STATE OF INDIANA

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BEFORE THE INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF

 

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COUNTY OF MARION

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ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

 

COMMISSIONER OF THE DEPARTMENT

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OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT,

 

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Complainant,

 

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v.

 

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Case No. 2001-11032-A

 

 

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HORIZON TERRA, INCORPORATED,

 

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D/B/A IDX-LOUISVILLE

 

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Respondent.

 

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AGREED ORDER

 

The Complainant and the Respondent desire to settle and compromise this action without hearing or adjudication of any issue of fact or law, and consent to the entry of the following Findings of Fact and Order.  Pursuant to IC 13-30-3-3, entry into the terms of this Agreed Order does not constitute an admission of any violation contained herein.  Respondent’s entry into this Agreed Order shall not constitute a waiver of any defense, legal or equitable, which Respondent may have in any future administrative or judicial proceeding, except a proceeding to enforce this Order.

 

I.  FINDINGS OF FACT

 

1.                  Complainant is the Commissioner (”Complainant”) of the Indiana Department of Environmental Management, a department of the State of Indiana created by IC 13-13-1-1.

 

2.                  Respondent is Horizon Terra, Incorporated d/b/a idX-Lousiville (ARespondent@),  which owns and operates a stationary wooden furniture fixtures fabrication facility with federal ID number 019-00019, located at 110 Technology Way in Jeffersonville, Indiana, Clark County (“Site”).

 

3.                  The Indiana Department of Environmental Management (“IDEM”) has jurisdiction over the parties and the subject matter of this action.

 

4.                  Pursuant to IC 13-30-3-3, on April 2, 2002, IDEM issued a Notice of Violation via Certified Mail to:

 

Dennis Dugan, President

Lexis Document Services, Registered Agent

Horizon Terra Incorporated

For Horizon Terra Incorporated

110 Technology Way

55 Monument Circle

P.O. Box 2880

Suite 1424

Jeffersonville, IN 47131

Indianapolis, IN 46204

 

5.                  A records review was conducted for the Site by a representative of IDEM=s Office of Air Quality (OAQ).  The following violations were in existence at the time of this records review:

 

A.                 Pursuant to 326 IAC 2-7-3, no Part 70 source may operate after the time that it is required to submit a timely and complete application except in compliance with a Part 70 permit issued under this rule.  A source can continue to operate without being in violation of this rule if it submits a timely and complete application.

This source operated without submitting a timely and complete Part 70 permit application in violation of 326 IAC 2-7-3.

 

B.                 Pursuant to 326 IAC 2-7-4 a timely Part 70 application is one that is received within twelve (12) months after the source becomes subject to the Part 70 permit program.  For applicable sources in existence on December 14, 1995, the deadline is December 13, 1996.  For other sources, the deadline is twelve (12) months from the date the source first meets an applicability criterion of section 2 of this rule.

This source failed to submit a timely Part 70 application because this source’s Part 70 permit application was received on December 13, 2000, after the December 13, 1996 submission deadline in violation of 326 IAC 2-7-4.

 

C.                Pursuant to 326 IAC 2-6-3, the owner or operator of any facility in Clark, Elkhart, Floyd, Lake, Marion, Porter, St. Joseph or Vanderburgh County with the potential to emit volatile organic compounds (VOCs) or oxides of nitrogen (NOx) at levels greater than ten (10) tons per year annually shall submit an emission statement to the Commissioner by April 15 of the following year.

This facility failed to submit its emissions statement for the years 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000 by April 15, of the respective consecutive year, in violation of 326 IAC 2-6-3.

 

6.                  Respondent submitted its Part 70 permit application on December 13, 2000.

 

7.                  Respondent submitted to OAQ the 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000 annual emissions statements.

 

8.                  The remaining violations cited in the NOV are being resolved with a Violation Letter issued concurrently with this Agreed Order.

 

9.                  In recognition of the settlement reached, Respondent waives any right to administrative and judicial review of this Agreed Order.

 

II.  ORDER

 

1.                  This Agreed Order shall be effective ("Effective Date") when it is approved by the Complainant or her delegate, and has been received by the Respondent.  This Agreed Order shall have no force or effect until the Effective Date.

 

2.                  Respondent shall comply with all the requirements of Part 70 permit number F019-13623-00019 issued on December 12, 2001, and all of its subsequent modifications and amendments.

 

3.                  All submittals required by this Agreed Order, unless notified otherwise in writing, shall be sent to:

 

Michael Stonik, Enforcement Case Manager

Office of Enforcement Mail Code: 60-02

Indiana Department of Environmental Management

100 N. Senate Avenue

Indianapolis, IN 46204-2251

 

4.                  Respondent is assessed a civil penalty of Thirteen Thousand Six Hundred Dollars ($13,600.00).  Said penalty amount shall be due and payable to the Environmental Management Special Fund within thirty (30) days of the Effective Date of this Agreed Order.

 

5.                  Civil and stipulated penalties are payable by check to the Environmental Management Special Fund.  Checks shall include the Case Number of this action and shall be mailed to:

 

Indiana Department of Environmental Management

Cashier’s Office Mail Code 50-10C

100 N. Senate Avenue

Indianapolis, IN 46204-2251

 

6.                  In the event that the civil penalty required by Order paragraph 4 of this Agreed Order is not paid within thirty (30) days of the Effective Date of this Agreed Order, Respondent shall pay interest on the unpaid balance at the rate established by IC 24-4.6-1-101. The interest shall continue to accrue until the civil penalty is paid in full.

 

7.                  This Agreed Order shall apply to and be binding upon the Respondent, its successors and assigns. The Respondent's signatories to this Agreed Order certify that they are fully authorized to execute this document and legally bind the parties they represent.  No change in ownership, corporate, or partnership status of the Respondent shall in any way alter its status or responsibilities under this Agreed Order.

 

8.                  In the event that any terms of the Agreed Order are found to be invalid, the remaining terms shall remain in full force and effect and shall be construed and enforced as if the Agreed Order did not contain the invalid terms.

 

9.                  The Respondent shall provide a copy of this Agreed Order, if in force, to any subsequent owners or successors before ownership rights are transferred.   Respondent shall ensure that all contractors, firms and other persons performing work under this Agreed Order comply with the terms of this Agreed Order.

 

10.             This Agreed Order shall remain in effect until Respondent has complied with all terms and conditions of this Agreed Order.

 

TECHNICAL RECOMMENDATION:

RESPONDENT:

Department of Environmental Management

Horizon Terra, Incorporated

 

 

By: _________________________

By:  _________________________

 

David P. McIver

 

 

Chief, Air Section

Printed: ______________________

Office of Enforcement

 

 

Title: ________________________

 

 

Date: __________________

Date: _______________________

 

 

 

 

COUNSEL FOR COMPLAINANT:

COUNSEL FOR RESPONDENT:

Department of Environmental Management

 

 

 

By: ______________

By: ________________________

 

Office of Legal Counsel

 

 

 

Date: _______________________

Date: ______________________

 

APPROVED AND ADOPTED BY THE INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL

MANAGEMENT THIS

 

DAY OF

 

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For The Commissioner:

 

 

 

Signed on December 8, 2005

 

Matthew T. Klein

 

Assistant Commissioner

 

of Compliance and Enforcement