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UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY REGION 6 DALLAS, TEXAS FIL ED 20/3 {,[':; /6 c l'"' 17 1\ IN THE MATTER OF: SCREENING SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL, INC. SLAUGHTER, LOUISIANA RESPONDENT Proceeding under Section 3008(a) of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLIANCE ORDER ON CONSENT USEPA DOCKET NO. RCRA-06-2018-0945 ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLIANCE ORDER ON CONSENT I. PRELIMINARY STATEMENT 1. This Administrative Compliance Order on Consent ("ACOC") is entered into by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region 6 ("EPA") and Respondent, Screening Systems International Inc., ("SSI "or "Respondent"), and concerns the facility located at 215 Highway 19, Slaughter, Louisiana 70777 (the "Facility"). 2. Notice of this action has been given to the State of Louisiana, under Section 3008(a)(2) of RCRA, 42 U.S.C. 6928(a)(2). 3. For the purpose of these proceedings, Respondent admits the jurisdictional allegations herein; however, Respondent neither admits nor denies the specific factual allegations and conclusions of law contained in thi s ACOC. This ACOC states a claim upon which relief may be granted. Screening Systems International, Inc. RCRA-06-2018-0945 4. The Respondent explicitly waives any right to contest the allegations and its right to appeal the proposed final order contained in this ACOC, and waives all defenses which have been raised or could have been raised to the claims set forth in the ACOC. 5. Respondent consents to the issuance of the ACOC hereinafter recited and consents to the specific stated Compliance Order, Section VI, of this ACOC. II. JURISDICTION 6. This ACOC is issued by the EPA pursuant to Section 3008(a) of the Resource Conservation and Recove1y Act ("RCRA"), 42 U.S.C. 6928, as amended by the Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984 ("HSWA"), and is simultaneously commenced and concluded through the issuance ofthis ACOC under 40 C.F.R. 22.13(b) and 22.18(b)(2) and (3). 7. Respondent agrees to undertake and complete all actions required by the terms and conditions of this ACOC. In any action by the EPA or the United States to enforce the terms ofthis ACOC, Respondent agrees not to contest the authority or jurisdiction of the EPA to issue or enforce this ACOC, and agrees not to contest the validity of this ACOC or its terms or conditions. III. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE . 8. This ACOC provides for the resolution of EPA Region 6's investigation of Respondent's Facility. 9. In entering into this ACOC, the mutual objectives of EPA; Region 6 and Respondent are to remedy, and/or prevent the potential endimgerment to human health and/or the environment from 2