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and 311 of the CWA, 33 U.S.C. §§ 1318 and 1321. Your responses to this Information Request must be made by a letter, signed by a person or persons duly authorized to represent Community Fuels. Please send your responses via certified mail, return receipt requested, or email, so that they are received within thirty(30) days of your receipt of this letter. Address your submittal to Mr. Pete Reich at the address specified above. Please note that, pursuant to regulations located at 40 C.F.R. Part 2, Subpart B, you are entitled to assert a business confidentiality claim covering any part of the submitted information as defined in 40 C.F.R. § 2.201(c). Asserting a business confidentiality claim does not relieve you from the obligation to fully respond to this letter. Failure to assert such a claim makes the submitted information subject to public disclosure upon request and without further notice to you, pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552. Information subject to a business confidentiality claim may be available to the public only to the extent set forth in the above-cited regulation. EPA has the authority to use the information requested herein in an administrative, civil, or criminal action. In addition, EPA has not waived any rights to take enforcement action for past or future violations. Community Fuels' compliance with this Information Request is mandatory. Failure to respond fully and truthfully may result in an enforcement action being taken in accordance with Section 309 of the CWA, 33 U.S.C. § 1319. This may include civil penalties of up to $44,414.00 per day of noncompliance. In addition, the submission of knowingly false or misleading statements may be punished by a fine pursuant to Title 18 of the U.S. Code, or by imprisonment for not more than two years, or both. Additionally, EPA has created a number of helpful resources for small businesses. EPA has established the National Compliance Assistance Clearinghouse as well as Compliance Assistance Centers which offer various forms of resources to small businesses. You may inquire about these resources at http://www.epa.gov. In addition, the EPA Small Business Ombudsman may be contacted at http://www.epa.gov/sbo. Finally, EPA developed a fact sheet about the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act, which is enclosed with this letter. Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Pete Reich at 415-972-3052 or reich.peter@epa.gov, or have your counsel contact Rebekah Reynolds at 415-972-3916 or reynolds.rebekah@epa.gov. S'n rely, Thanne Berg, Acting Assist nt Director Enforcement Division Enclosures EC E I V E D FEB 21 2017 cc: Michelle Henry, San Joaquin County ENVIRONMENTAL HFAI TH OEPARTkAFN'j 4