Notice of Proposed Assessment of Clean Water Act Class II Administrative Penalty to Hy-Tech Plating Inc., and Opportunity To Comment

[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 70 (Wednesday, April 10, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 15943]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-8948]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-5457-2]


Notice of Proposed Assessment of Clean Water Act Class II 
Administrative Penalty to Hy-Tech Plating Inc., and Opportunity To 
Comment

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice of proposed administrative penalty assessment and 
opportunity to comment.

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SUMMARY: EPA is providing notice of proposed administrative penalty 
assessment for alleged violations of the Clean Water Act. EPA is also 
providing notice of opportunity to comment on the proposed assessment.
    Under 33 U.S.C. Section 1319(g), EPA is authorized to issue orders 
assessing civil penalties for various violations of the Act. EPA may 
issue these orders after the commencement of either a Class I or Class 
II penalty proceeding. EPA provides public notice of the proposed 
assessments pursuant to 33 U.S.C. Section 1319(g)(4)(a).
    Class II proceedings are conducted under EPA's Consolidated Rules 
of Practice Governing the Administrative Assessment of Civil Penalties 
and the Revocation and Suspension of Permits, 40 CFR Part 22. The 
procedures through which the public may submit written comment on a 
proposed Class II order or participate in a Class II proceeding, and 
the Procedures by which a Respondent may request a hearing, are set 
forth in the Consolidated Rules. The deadline for submitting public 
comment on a proposed Class II order is thirty days after publication 
of this notice.
    On the date identified below, EPA commenced the following Class II 
proceeding for the assessment of penalties:

    In the Matter of Hy-Tech Plating Inc., located at 1014 Center 
Street in San Carlos, California; EPA Docket No. CWA-IX-FY96-08; 
filed on March 28, 1996, with Mr. Steven Armsey, Regional Hearing 
Clerk, U.S. EPA, Region 9, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, 
California 94105, (415) 744-1389; proposed penalty of $50,000 for 
failure to comply with the categorical pretreatment standards and 
requirements for metal finishing operations (40 CFR 433).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Persons wishing to receive a copy of EPA's Consolidated Rules, review 
of the complaint or other documents filed in this proceeding, comment 
upon a proposed assessment, or otherwise participate in the proceeding 
should contact the Regional Hearing Clerk identified above. The 
administrative record for this proceeding is located in the EPA 
Regional Office identified above, and the file will be open for public 
inspection during normal business hours. All information submitted by 
the respondent is available as part of the administrative record, 
subject to provisions of law restricting public disclosure of 
confidential information. In order to provide opportunity for public 
comment, EPA will issue no final order assessing a penalty in these 
proceedings prior to thirty (30) days after the date of publication of 
this notice.

    Dated: March 28, 1996.
Alexis Strauss,
Acting Director, Water Management Division.
[FR Doc. 96-8948 Filed 4-9-96; 8:45 am]
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