5/29/2025 - EXPEDITED SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT ISSUED ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $40,000 PENALTY DUE WITHIN 30 CALENDAR DAYS AFTER THE DATE THE FINAL ORDER RATIFYING THIS AGREEMENT IS FILED WITH THE CLERK OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL APPEALS BOARD ( FILING DATE ).
ALLEGED VIOLATIONS:
EPA ALLEGES THAT, ON OR ABOUT JUNE 29, 2024, AND AUGUST 17, 2024, RESPONDENT VIOLATED THE PROHIBITION ON IMPORTING BULK REGULATED SUBSTANCES INTO THE UNITED STATES WITHOUT THE IMPORTER EXPENDING CONSUMPTION OR APPLICATION-SPECIFIC ALLOWANCES IN A QUANTITY EQUAL TO THE EXCHANGE-VALUE WEIGHTED EQUIVALENT OF THE REGULATED SUBSTANCES IMPORTED IDENTIFIED IN TABLE 1 OF THIS ESA: ATTACHMENT 1 AS REQUIRED BY 40 C.F.R. ? 84.5(B).