ON 1/9/01 RESPONDENT EXPERIENCED A RELEASE OF 36.4 POUNDS OF ETHYLENE OXIDE, AN AMOUNT GREATER THAN ITS REPORTABLE QUANTITY, AT RESPONDENT'S FACILITY. THE RESPONDENT DISCOVERED THE RELEASE AT APPROX. 7 A.M. (CST) ON 1/9/01. RESPONDENT FAILED TO REPORT THE RELEASE TO THE SERC UNTIL OVER 4 HOURS LATER AT APPROX. 11:45 A.M. (CST) ON 1/9/01; IN VIOLATION OF THE NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 304(A) OF EPCRA AND SECTION 103(A) OF CERCLA. 5/11/01 - PENALTY PAID; CASE CLOSED. REDS NO: 20010425DEOMM4BD