# THERMAL REDUCTION COMPANY
> **Judicial** · FY1993 · — · Litigated With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `4740`
- **Case Number:** 02-1993-0101
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Litigated With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $74K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- THERMAL REDUCTION COMPANY
- TR METALS CORPORATION (complaint) (settlement)
- TR METALS CORPORATION (SETTLEMENT 2) (settlement)
## Summary

********FACILITY******                                       THERMAL REDUCTION COMPANY, INC.                              1 PAVILION AVENUE                                            RIVERSIDE, NJ 08075                                          **********************SINGLE MEDIUM INSPECTION OR CASE.      ACTION WILL BE BASED ON SECTION 325(F)(1)OF THE EMERGENCY    PLANNING COMMUNITY RIGHT TO KNOW ACT.                        DEFENDANT, A MANUFACTURER OF METAL PRODUCTS, WAS REQUIRED TO REPORT THE MANUFACTURE, PROCESS, OR OTHERWISE USE OF LISTED  CHEMICALS IN AMOUNTS EXCEEDING THE REPORTING THRESHOLD TO    THE AGENCY BY SUBMITTING EPA FORM R ON OR BEFORE JULY 15,    OF THE SUBSEQUENT TO THE REPORTING YEAR. DEFENDANT FAILED    TO SUBMIT AN EPA FORM R FOR LEAD PROCESSED IN AMOUNTS        EXCEEDING THE REPORTING THRESHOLDS IN 1987 AND 1988.         CONSEQUENTLY, EPA FILED A COMPLAINT & NOTICE OF OPPORTUNITY  FOR HEARING, DOCKET NO. II EPCRA 91-0102, AGAINST DEFENDANT. DEFENDANT DID NOT FILE ANSWER IN RESPONSE TO THE COMPLAINT.  EPA MOVED FOR DEFAULT ORDER ASSESSING PENALTY IN THE AMOUNT  OF $34,000.                                                  THE REGIONAL ADMINISTRATOR GRANTED THE DEFAULT ORDER.        DEFENDANT THEN APPEALED THE DEFAULT ORDER. THE ENVIRONMENTAL APPEALS BOARD AFFIRMED THE ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER AND ORDERED  PAYMENT OF THE $34,000 PENALTY WITHIN 60 DAYS. DESPITE       RECEIPT OF THREE EPA DEMAND LETTERS, DEFENDANT HAS NOT PAID  THE ASSESSED PENALTY.               

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