# AMERICAN COATINGS, INC.
> **Administrative - Formal** · FY1996 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `36466`
- **Case Number:** 06-1996-0165
- **Type:** Administrative - Formal
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $7K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** $3K
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- AMERICAN COATINGS, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

1. SECTION 325(C) OF THE EMERGENCY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY       RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT OF 1986 ( EPCRTKA ), 42 U.S.C. SECTION     11045(C).                                                 2. AMERICAN COATINGS, INC.                                      22802 COMMERCIAL LANE                                        TOMBALL, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS 77375                       3. RESPONDENT VIOLATED SECTION 313(A) OF EPCRTKA BY FAILING     TO SUBMIT IN A TIMELY MANNER, COMPLETE AND CORRECT FORM      RS FOR ETHYL BENZENE FOR THE YEARS 1989 AND 1990, FOR        XYLENE (MIXED ISOMERS) FOR THE YEARS 1989, 1990, AND         1991, AND FOR GLYCOL ETHERS FOR THE YEAR 1991.            4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 325(C) OF EPCRTKA, EPA     PROPOSES A CIVIL PENALTY OF $27,348 (COUNT 1 - ETHYL BEN-    ZENE, 1989 - $5,000; COUNT II - ETHYL BENZENE, 1990 -        $5,000; COUNT III - XYLENE (MIXED ISOMERS), 1989 -           $5,000; COUNT IV - XYLENE (MIXED ISOMERS), 1990 - $5,000;    COUNT V - XYLENE (MIXED ISOMERS), 1991 - $3,674; AND         COUNT VI - GLYCOL ETHERS, 1991 - $3,674).

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