# K & B MACHINE WORKS, INC., A LOUISIANA CORPORATION
> **Administrative - Formal** · FY1998 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `37766`
- **Case Number:** 06-1998-0069
- **Type:** Administrative - Formal
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $13K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- K & B MACHINE WORKS, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

1. SECTION 3008(A) OF THE RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY    ACT ( RCRA ), 42 U.S.C. SECTION 6928(A).                  2. K & B MACHINE WORKS, INC., A LOUISIANA CORPORATION           3238 GRAND CAILLOU ROAD, STATION 1, BOX 10265                HOUMA, TERREBONNE PARISH, LOUISIANA 70360                 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SUBTITLE C OF RCRA BY         COUNT I: FAILURE TO MEET CONDITIONS FOR  STORAGE PERMIT ,    COUNT II: FAILURE TO PREPARE AND SUBMIT ANNUAL REPORTS,      COUNT III: FAILURE TO SUBMIT NOTIFICATION OF HAZARDOUS       WASTE ACTIVITY, COUNT IV: FAILURE TO LABEL USED OIL CON-     TAINERS, COUNT V: FAILURE TO MAKE HAZARDOUS WASTE DETER-     MINATION, AND COUNT VI: FAILURE TO MANIFEST OFF-SITE HAZ-    ARDOUS WASTE.                                             4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 3008(A) OF RCRA, EPA       PROPOSES A CIVIL PENALTY OF $52,000 AND ISSUED A COMPLI-     ANCE ORDER TO THE RESPONDENT. THE RESPONDENT IS REQUIRED,    UPON RECEIPT OF THE COMPLAINT, TO: 1) CLEARLY LABEL OR       MARK ALL HAZ. WASTE STORAGE CONTAINER(S) WITH  HAZARDOUS     WASTE , 2) MARK ALL HAZ. WASTE STORAGE CONTAINERS WITH       THE ACCUMULATION DATE, 3) KEEP ALL CONTAINERS CLOSED EX-     CEPT FOR ADDING OR REMOVING WASTE, 4) DEVELOP AND MAIN-      TAIN AN ADEQUATE CONTINGENCY PLAN, 5) PROVIDE THE PLAN TO    LOCAL FIRE AND POLICE DEPTS., HOSPITALS, AND EMERGENCY       RESPONSE TEAMS, 6) FAMILIARIZE LOCAL FIRE AND POLICE         DEPTS., HOSPITALS, AND EMERGENCY 

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