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# fl t) UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY REGION 5 77 WEST JACKSON 6OULEVARD 

## 't PRO1 CHICAGO, IL 60604-3590
SEP 

### 282012 

### CERTIFIED MAIL 

### RETURN 

### RECEIPT REOUESTED John W. 

### Mellowes, Vice President 

### Charter Manufacturing Company, Inc. 

### 4300 E. 49th 

### Street 

### CuyahogaHeights, Ohio 44125 Re: 

### CharterManufacturing, Inc., 

### Cuyahoga Heights, Ohio 

### Dear Mr. Mellowes: 

### Enclosed is 

### a 

### file-stamped Consent 

### Agreement and Final 

### Order 

### (CAFO) which resolves Charter 

### Manufacturing Company, Inc. 

### d/b/a 

### Charter Steel, and case 

### docket no. 

### CAA-05-2012-0051 As 

### indicated by

### the filing stamp on its 

### firstpage, we filed the CAFO with the 

### Regional Hearing Clerk on rsEp 

## 28 2o12 

### Pursuant 

### toparagraph 31 

### ofthe CAFO, Charter Steel 

### must pay the civil 

### penalty within 30 days 

### of 

## 28 2012

. 

### Your 

### electronic funds

### transfer must display the casename: In 

### the Matter 

### ofCharter Manufacturing Company, Inc., 

### dlb/a Charter Steel, the docket number CAA-O5-2012-OO51 and 

### the billing document number 2751203A054 Please direct any questions regarding this case to Mr. 

### Luis Oviedo, Associate 

### Regional Counsel, at 

### 312.353.9538. Sincerely,

William MacDowéll, 

### Chief Air 

### Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (MN/OH)


### Enclosure

cc: 

### Ann L. 

### Coyle, 

### Regional Judicial Officer/C-14J Regional 

### Hearing ClerkIE- 1

### 9J L. 

### Oviedo/C-14J Valencia White, 

### Cleveland DAPC Ed Fasko, Ohio EPA, 

### Northeast District Office TomMcEligott, Quarles & 

### Brady LLP REPLY TO THE ATTENTION OF:

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### UNITED 

### STATES ENVIRONMENTAL

### PROTECTION AGENCY 

### REGIONS
In 

### the 

### Matter of: ) 

### Docket No. 

### CAA0520120051 )



### ConsentAgreementand Final 

### Order Preliminary Statement 

# I

This is an 

### administrative action commenced and concluded under Section 1 

### 13(4: Z

C.) 

### ofthe Clean Air Act (the CAA), 42 U.S.C. § 7413(d), and Sections 22.1(a)(2), 22.13(b) and 22.18(b)(2) and (3)

### ofthe ConsolidatedRules

### ofPractice Governing the Administrative Assessment 

### of Civil 

### Penalties and the 

### RevocationlTermination or Suspension 

### ofPermits (Consolidated Rules), as 

### codified at 40 C.F.R. 

### Part 22. 

### Complainant is the Director 

### ofthe Air and Radiation Division, U.S. Environmental 

### Protection Agency (EPA), Region 5. 

### Respondent is Charter Manufacturing Company, Inc. 

### (Charter Steel), a corporation doing 

### business in Ohio. Where the parties agree to settle one or more causes 

### ofactionbefore the 

### filing 

### of
a complaint, the administrative action may be 

### commenced and 

### concluded simultaneously by the 

### issuance 

### ofa consent 

### agreement and final order (CAFO). 40 C.F.R. § 22.13(b). The 

### parties agree that settling this action without the 

### filing ofa complaint or the adjudication 

### of any 

### issue 

### offact or law is in their interest and in the 

### public interest. 

### Respondent consents tothe assessment 

### ofthe civil 

### penalty specified in this CAFO and to 

### theterms 

### ofthis CAFO. 

### Charter Manufacturing Company, Inc. ) 

### Proceeding to 

### Assess 

### a Civil 

### Penalty d/b/a 

### Charter Steel 

### Cuyahoga Heights, Ohio 

### Respondent ) ) ) 

### Under Section 113(d) 

### ofthe Clean 

### Air Act, 42 

### U.S.C. § 

### 7413(d) .37 rn C,

### Jurisdiction and Waiver 

### ofRight to 

### Hearing Respondent admits the

### jurisdictional allegations in this CAFO and neither admits
nor denies the factual 

### allegations in this CAFO. 

### Respondent waives its rightto request a

### hearing as provided at 40 C.F.R.
§ 22.15(c), any right to 

### contest the allegations in this CAFO and its right 

### to appeal this CAFO. 

### Statutory and RegulatoryBackground On August 13, 1984, 

### EPA approved Ohio 

### Administrative Code (OAC) 

### Rule 3745-15-07 as part 

### ofthe federally enforceable State 

### Implementation Plan (SIP) for Ohio. 49 Fed. 

### Reg. 32181 (August 13, 1984). OAC Rule 3745-15-07prohibits the 

### "emission or escape into 

### the open air from any 

### source 

### or sources whatsoever 

### ofsmoke, ashes, dust, dirt, grime, acids, fumes, gases, 

### vapors, odors, or any other substances or combinations 

### ofsubstances" to endanger thehealth, safety or welfare 

### ofthe public, 

### or cause unreasonable injury 

### or damage to property. On March 10, 2003, EPA approved OACRule 3745-31-05 as 

### part 

### ofthe federally enforceable SIP for Ohio. 68 Fed. 

### Reg 2909 (March 10, 2003). OAC 

### Rule 3745-31-05 authorizes Ohio Environmental 

### Protection Agency (OEPA) to issue a Permit-To-Install with terms and conditions as necessary to ensure compliance with applicable laws and to 

### ensure adequate

### protection 

### ofenvironmental quality. On June 10, 2004, OEPA 

### issued a Permit-to-Install 

### to Charter Steel, Facility ID#13 18171623 

### ("PIT') for certain emissions units, including emission 

### unit P900, an 

### electric arc 

### thmace C'EAF"). That PTI was modified on 

### February 12, 2008. The PTI includes the 

### following specificprovisions:

2Part ll1.A.!.2.b 

### ofthe 

### PTI for P900 

### prohibitsvisible emissions from the melt shop 

### buildinggreater 6 percent opacity, as 

### averaged over six minutes. Part 

## mAll. 1 

### of the PT! for 

### P900 requires thepressure drop across the melt shop baghouse be maintained within 

### the range

### of 3.0 to 8.0 inches 

### ofwater while the EAF is in operation. Part ll!.A.11J.2.a

### ofthe PT! for 

### P900 requires visible emission 

### observations be conducted at the melt shop at 

### least once per day when P900 is operating in 

### the melting and refiningperiods. Opacity is to 

### be determinedbased on 

### the arithmetic average 

### of24 

### consecutive 15-second opacity observations. Part ffl.A.1V.3 

### ofthe PT! for 

### P900 requires Charter Steel to submit "quarterly written deviation (excursion) reports 

### that identify all periods 

### oftime during which 

### the pressure drop for the melt shop baghouse did not comply 

### with the allowable range 

### specified in 

### All. 1." 

### Partffl.A.ffl.7 

### ofthe PT! for P900 requires Charter Steel to obtain an analysis

### ofthe melt shop 

### baghouse dust for at 

### least chromium, magnesium, manganese, lead, zinc, and mercury content on amonthly basis. 14. 

### Furthermore, under Section 

### 1!! ofthe Act, 42 U.S.C. § 7411, EPA promulgated the Standards 

### ofPerformance for 

### New Stationary Sources ("NSPS") 

### for Steel Plants: Electric Arc 

### Furnaces and Argon-Oxygen Decarburization Vessels Constructed 

### AfterAugust 17, 1983 ("Steel 

### Plants") at 40 C.F.R. § 

### 60.270athrough 60.276a. The NSPS 

### for Steel 

### Plants applies to 

### Charter Steel.

3

### Under Section 111 

### ofthe Act, 42 U.S.C. § 7411, EPA

### promulgated theNSPS General 

### Provisions at 40 C.F.R. § 60.1 through 60.19. These NSPS General 

### Provisions apply
to Charter-Steel as 

### owner and operator

### ofan affected facility. 

### The NSPS, at40 C.F.R. § 60.11(d), requires 

### that Charter Steel, 

### at all times, including 

### periods 

### ofstartup, shutdown, and malfunction, to the extentpracticable, maintain and operate itsfacility, including associated air 

### pollution control 

### equipment in 

### a manner consistent with good 

### airpollution control practice for minimizing emissions. 

### Under Section 1 13(a)(1) 

### ofthe Act, 42 U.S.C. § 7413 (a)(1), 

### the Administrator

### of EPA may 

### issue an 

### orderrequiring compliance to any person who has violated or is violating a SIP. 

### Under Section 1 13(a)(3) 

### oftheAct, 42U.S.C. § 7413(a)(3), the 

### Administrator ofEPA may issue an 

### order requiring complianceto any person who has 

### violated or is violating the NSPS regulations. 

### The Administratorhas delegated this authority to the

### Director ofthe Air and Radiation 

### Division. The 

### AdministratorofEPA (the Administrator) may assess a civil 

### penalty

### ofup to $32,500 

### per day 

### ofviolation up to a total 

### of$270,000 for violations that occurred after March 15, 2004 through 

### Januaiy 12, 2009, and may assess a civil penalty 

### ofup to $37,500 per day 

### of violation up to a total 

### of $295,000 for CAA 

### violations that occurred afterJanuary 12, 2009 under Section 1 13(d)(1) 

### ofthe CAA, 42 U.S.C. § 7413(d)(1), and 40 C.F.R. Part 19. 

### The Administrator may assess a penalty 

### greater than $295,000 where the 

### Administrator and the Attorney General 

### ofthe United States

### jointly determine that a matter involving a 

### larger penalty is appropriate for an 

### administrative penalty action. 42 U.S.C. § 7413(d)(1) and 40 C.F.R. 

### Part 19.

4The 

### Administrator and 

### the Attorney General 

### ofthe United States, each through 

### theirrespective delegates, have determined

### jointly thatthis mailer involving a

### penally greater than $295,000 is appropriate 

### for an 

### administrative penalty action. Section 1 13(d)(1) limits the 

### Administrator's authority 

### to mailers where the first 

### alleged date 

### ofviolation occurred no more than 12 months prior to initiation 

### ofthe administrative action, 

### except where the 

### Administrator and the Attorney General 

### ofthe United States

### jointly determinethat a mailer

### involving a longerperiod 

### ofviolation is appropriate for an 

### administrative penalty action. The 

### Administrator and the Attorney General 

### ofthe 

### United States, each through their respective delegates, have determined

### jointly that an 

### administrativepenalty action is 

### appropriate for

### the period

### ofviolations alleged in this CAFO. 

### FactualAllegations and Alleged 

### Violations Charter Steel owns and operates a steel plant facility 

### at4300 B. 49th Street, 

### CuyahogaHeights, Ohio. This facility is a stationary source and an affected sourceunder 40 

### C.F.R § 60.2, and includes emission unit P900 and related emissions units. Charter Steel is also subject to the Ohio SIP. Specifically, Charter Steel is subject to OAC Rule 3745-15-07, which limitsemissions into the open air, and OAC Rule 3745-31-05, which allows OEPA to issue aPTI to 

### Charter Steel based on specific

### terms and conditions. Charter Steel is subject 

### to the NSPS for Steel Plants 

### at 40 C.F.R. § 

### 60.270a through 60.276a, and 

### theNSPS General 

### Provisions at 40 C.F.R. § 60.1 through 60.19.

526. On March 31, 2011, EPA issued to Charter Steel a 

### notice/finding ofviolation alleging 

### that it violated 

### the following requirements: The Ohio SIP, by exceeding 6 

### percent opacity fromthe melt shop 

### building, as averaged over six minutes, on 

### October 8, 2008, August 28, 2009 andNovember 18, 2009. The Ohio SIP, forviolations 

### ofCharter 

### Steel's PTI, including: 1) failing, from 

### January 2007 through September 2010, to maintain pressure drop
across 

### the'melt shop 

### baghouse within the range 

### of3.0 to 8,0 inches 

### of water while P900 operated, in violation 

### ofPart IIll.A.11.1 

### ofthe PTI; 2) failing, from April 27, 2007 through 

### January 29, 2010, to identify all 

### periods 

### oftime duringwhich thepressure drop 

### forthe melt shop 

### baghouse didnot comply with 

### the allowable range, in 

### violation 

### ofPart ll1.A.IV.3 

### of the PTI; and 3) failing for four months, during 

### the semi-annual reporting 

### period

### ofJuly 

### 1,2009 through 

### December 31, 2009, to obtain an analysis 

### ofthe melt shop baghouse dust for mercury and magnesium content, in 

### violation 

### ofPart ffl.A.ffl.7 

### ofthe PTJ. The NSPS General Provisions, by failing to

### operate themelt shop 

### baghouse "air pollution control equipment in amanner consistent with good 

### air pollution control practice 

### for minimizing emissions." 27. On 

### November 28, 2011, EPA issued to Charter Steel a 

### second notice/finding

### of violation alleging that 

### it violatedthe NSPS General Provisions and 

### the Ohio SIP, for violations 

### ofCharter 

### Steel's PTI, by 

### failing to test P900 at its maximum 

### production ratesince December 26, 2006 

### (i.e., within 180 days 

### ofstartup).

6On April 26, 2011 and on subsequent occasions, representatives 

### ofCharter Steel and 

### EPA have discussedthe March 31, 2011 and 

### November 28, 2011 

### notices/findings 

### of violation. Charter Steel 

### acknowledges that, both directly andthrough legal counsel, it conferred and 

### submitted written information to EPA, and had the opportunity to present any evidence, arguments, comments, regarding the legal and factual determinations on 

### which this Order is based, its 

### applicability to respondent, 

### the appropriateness 

### ofits terms 

### orany 

### other relevant and 

### matenal issue. EPA alleges that 

### Charter Steel violated 

### the Ohio SIP, OAC rules 3745-15-07 and 

### 3745-31-05, and theNSPS General Provisions, at 40 

### CFR. § 60.11(d) and 40 C.F.R. § 60.08. Civil 

### Penalty Based on analysis 

### ofthe factors specifiedin Section 113(e) 

### ofthe CAA, 42 U.S.C. § 7413(e), the facts 

### ofthis case and cooperation, prompt return to compliance, and agreement 

### to perform a supplemental environmental project, Complainant has determined 

### that an 

### appropriate civil penalty to settle this action is $ 102,647.00. Within 30 days 

### after the effective date 

### ofthis CAFO, 

### Respondent must pay 

### a $102,647.00 civil penalty by: 

### ACH electronic fundstransfer, payable 

### to "Treasurer, United States 

### ofAmerica," and sent to: US Treasury REX/Cashlink ACH Receiver ABA: 

### 051036706 Account Number: 310006, Environmental 

### Protection Agency CTX Format Transaction Code 22-checking In 

### the comment area 

### of the 

### electronic funds transfer, 

### state

### Respondent's name, the docket number 

### ofthis CAFO and 

### the billing document number.

7

### Respondent must send a 

### notice ofpayment that states 

### Respondent's name, 

### the docket 

### number 

### ofthis CAFO and thebilling document number to EPA at the 

### following addresses when 

### itpays the penalty: Ann: 

### Compliance Tracker (AE-17J) Air

### Enforcement and Compliance AssuranceBranch Air and 

### Radiation Division U.S. 

### Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5 77 W. Jackson 

### Boulevard Chicago, Illinois 60604 Luis Oviedo (C-14J) Office 

### ofRegional Counsel U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5 

### 77W. Jackson 

### Boulevard Chicago, Illinois 60604 Regional 

### Hearing Clerk (E-19J) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5 77 W. Jackson Boulevard Chicago,Illinois 60604 

### This civil penalty is not deductible for federal tax purposes. 

### IfRespondent does notpay timely the civil penalty, EPA may request the Attorney General 

### ofthe United States to 

### bring an action to collect any 

### unpaid portion 

### ofthe penalty with interest, nonpayment penalties and the

### United States enforcement expenses for

### the collection 

### action under Section 1 13(d)(5) 

### ofthe CAA, 42 U.S.C. § 7413(d)(5). The validity, amount and 

### appropriateness 

### ofthecivil 

### penalty are not reviewable in 

### a collection action. 

### Respondent mustpay the 

### following on any amount overdue underthis CAFO. 

### kterest will 

### accrue on any overdue amount from the date

### payment was due at a

### rate established by the Secretary 

### ofthe Treasury pursuant 

### to 26 U.S.C. § 6621(a)(2). 

### Respondent mustpay 

### the United States 

### enforcement expenses, including but not 

### limited to attorneys fees and costs incurred by 

### the United States 

### for collection proceedings. 

### In addition, 

### Respondent mustpay a 

### quarterly nonpayment penalty 

### for each 

### quarter during which the assessedpenalty is overdue.

8

### This nonpaymentpenalty will be 10 percent 

### ofthe aggregate amount 

### ofthe 

### outstanding penalties 

### and nonpaymentpenalties accrued from the

### beginning 

### ofthe quarter. 42 U.S.C. § 7413(d)(5). 

### Supplemental 

### Environment

### Project 36. 

### Respondent must complete 

### a supplemental environmental project (SEP) 

### designed to 

### protect the environmentby reducing fumes released tothe environment fromthe 

### west end 

### of its 

### melt shop building at its facility. 37. At its Cuyahoga Heights facility, Respondent must complete the SEP as follows: The proposed SEP 

### involves installation 

### ofa new 

### roofventilation hoodto collect fumes from the west end 

### ofthe melt shop. A new induced draft 

### duct will 

### be installed on the melt shop 

### roofto connect the 

### new ventilationhood tothe 

### existing fume system vertical main 

### duct located on 

### the northern side 

### ofthe melt shop. The new duct will be installed with a

### flow control damper and expansion

### jointat the northem 

### roofedge. Duct supports will be 

### installed on the 

### roofand north wall to support the 

### new duct. A 

### platform will be

### installed along the north melt shop 

### roofedge to provide
access to 

### theflow control damper. Access 

### to the 

### newplatform will be 

### provided by extending the access 

### ladder at the northwest corner 

### ofthe melt shop to the roof. The SEP shall be 

### completed by 

### December 31, 2013. 38. 

### Respondent must spendat 

### least $ 629,000.00 in total capital and 

### engineering costs. Any 

### amount spent by 

### Charter in 

### connection with this 

### project in excess 

### of$ 

### 629,000.00 shall notbe 

### considered part 

### ofthis SEP or 

### subject to the terms 

### ofthis CAFO.

9

### Respondent's authorized representativecertifies as follows: I certify that Charter Steel is not required

### to perform or develop the SEP by any law, regulation, order, or agreement 

### or as injunctive 

### reliefas 

### of the date 

### that! am 

### signing this CAFO. I further certify that Charter Steel has not received, and is not 

### negotiating to receive, credit forthe 

### SEP in any 

### other enforcement action. I certify that 

### Charter Steel is not a party to any open federal financial assistance 

### transaction that is funding or could be 

### used to 

### fund the same activity as the SEP. ! further certify that, to the

### best 

### ofmy 

### knowledge and 

### beliefafterreasonable inquiry, there is no such open federal financial transaction that is funding or could be 

### used to 

### fundthe same activity as 

### the SEP, 

### norhasthe same activity been described in an unsuccessful federal financial assistance transaction proposalsubmitted to EPA within twoyears 

### ofthe date that I am signing this CAFO (unless 

### the project was barred from funding as statutorily ineligible). 

### Forpurposes 

### ofthis certification, the term "open federal financial assistance 

### transaction" refers to a grant, cooperative agreement, 

### loan, federally-guaranteedloan guarantee or other mechanism for 

### providing federal financial assistance whose performance period has not expired. As provided in §114 

### ofthe CAA, (42U.S.C. § 7414), EPA may 

### inspect the facility to monitor 

### Respondent's compliance with this 

### CAFO's SEP requirements. 

### Respondent must submit a SEP 

### completion report to 

### EPA by March 1, 2014. 

### This reportmust contain the 

### following information: 

### Detailed description 

### ofthe SEP as completed; Description 

### of any operating problems and the 

### actions taken to correct 

### the problems; Itemized cost 

### ofgoods and 

### services used to completethe SEP documented by 

### copies

### ofinvoices, 

### purchase orders or 

### cancelled checks that 

### specifically identify anditemize the 

### individual cost 

### ofthe goods and services; Certification that Respondenthas completed the SEP in compliance with this CAFO; and Description 

### ofthe environmental and 

### publichealth benefitsresulting from the SEP (quantify

### the benefits and pollution reductions, 

### iffeasible).

1041. 

### Respondent must submit all notices and 

### the SEP 

### completion report required by this CAFO by 

### first-class mail to 

### the Compliance 

### Tracker 

### ofthe Air Enforcement and Compliance 

### Assurance Branch at the address provided in paragraph 32, above. 42, Th each report

### that Respondent submits as 

### provided by this CAFO, it mustcertify that the

### report is true and complete by including the following 

### statement signedby one 

### ofits officers: I certify 

### that I am familiar with the information in this document and that, 

### based on my inquiry 

### ofthose individuals 

### responsible for 

### obtainingthe information, it is true and complete to the best 

### of my knowledge. I know 

### thatthere are significant penalties for 

### submitting falseinformation, including the possibility 

### offines and 

### imprisonment for knowing violations: Following receipt

### ofthe SEP completion report described in paragraph 40, above, EPA must 

### notify Respondent in writing that:

a. It has 

### satisfactorily completedthe 

### SEP and the SEP report; There are deficiencies in the SEP as completed or in the SEP report and 

### EPA will giveRespondent 30 days to correct 

### the deficiencies; or

c. It 

### hasnot satisfactorily completed the SEP orthe SEP report and EPA will seek stipulated penalties under paragraph 45. 

### IfEPA exercises option b above, 

### Respondent may 

### object in writing to the deficiency 

### notice within 10 days 

### ofreceiving the notice. The

### parties will have 30 days from 

### EPA's receipt 

### ofRespondent's objection to reach an agreement. 

### Iftheparties cannot reach an agreement, 

### EPA will give 

### Respondent awritten decision 

### on its objection. Respondent will comply with any requirement 

### thatEPA imposes in its decision, 

### ifRespondent does not complete 

### the SEP as 

### required by 

### EPA's decision, Respondent will pay stipulated penalties to 

### the United States 

### underparagraph 45, below. 

### IfRespondent violates any requirement 

### ofthis CAFOrelating to the SEP, 

### Respondent 

### must pay 

### stipulated penalties to 

### the United States as follows:

11a. 

### Except as 

### provided in subparagraph b, 

### below, 

### ifRespondentdid not complete the SEP satisfactorily according to the 

### requirements 

### ofthis CAFO, 

### including the schedule in paragraph 37, 

### Respondent must pay a penalty 

### of$241,063. 

### IfRespondent didnot complete the SEP satisfactorily, but EPA determines that

### Respondent made 

### good faith and timely effortsto completethe SEP and certified, with 

### supporting documents, that it spent at 

### least 90 percent 

### ofthe amount set forth in paragraph 38, 

### Respondent will not be liable 

### for any 

### stipulatedpenalty under subparagraph a, above.

c. 

### IfRespondent completed the SEP satisfactorily, but spent less than 90 

### percent 

### ofthe amount set forth in paragraph 38, 

### Respondent must pay a penalty 

### of $24,100. 

### IfRespondent did not submit timely the SEP completion report or any other report required by paragraph 40, Respondent must pay penalties in 

### the following amounts for each day 

### after the report was due until it submits the report: Penalty perviolation per day 

### Period 

### ofviolation $500 15t through 14th day $750 15th through 30th day $1,000 31st day and beyond 

### EPA's determinations 

### ofwhether Respondent completed the SEP satisfactorily and whether Respondent made good faith and timely efforts to complete 

### the SEP will bind Respondent. 

### Respondentmustpay any stipulated 

### penalties within 15 

### days 

### ofreceiving

### EPA's written demand for thepenalties. Respondent will use the method 

### ofpayment specified in 

### paragraph 31, above, and will pay interest and nonpayment penalties on any overdue amounts. Anypublic statement that Respondent makes referringto the SEP must include the following language: "Charter Steel undertook thisproject under the 

### settlement 

### ofthe United States Environmental Protection 

### Agency's enforcement action against Charter Steel for 

### violations 

### ofthe Clean 

### AirAct."

12For 

### federal income tax 

### purposes, Respondent will 

### neither capitalizeinto inventory
or basis,nor deduct any costs or expenditures incurred in 

### performing the SEP. 

### General Provisions This CAFO resolves only 

### Respondent's liability 

### for federal civil penalties for the violations alleged in this CAFO. The CAFO does nOt affect 

### the rights 

### ofEPA or 

### theUnited States to pursue appropriate injunctive 

### orother equitable 

### reliefor criminal sanctions 

### forany violation 

### oflaw. This CAFO does not affect 

### Respondent's responsibility 

### to comply with the CAA 

### and other applicable federal, state and local laws. 

### Except as provided in paragraph 50, above, 

### compliance with this CAFO will notbe a 

### defense to any actions subsequently commenced 

### pursuantto federal laws administered by EPA. 

### Respondent certifies that 

### it is complying fully with NSPS, the terms 

### ofits PTI and the Ohio SIP. 

### This CAFO constitutes an 

### "enforcement response" as 

### that term is used in

### EPA's Clean Air Act 

### Stationary Civil Penalty Policy to determine 

### Respondent's "full compliance history" under Section 113(e) 

### ofthe CAA, 42 U.S.C. § 7413(e). The terms 

### ofthis CAFO bind Respondent, its successors and assigns. Each person signing this consent agreement certifies that he or she has the 

### authority to sign for the party whom he or she 

### represents and to bind that party to its terms. Each 

### party agrees to 

### bear its own costs and 

### attomeys fees in thisaction. This CAFO constitutes the entire agreement between the parties,

13

### Charter Manufacturing Company, Inc., 

### Respondent

Date

Date Jqhn W. Mellowes 

### Vice President Charter ManufacturingCompany, Inc.



### United States 

### Environmental Protection Agency, 

### Complainant

GeorgeT. 

### çzemi 

### ActinDjjdctor Air and RadiationDivision U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5

14

### Consent

### Agreement and Final 

### Order In the 

### Mailer of: 

### Charter Manufacturing Company, Inc. DocketNo. CAA-O5-2012-0051 

### Final 

### Order This Consent Agreement and Final Order, as 

### agreed to 

### by theparties, shall become effective 

### immediatelyupon filing with the Regional 

### Hearthg Clerk. This Final 

### Order concludes 

### this proceeding 

### pursuant to 40 C.F.R. § 

### 22.18 

### and 22.31. IT IS SO 

### ORDERED.

Date Susan Hedman Regional Administrator U.S. 

### Environmental Protection Agency Region 5

15

### ConsentAgreement and Final 

### Order In 

### the 

### Mailer of: 

### CharterManufacturing Company, Inc. Docket 

### No.CAA0S_20120051 Certificate of 

### Service I 

### certify

### that I 

### filed the originaland one copy 

### ofthe Consent Agreement and Final 

### Order (CAFO),docket number 

### CAA-05-20120051 with 

### the Regional Hearing Clerk (E-19J), 

### United States 

### Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 

### W. 

### Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604, and 

### that I 

### mailed 

### a second 

### copy to 

### Respondent by 

### first-class, postage prepaid, certified mail, 

### returnreceipt requested, by 

### placing it in 

### thecustody 

### ofthe United States 

### Postal Service 

### addressed as 

### follows: John W. 

### Mellowes, Vice 

### President Charter Steel 

### 4300 E. 49th 

### Street Cuyahoga 

### Height, Ohio 44125 I 

### certify that I 

### delivered a 

### correct copy 

### ofthe 

### CAFO by 

### intra-office mail, 

### addressed as 

### follows:



### Valencia S. 

### White ClevelandDivision 

### ofAir Quality Cleveland 

### Department 

### ofPublic Health Division 

### ofAir 

### Quality 75 

### ErieviewPlaza, 2nd 

### Floor Cleveland, Ohio 44114 Thomas P. 

### McElligott Attorney 

### at Law Quarles & 

### Brady LLP 411 

### East 

### Wisconsin Avenue Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202-4497

CERTIFIED MAIL 

### RECEIPTNUMBER: 

### AnnL Coyle 

### Regional Judicial Officer (C-14J) 

### U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 77 W. 

### Jackson Boulevard Chicago, Illinois 60604 I 

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