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GEORGE C. MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER (MSFC)

Administrative - Formal · FY2001 · — · Final Order With Penalty · 24529

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Case

Case Number
04-2001-1503
Type
Administrative - Formal
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Final Order With Penalty
Multimedia
N
Self-disclosure
N

Defendants (2)

Summary

MSFC DID NOT SUBMIT ITS INITIAL COMPLIANCE NOTIFICATION UNTIL AUGUST 1998, 8 MONTHS AFTER THE COMPLIANCE DATE OF DECEMBER 2, 1997. THEREFORE, MSFC WAS IN VIOLATION OF 40 CFR 63.468(E). MSFC DID NOT SUBMIT SEMIANNUAL EXCEEDANCE REPORTS FOR THE PERIOD OF JANUARY 1998 TO JUNE 1998, BY THE DESIGNATED DATE JULY 31, 1998. MSFC'S SEMIANNUAL EXCEEDANCE REPORT WAS SUBMITTED ON APRIL 28, 1999. THEREFORE, MSFC WAS IN VIOLATINO OF 40 CFR 63.468(H). MSFC EXCEEDED THE APPLICABLE 3-MONTH ROLLING AVERAGE FOR TANK 4760-50A DURING 3 SEPARATE PERIODS OF TIME; THEREFORE, MSFC WAS IN VIOLATION OF 40 CFR 63.464(A)(1)(II). MSFC EXCEEDED THE APPLICABLE 3-MONTH ROLLING AVERAGE FOR TANK 4760-42 DURING 3 SEPARATE PERIODS OF TIME; THEREFORE, MSFC WAS IN VIOLATION OF 40 CFR 63.464(A)(1)(II). MSFC HAD INCOMPLETE RECORDS OF SOLVENT ADDITION TO ITS SOLVENT CLEANING MACHINES AS WELL AS THE SOLVENT COMPOSITION WASTES THAT WERE REMOVED; THEREFORE, MSFC WAS IN VIOLATION OF 40 CFR 63.467(C)(II). 10/15/01 - PENALTY PAID; CASE CLOSED.

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