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I being imposed by Rio Blanco county officials. EPA believes that Respondent <br />2 initially made no good faith effort to comply until receipt of EPA's December 17, <br />3 2007, letter and subsequent telephone call on or about April 4, 2008, and <br />4 thereafter encountered some difficulty complying due to factors beyond its <br />5 control. EPA made a downward adjustment to the proposed penalty based on this <br />6 factor. <br />7 <br />8 Economic impact on the violator <br />9 <br />10 EPA did not reduce the proposed penalty due to this factor, but will consider any <br />11 new information Respondent may present regarding this factor. <br />12 <br />13 Other Matters that Justice may Require <br />14 <br />15 EPA made no additional adjustments to the penalty due to this factor. <br />16 <br />17 Schedule to Comply with UIC Permit Requirements <br />18 <br />19 If Respondent has not already done so, EPA proposes that Respondent must <br />20 return the wells to compliance by conducting the required internal and external <br />21 mechanical integrity testing by September 30, 2008, and must submit the results <br />22 of the testing, including interpretation of the temperature logs by a knowledgeable <br />23 log analyst, to Nathan Wiser, at the address below. <br />24 <br />25 25. Respondents' payment of the penalty shall be made by money order or certified <br />26 check made payable to "Treasurer, United States of America" and mailed to the <br />27 following address: <br />28 <br />29 REGULAR MAIL: <br />30 <br />31 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency <br />32 Fines and Penalties <br />33 Cincinnati Finance Center <br />34 P.O. Box 979077 <br />35 St. Louis, MO 63197-9000 <br />36 <br />37 OVERNIGHT MAIL: <br />38 <br />39 U.S. Bank <br />40 1005 Convention Plaza <br />41 Mail Station SL-MO-C2GL <br />42 St. Louis, MO 63101 <br />43 <br />44 Contact: Natalie Pearson <br />45 314-418-4087 <br />46 <br />Page 6 of 9