STATE OF INDIANA

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BEFORE THE INDIANA DEPARTMENT

 

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OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

COUNTY OF MARION

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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. 2006-15464-A

 

 

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LIBERTY HOMES, INC.,

 

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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.

 

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 Liberty Homes, Inc. (“Respondent”), which owns and operates a stationary modular home fabricating facility with federal ID No. 085-00043 located at 203 South Huntington Street in Syracuse, Kosciusko County, Indiana (“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, IDEM issued a Notice of Violation via Certified Mail to:

 

Mr. Michael F. Hussey, President

Mr. Edward J. Hussey, Registered Agent

Liberty Homes, Inc.

for Liberty Homes, Inc.

1101 Eisenhower Drive North

1101 Eisenhower Drive North

Goshen, IN 46527

Goshen, IN 46527

 

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

 

a.                  Pursuant to condition No. B.12(a) of FESOP No. F085-15189-00043 issued on March 7, 2002, this stationary modular home fabricating facility must submit an annual compliance certification (“ACC”) report which addresses the status of the source=s compliance with the terms and conditions of the FESOP as required by 326 IAC 2-8-5(a)(1), by July 1 of each year to cover the time period from January 1 to December 31 of the previous year.

 

b.                  This facility failed to submit the ACC for the year of 2004 by July 1, 2005, in violation of this FESOP condition.

 

6.                  Respondent submitted the 2004 ACC on March 27, 2006.

 

7.                  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 terms and conditions of FESOP No. F085-15189-00043 issued on March 7, 2002, and all of its subsequent amendments and modifications.

 

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

 

Michael Stonik

Office of Enforcement

Indiana Department of Environmental Management

100 N. Senate Avenue, Mail Code: 60-02

Indianapolis, IN 46204-2251

 

4.                  Respondent is assessed a civil penalty of Three Thousand Four Hundred Dollars ($3,400.00).  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

100 N. Senate Avenue, Mail Code: 50-10C

Indianapolis, IN 46204-2251

 

6.                  In the event that the civil penalty required by Order Paragraph No. 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

Liberty Homes, Inc.

 

 

By: __________________________

By:_________________________

David P. McIver

 

Chief, Air Section

 

Office of Enforcement

 

 

Printed: _____________________

 

 

 

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

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DAY OF

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For The Commissioner:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Signed on April 26, 2006

 

 

 

Matthew T. Klein

 

 

 

Assistant Commissioner

 

 

 

of Compliance and Enforcement