STATE OF INDIANA

COUNTY OF MARION

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BEFORE THE INDIANA DEPARTMENT
OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

 

COMMISSIONER OF THE DEPARTMENT
OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT,

Complainant,

v.

GREAT BARRIER INSULATION COMPANY,

Respondent.

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Case No. 2003-13529-A




 

NOTICE AND ORDER OF THE

COMMISSIONER OF THE INDIANA

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

 

Via Certified Mail #:

Via Certified Mail #:

 

To:

R. E. Strickland, President
Great Barrier Insulation Company
P. O. Box 380521
Birmingham, AL  35238

 

CT Corporation System, Registered Agent
251 E. Ohio Street
Suite 1100

Indianapolis, IN  46204

 

This Notice and Order of the Commissioner of the Department of Environmental Management ("Order") is issued against the Respondent for violation of the Indiana Environmental Management Act.  This Order is issued pursuant to IC 13-30-3-4, IC 13-30-3-10, and IC 13-30-3-11, and is based on a violation found during an investigation conducted by Office of Air Quality (OAQ) on October 3, 2003.  During that investigation it was determined that the Respondent was in violation of 326 IAC 14-10-4(6)(A), as specified below:

 

FINDING OF VIOLATION

 

1.                  Respondent is Great Barrier Insulation Company (“Respondent”) which is an Indiana licensed asbestos removal company that operated an asbestos removal project at 4700 Darlington Road, in Newburgh, Warrick County, Indiana (“Site”).

 

2.                  Pursuant to 326 IAC 14-10-4(6)(A), each owner or operator of a demolition or renovation activity must adequately wet all removed or stripped asbestos and ensure that it remains wet until collected and contained or treated for disposal and is disposed of in accordance with 40 CFR 60.150.

 

3.                  The Respondent failed to ensure asbestos material at the Site was adequately wet until collected and contained and disposed of in accordance with 40 CFR 60.150, a violation of 326 IAC 14-10-4(6)(A).

 

4.                  On February 2, 2004, a Notice of Violation was issued, pursuant to IC 13-30-3-3 to the Respondent for violation of 326 IAC 14-10-4(6)(A).  Respondent received this Notice of Violation on February 9, 2004.

 

5.                  The Notice of Violation contained an offer to enter into an Agreed Order containing actions required to correct the violation.

 

6.                  More than sixty (60) days have elapsed since Respondent was offered the opportunity to enter into an Agreed Order.  Complainant and Respondent conducted a settlement conference on March 2, 2004, and, in addition, have communicated with each other in an effort to settle this matter.

 

7.                  The Respondent has not entered into an Agreed Order resolving this violation.

 

ORDER

 

1.                  The Respondent shall comply with 326 IAC 14-10.

 

2.                  The Respondent shall pay a civil penalty of Six Thousand Two Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($6,250) for violation of 326 IAC 14-10-4(6)(A).  This penalty shall be remitted to the Department of Environmental Management within thirty (30) days of the Effective Date of this Order.  Checks shall be made payable to the Asbestos Trust Fund, with the Case Number indicated on the checks and mailed to:

 

Indiana Department of Environmental Management

Cashier’s Office       Mail Code:  50-10C

100 North Senate Avenue

Indianapolis, Indiana 46204-2251

 

3.                  This Order shall apply to and be binding upon the Respondent, its successors and assigns. No change in ownership, corporate, or partnership status of the Respondent shall in any way alter its status or responsibilities under this Order.

 

EFFECTIVE DATE OF ORDER

 

Pursuant to IC 13-30-3-5, this Order takes effect twenty (20) days following receipt unless you request review of this Order, before the twentieth day after receipt, by filing a written request for review with the Office of Environmental Adjudication, and serving a copy of the request for review upon the Commissioner of the Indiana Department of Environmental Management.  You may request that the Office of Environmental Adjudication conduct a hearing to review this Order, under IC 4-21.5, in its entirety, or you may limit your request for review to specific findings of fact and/or orders contained in this Order.  Requests for review must be submitted to the Office of Environmental Adjudication and the Commissioner of the Indiana Department of Environmental Management at the following addresses:

 

Director                                                           Commissioner

Office of Environmental Adjudication          IDEM

Indiana Government Center North               Indiana Government Center North

100 North Senate Avenue, Room 1049      100 North Senate

Indianapolis, Indiana 46204                         Post Office Box 6015

Indianapolis, Indiana  46206-6015

 

Failure to properly submit a request for review, before the twentieth day following receipt of this Order of the Commissioner, waives your right to administrative review of this Order and your right to judicial review of the Order.  The petition for administrative review must contain the following information:

 

a.                     Name, address, and telephone number of each person filing the petition.

b.                     Identification of the interest of each petitioner in the subject of the petition.

c.                     Statement of facts demonstrating that the petitioner is:

(A)              a person to whom the order is directed;

(B)              aggrieved or adversely affected by the order; or

(C)             entitled to review under any law.

d.         Statement with particularity the legal issues proposed for consideration in the proceedings.

 

The petition for administrative review should also contain the following information:

 

a.            Identification of any persons represented by the person making the request.

b.            Statement identifying the person against whom administrative review is sought.

c.            A copy of the notice of the commissioner’s action issued by the department of environmental management which is the basis of the petition for administrative review.

d.            Statement indicating the identification of petitioner’s attorney or other representative.

 

If you have procedural or scheduling questions regarding your request for review you may contact the Office of Environmental Adjudication at (317) 232-8591.

 

             Dated at Indianapolis, Indiana, this

 

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Signed on June 1, 2005

 

Thomas W. Easterly

 

Commissioner

 

cc:       Mark Shere, Esquire
Warrick County Health Department
Matthew Klein, Assistant Commissioner for Compliance & Enforcement
Jay Rodia, Office of Legal Counsel
Lynne Sullivan, Office of Enforcement
David Zendell, Office of Air Quality
Public File – 10th floor
Enforcement File
http://www.IN.gov/idem