# Steuben Foods, Inc.
> **Administrative - Formal** · FY2003 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `105648`
- **Case Number:** 02-2003-4229
- **Type:** Administrative - Formal
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** —
## Defendants
- Steuben Foods, Inc. (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

This is a consolidated action pursuant to our Consolidated Rules of Practice (40 C.F.R. �22.18(b)(2) and (3)), which provide that a proceeding may be simultaneously commenced and concluded by the issuance of a Consent Agreement and Final Order when the parties agree to settle one or more causes of action before the filing of an Administrative Complaint.

A review of the Toxic Release Inventory Envirofacts Database (TRI Database) indicated that the Respondent voluntarily submitted the following Form R reports to the EPA:
CHEMICAL	YEAR	DUE DATE	POSTMARK DATE	DAYS LATE
NITRIC ACID	1999	07/01/00	01/09/03	>1yr
NITRIC ACID	2000	07/01/01	01/09/03	>1yr
NITRIC ACID	2001	07/01/02	01/09/03	191
NITRATE COMPOUNDS	1998	07/01/99	07/29/03	>1yr
NITRATE COMPOUNDS	1999	07/01/00	07/29/03	>1yr
NITRATE COMPOUNDS	2000	07/01/01	07/29/03	>1yr
NITRATE COMPOUNDS	2001	07/01/02	07/29/03	>1yr


On July 2, 2003, a letter addressing the above late reporting violations was sent to the company in an effort to gain more insight into the circumstances concerning the above violations.  An informal settlement conference was held by phone between Mr. Richard DeFeo, Vice President, Steuben Foods and Ms. Mary A. Kowalski of the Pesticides and Toxic Substances Branch on August 15, 2003 followed by several additional phone conversations.  On August 7, 2003, Steuben Foods provided by letter the requested information.  It was determined that Steuben Foods Incorporated was required to submit the above Form

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