# Blonder Tongue Laboratories, Inc.
> **Administrative - Formal** · FY2005 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `138626`
- **Case Number:** 02-2005-4104
- **Type:** Administrative - Formal
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** —
## Defendants
- Blonder Tongue Laboratories, Inc. (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

EPCRA �313 Subpart (a) requires Form R reports to be submitted annually on or before July 1 and to contain data estimating releases during the preceding calendar year.  Facilities which submit Form R reports after the July 1 deadline have failed to comply with this annual reporting requirement and have defeated the purpose of EPCRA �313, which is to make this toxic release data available to states and the public annually and in a timely manner.

COUNT 1
Failure to submit in a timely manner a Form R for processing approximately 3,069 pounds of lead for calendar year 2001.  The facility exceeded 10X the PBT lead threshold of 100 pounds.

Proposed Penalty = $27,500					

COUNT 2
Failure to submit in a timely manner a Form R for otherwise using approximately 2,065 pounds of lead for calendar year 2002.  The facility exceeded the 10X PBT lead threshold of 100 pounds.

Proposed Penalty = $18,007					

Total Proposed Penalty = $45,507

Mitigated Penalty = $18,007 

(HQ has requested that penalties for the PBT chemical lead be assessed at $0 for calendar 2001 as it was the first year that facilities were required to file Form R reports under the new lowered threshold of 100 pounds.)

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