AUGUST 28, 2025 - NOTICE OF DETERMINATION
February 12, 2025, Volvo received the Audit report documenting a failure to make an accurate hazardous waste determination, in violation of the State of North Carolinas hazardous waste program authorized by the EPA pursuant to RCRA. Volvo submitted a self-disclosure to the EPA of the violation on February 28, 2025. Volvo identified the violation through the voluntary Audit that reflected the regulated entity's due diligence in preventing, detecting, and correcting violations.
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Volvo provided its self-disclosure to the EPA on February 28, 2025. Volvo notified the EPA that it would resolve the violation within 60 days of the date of discovery.
A record review in the eManifest system indicated that Volvo began manifesting the waste at issue within 30 days of the date of discovery.
Based on information provided by Volvo for the disclosure identified above, the EPA has determined that Volvo has met each of the following conditions set forth in the New Owner Audit Policy:
a. Volvo has certified that the violation was discovered as part of an audit of the Facility.
b. Volvo has certified that the violation was identified voluntarily, not through a monitoring, sampling, or auditing procedure required by statute, regulation, permit, judicial order, administrative order, consent decree, or consent agreement.
c. Volvo promptly disclosed and submitted the violation to the EPA in writing.
d. Volvo has certified that the violation w