An ALJ found that Shenzhenshi Xialan manufactured and distributed faucet basic models in commerce without submitting to DOE a report certifying that the basic models comply with the applicable energy conservation standards.
July 6, 2023
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July 6, 2023
An ALJ determined that Shenzhenshi Xialan manufactured and distributed in commerce basic models of faucets for at least 212 days; the basic models are subject to the energy conservation standards at 10 C.F.R. § 430.32(o); and before distributing the basic models in commerce, Shenzhenshi Xialan knowingly failed to submit to DOE a report certifying that the basic models complies with those energy conservation standards. The ALJ held that Shenzhenshi Xialan knowingly violated 10 C.F.R. § 429.102(a)(1) and recommended that DOE assess Shenzhenshi Xialan a $106,636 civil penalty.