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T-Mobile US, Inc. (Board decision, December 5, 2013)

In re T-Mobile US, Inc. (EAB MM Appeal No. 13-02C): consent agreement ratified

Decision type
Board decision
Dockets
MM 13-02C, EPCRA-HQ-2013-8004, CWA-HQ-2013-8004, CAA-HQ-2013-8004, RCRA-HQ-2013-8004
Decided
December 5, 2013
Outcome
Settled
Precedential status
Citable Board precedent
Checked against source
2026-08-22
Official source
Read the official release (epa.gov)
PDF
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Final EAB decision
This Environmental Appeals Board Final Order is a final disposition of the proceeding. The Board ratified the Consent Agreement and ordered T-Mobile US, Inc. to comply with 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

T-Mobile US, Inc. was the respondent in a multimedia EPA proceeding involving EPCRA, CWA, CAA, and RCRA dockets. The Environmental Appeals Board ratified the attached Consent Agreement under 40 C.F.R. § 22.18(b)-(c). The Board ordered T-Mobile US, Inc. to comply with all terms of the Consent Agreement, effective immediately. This two-page Final Order does not state the underlying allegations, the agreement's terms, or any penalty amount.

Decision snapshot

  • Cited authorities: 40 C.F.R. § 22.18
  • Outcome: The Consent Agreement was ratified, and T-Mobile US, Inc. was ordered to comply with its terms.
  • Key point: The EAB's final order ratifying a Consent Agreement makes the respondent's compliance obligations effective immediately.

Full text (EPA EAB public release)

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

In re:

T-Mobile US, Inc.

Docket No. EPCRA-HQ-2013-8004
Docket No. CWA-HQ-2013-8004
Docket No. CAA-HQ-2013-8004
Docket No. RCRA-HQ-2013-8004

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.

ENVIRONMENTAL APPEALS BOARD

Catherine R. McCabe
Environmental Appeals Judge

¹ The three-member panel ratifying this matter is composed of Environmental Appeals Judges Leslye M. Fraser, Randolph L. Hill, and Catherine R. McCabe.

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that the foregoing "Consent Agreement" and "Final Order" in the matter In re: T-Mobile US, Inc., EPCRA-HQ-2013-8004, CWA-HQ-2013-8004, CAA-HQ-2013-8004, and RCRA-HQ-2013-8004, were filed and copies of the same were sent to the following persons in the manner as indicated below:

By Interoffice Mail:

Andrew R. Stewart, Acting Director
Special Litigation and Projects Division
Office of Civil Enforcement
Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW (MC2248A)
Washington, D.C. 20460

By U.S. Certified Mail:

J. Christopher Luna
T-Mobile US, Inc.
2250 Lakeside Boulevard
Richardson, Texas 75082

Gregory R. Tan
Greenberg Traurig, LLP
1200 17th Street, Suite 2400
Denver, Colorado 80202

Annette Duncan
Secretary

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