# MINNESOTA BREWING CO.
> **Administrative - Formal** · FY1999 · — · Final Order No Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `32005`
- **Case Number:** 05-1999-0715
- **Type:** Administrative - Formal
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order No Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** $0
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- MINNESOTA BREWING CO. (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

FAILURE TO REPORT HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS UNDER EPCRA.           AN INSPECTION WAS CONDUCTED AT THIS FACILITY ON APRIL 30,    1998.  THE INSPECTION REVEALED THE STORAGE OF SIX HAZARDOUS  SUBSTANCES, INCLUDING THREE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES   GREATER THAN THE THRESHOLD QUANTITIES.  THE FACILITY WAS     REQUIRED TO SUBMIT A TIER II FORM INCLUDING ALL HAZARDOUS    SUBSTANCES PURSUANT TO EPCRA SECTION 312 EACH YEAR ON THE    FIRST OF MARCH.  THE INSPECTION FOUND THAT THE FACILITY HAD  NOT SUBMITTED TIER II FORMS FOR 1995, 1996, AND 1997         CALENDAR YEARS.  USEPA ASSESSED A $90,450 PENALTY.  DURING   NEGOTIATIONS THE FACILITY ADVISED US OF A FINANCIAL SITUAT-  ION WE WERE NOT AWARE OF.  THEY SUBMITTED THE LAST THREE     YEARS OF TAX RETURNS FOR REVIEW.  BASED ON THE FINANCIAL     ANALYSIS DONE BY REGION 5, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THIS       FACILITY DID NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO PAY ANY PENALTY AT ALL.

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