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Administrative - Formal · FY2000 · — · Final Order No Penalty · 19204

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Case

Case Number
03-2000-0473
Type
Administrative - Formal
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Final Order No Penalty
Multimedia
N
Self-disclosure
Y

Defendants (1)

Summary

RESPONDENT FAILED TO FILE FORM RS PURSUANT TO SECTION 313 OF EPCRA, 42 U.S.C. SECTION 11023 FOR TWELVE CHEMCIALS THAT ARE COMPONENTS OF A FUEL OIL MIXTURE THAT IS PROCESSED BY RESPONDENT AT TWO FACILITIES LOCATED IN PENNSYLVANIA, SINKING SPRINGS AND LANCASTER. RESPONDENT DISCOVERED THE VIOLATIONS ON JANUARY 10, 2000 THROUGH AN ENVIRONMENTAL AUDIT AND NOTIFIED EPA BY LETTER DATED JANUARY 28, 2000 THAT SEVEN OF ITS FACILITIES FAILED TO FILE FORMS RS FOR CALENDAR YEAR 1998 BY JULY 1, 1999. HOWEVER, FIVE OF THE SEVEN FACILITIES ARE NOT SUBJECT TO THE EPCRA SECTION 313, 42 U.S.C. 11023, REPORTING REQUIREMENTS BECAUSE THEY DID NOT HAVE 10 MORE FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES DURING THE RELEVANT TIME PERIOD. RESPONDENT'S DISCLOSURE MEETS ALL OF THE CONDITIONS OF THE SELF-DISCLOSURE POLICY AND THE VIOLATIONS WERE CORRECTED WITHIN 60 DAYS OF RESPONDENT'S DISCLSOURE OF EPA. THEREFORE, RESPONDENT QUALIFIES FOR 100% REDUCTION IN THE GRAVITY-BASED COMPONENT OF THE CIVIL PENALTY FOR THE VIOLATIONS, $112,209, AND NO SIGNIFICANT ECONOMIC BENEFIT HAS ACCRUED TO RESPONDENT AS A RESULT OF THIS NON-COMPLIANCE CONCERNING THESE VIOLATIONS. THEREFORE, EPA WILL NOT ASSESS A PENALTY AGAINST RESPONDENT FOR THESE VIOLATIONS.

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