Can you afford the fines for not complying with Section 609 certification?
The MACS office has received some questions recently on fines for violation of Section 608 and 609 noncompliance. Here are some answers:
EPA assesses penalties for violations on a case-by-case basis, based on many factors outlined in EPA’s penalty calculation policy. The most recent Civil Monetary Penalty Inflation Adjustment Rule was published on July 1, 2016 (81 FR 43091). See https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=EPA_FRDOC_0001-20274. For violations that occurred after November 2, 2015 and for which the penalty was assessed after August 1, 2016, the Clean Air Act maximum statutory daily penalty is $44,539.
The max total for cases settled administratively is $356,312.
Section 609 compliance tests cost $20 on the MACS website -just sayin’!
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