
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Plain-English summary

EPA and Cellco Partnership, doing business as Verizon Wireless, consented to a final order in three penalty dockets. The Environmental Appeals Board approved their consent agreement and incorporated it into the order by reference. It ordered Cellco to comply with the agreement immediately. The one page order does not state the agreement's detailed terms or any penalty amount.

Decision snapshot

  • Cited authorities: No statute or regulation is cited in this order.
  • Outcome: Consent agreement approved and incorporated into a final order effective immediately.
  • Key point: The order binds Cellco to the referenced agreement; its terms are not reproduced in this order.

Full text (EPA EAB public release)

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

In re:

Cellco Partnership doing business as Docket No. CWA-HQ-2008-8002
Verizon Wireless
Docket No. EPCRA-HQ-2008-8002
Docket No. CAA-HQ-2008-8002
Verizon Wireless
One Verizon Way
Basking Ridge, NJ 07920

Respondent

FINAL ORDER

Whereas Complainant, the United States Environmental Protection Agency, and Respondent, Cellco Partnership, doing business as Verizon Wireless, have consented to the entry of this Final Order and agree to comply with the Consent Agreement signed by the parties, the Consent Agreement is hereby approved and incorporated by reference into this Final Order. The Respondent is hereby ordered to comply with the terms of the Consent Agreement, effective immediately.

So ordered.

Dated: 11/24/09
ENVIRONMENTAL APPEALS BOARD

By: [signature]
Charles Sheehan
Environmental Appeals Judge

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