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STATE OF INDIANA    )        BEFORE THE INDIANA DEPARTMENT
                )    SS:    OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
COUNTY OF MARION    )

COMMISSIONER OF THE DEPARTMENT    )
OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT,    )
                            )
        Complainant,                )
                            )
            v.                )    CAUSE NO. A-4490
                            )
DAVE MOORE, d/b/a D.H.A.,            )
                            )
        Respondent.                )

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 (hereinafter referred to as "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 Dave Moore, d/b/a D.H.A., (hereinafter referred to as "Respondent"), an asbestos abatement contractor licensed in the State of Indiana located at 825 South Gardner Street in Scottsburg, Indiana.

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

    4.    Pursuant to IC 13-30-3-3, IDEM issued a Notice of Violation via Certified Mail to:
            Dave Moore, d/b/a
            D.H.A.
            P.O. Box 270
            Lexington, IN 47138

          Respondent implemented an asbestos removal project at the Indiana Army Ammunition plant, 11452 St. Road 62, Charlestown, Indiana on or about December 2, 1998, to which the requirements of 326 IAC 14-10 applied,
        pursuant to 326 IAC 14-10-1(a).

    6.    Rule 326 IAC 14-10-4(11) requires that any stripped, disturbed, or removed friable asbestos materials must be stored securely to prevent access to the material by unauthorized persons.

    7.    On December 2, 1998, a designated representative of the IDEM conducted an inspection of the asbestos abatement project implemented by Dave Moore, d/b/a D.H.A. at the Indiana Army Ammunition plant in Charlestown, IN. The inspector observed an unlocked waste dumpster containing regulated asbestos containing material (RACM) waste outside building 703, a violation of Rule 326 IAC 14-10- 4(11). The dumpster was outside the secured area of the plant and near the parking lots for the main administration building. The inspector determined that no one representing Dave Moore, d/b/a D.H.A. was on site at the time of the inspection.
    
    8.    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 his delegate, and has been received by the Respondent. This Agreed Order shall have no force or effect until the Effective Date.

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

        Craig Henry, Enforcement Case Manager
        Office of Enforcement
        Indiana Department of Environmental Management
        100 N. Senate Avenue

        P. O. Box 6015
        Indianapolis, IN 46206-6015

    3.    Respondent is assessed a civil penalty of Seven Hundred Dollars ($700.00). Said penalty amount shall be due and payable to the Asbestos Trust Fund within thirty (30) days of the Effective Date of this Agreed Order.

    4.    Civil penalties are payable by check to the Asbestos Trust Fund. Checks shall include the Cause Number of this action and shall be mailed to:

            Cashier
            IDEM
            100 N. Senate Avenue
            P. O. Box 7060
            Indianapolis, IN 46207-7060

    5.    In the event that the civil penalty required by paragraph 3 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.

    6.    This Agreed Order shall apply to and be binding upon the Respondent, its officers, directors, principals, agents, successors, subsidiaries, 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.

    7.    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.

    8.    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.

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

TECHNICAL RECOMMENDATION:        RESPONDENT:
Department of Environmental Management        Dave Moore, d/b/a D.H.A.

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                
Department of Environmental Management

Date: _______________________            Date: ______________________

APPROVED AND ADOPTED BY THE INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT THIS _____ DAY OF ____________________, 199___.

                            For the Commissioner:

                            Signed August 27, 1999
                            Felicia Robinson George
                            Assistant Commissioner of Enforcement

Converted by Andrew Scriven