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Clean Air Act Title II: Tampering Inspection
INSPECTION REPORT
Version: 3/27/2019
Attached please find the United States Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) inspection report of your inspected facility and/or any vehicles/engines identified therein. EPA is providing this report as a matter of agency policy and will contact you again only if needed.
Without making a determination that your business or organization is a small business, EPA is also providing you with a link to this Small Business Resources Information Sheet (https://www.epa.gov/compliance/small-business-resourcesinformation-sheet) which provides an array of resources to help small businesses understand and comply with federal and state environmental laws.
Inspection Information Inspection Date(s): April 19, 2022
EPA Region/Program Conducting Inspection:
Company Name:
EPA Region 4 Optimum Diesel
Facility Name: Optimum Diesel
Facility Physical Location: (street address, building/unit #)
(city, state, zip code)
1180 Old Stage Road Greeneville, TN 37745
Inspection Report Revision History
Revision #
Revision Date
Reason for Revision
Carrie Griffith Field Inspector Name
Todd Groendyke Name of Approving Official
Inspector and Approval
CARRIE GRIFFITH
Digitally signed by CARRIE GRIFFITH Date: 2022.05.19 11:23:53 -04'00'
Signature
Section Chief Title
Digitally signed by Groendyke,
Groendyke, Todd Todd
Date: 2022.05.19 10:47:07 -04'00'
Signature
Date Date
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FACILITY INSPECTION WORKSHEET
(Supplemental notes or narrative format may be used as preferred).
General Inspection Information
Facility Name: Optimum Diesel
Facility Address: 1180 Old Stage Road Greeneville, TN 37745
Primary Facility Representative & Title:
Facility Contact Phone/Email:
Time Inspector Presented Credentials:
Permission to Enter Facility Granted?
If Yes, by whom? If No, explain.
Gene Mullett, Owner
423-329-0029 gene@optimumdiesel.com
10:53 EDT
Yes No
Facility denied permission to conduct a walkthrough of the property.
Inspection Date Arrival/Departure Time Inspection Number/ID:
4/19/2022
10:47 EDT
12:20 EDT
3601407758-2022
Inspector(s): Carrie Griffith, Tony Spann, Aleeka Broner
Compliance Assistance Reference Materials Provided
to Facility
SBREFA Form Exhaust Repair Guidelines
Memo 1A
Tampering Brochure
Engine Switch Fact Sheet
Other:
Photographer Name: n/a
Photograph Range: n/a
Notes (e.g. compliance actions taken by facility, purchased samples, other
relevant background, etc.):
Facility requested compliance assistance regarding Clean Air Act tampering prohibitions.
Facility Business Activities
Description/Observations
Types of Services
(types and brands of parts that are manufactured or sold, types of shop
(check all that apply)
services provided, etc.)
Manufactures
(hardware or aftermarket parts
software)
Estimated Throughput (e.g., sales per month, installs per week)
Sells aftermarket
(including drop part sales
shipments)
Service shop Facility indicated that the majority of services performed are engine and
transmission repairs.
2-3 vehicles per week
Fleet
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Other:
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Personnel Interviewed
Name Gene Mullett
Title/Position Owner
Contact Info. (e.g., email, phone number)
423-329-0029 gene@optimumdiesel.com
Interviewed by (Last name of Inspector)
Griffith/Spann
Documents Requested
Document(s)
Service invoices from JanuaryApril 2022
Status
Document(s) Provided
Document(s) Denied
Will Provide After Inspection Other (see notes)
Purchase receipts from January-April 2022
Document(s) Provided Will Provide After Inspection
Document(s) Denied Other (see notes)
Document(s) Provided Will Provide After Inspection Document(s) Provided Will Provide After Inspection Document(s) Provided Will Provide After Inspection
Document(s) Denied Other (see notes) Document(s) Denied Other (see notes) Document(s) Denied Other (see notes)
Vehicles Inspected/Observed
VIN (last 4 digits)
EPA Engine Family
Appearance of Tampering (Yes/No/TBD)
OBD Data Obtained? (Yes/No)
Notes/Comments Inspectors observed service invoices onsite on the company's computer. Receipts from DPPI were available but not easily accessible and therefore not reviewed onsite. Inspectors did not request for records to be provided after the inspection.
Observations (e.g., Who Performed Apparent Tampering?)
N/A
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