On December 21, 2010, Region I filed a Consent Agreement and Final Order (CAFO) to resolve an administrative penalty case against Millipore Corporation (Millipore), a Massachusetts corporation. The CAFO requires Millipore to pay a $526,500 monetary penalty to resolve numerous past violations of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as alleged in a complaint Region I filed on September 30, 2010. The violations include (1) distribution or sale of an unregistered pesticide, (2) failure to file reports required by FIFRA with EPA prior to the importation of a pesticide into the United States, and (3) failure to file reports required by FIFRA with EPA prior to the importation of pesticide devices into the United States. The settlement will encourage regulatory compliance and help to ensure that pesticides and pesticide devices are not sold or used in a manner that poses unreasonable risk to human health or the environment.