# FRANK, ROBERT A  (JOHNSON BRONZE CO #2)
> **Judicial** · FY1997 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `17887`
- **Case Number:** 03-1997-0392
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $1K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** $0
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- FRANK, ROBERT A (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

THIS IS A REFERRAL UNDER SECTION 104E OF CERCLA.  THE        RECOMMENDED ACTION SEEKS TO IMPOSE PENALTIES FOR             PROVIDING NO RESONSES, INADEQUATE RESPONSES, AND RESPONSES   WITH EXCESSIVE DELAYS, AS WELL AS REQUIRE PRODUCTION OF      IMFORMATION AND DOCUMENTS SOUGHT BY EPA IN SEVERAL OF ITS    CERCLA 104E INFORMATION REQUESTS.  EPA PREVIOUSLY REFERRED   A COST RECOVERY ACTION UNDER SECTION 107 OF CERCLA TO        THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE REGARDING THIS SITE ON 8/12/94     AND THAT REFERRAL CONTAINS COMPLETE INFORMATION REGARDING    THE SPECIFICS OF THIS CASE.  THE CERCLA 107 REFERRAL WAS     NOT FILED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE DUE TO INSUFFICIENT   EVIDENCE REGARDING, INTER ALIA, THE PRPS ABILITY TO          REIMBURSE EPA'S RESPONSE COSTS.  SUCH EVIDENCE MIGHT HAVE    BEEN AVAILABLE HAD THE ABOVE CAPTIONED DEFENDANTS PROPERLY   RESPONDED TO CERCLA 104E REQUESTS.                              THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THIS REFERRAL IS TO PRESERVE       THE PRESENT AND FUTURE INTEGRITY OF EPA'S INFORMATION        GATHERING AUTHORITY UNDER SECTION 104E OF CERCLA, AS WELL AS SIMILIAR INFORMATION GATHERING AUTHORITIES THAT HAVE         BEEN ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO THE CLEAN WATER ACT, CLEAN      AIR ACT, TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT, ETC.  TO THAT END,    IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT THE NAMED DEFENDANTS BE COMPELLED      TO PAY CIVIL PENALTIES FOR THEIR REPEATED BLATANT AND        CALLOUS FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH EPA'S 104E REQUESTS.          THE IMPOSITION OF CIVIL PENALTIES WI

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