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AMERICAN BOARD COMPANIES INC

Judicial · FY1997 · — · Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery · 5955

Penalty
$775K
Cost recovery
Compliance action

Case

Case Number
02-1997-0042
Type
Judicial
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery
DOJ Docket
90-11-2-489
Multimedia
N
Self-disclosure
N

Defendants (3)

Summary

ANOTHER CASE WAS COMBINED WITH THIS CASE. CASE NAME IS CHENGANGO INDUSTRIES #02-89-0356. PROPOSED DEFENDANT AMERICAN BOARD COMPANIES (ABC) IS A CURRENT OWNER OF AN INDUSTRIAL FACILITY AT THE VESTAL SITE. EPA'S REFERRAL WILL RECOMMEND THAT DOJ FILE A COMPLAINT SEEKING: (1)PAST COSTS (2) PENALTIES FOR ABC'S FAILURE TO COMPLY W/ AND EPA AUO (3) PUNITIVE DAMAGES (CERCLA SECT. 107(C)(3)) FOR ABC'S FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH EPA'S ORDER, AND (4)PENALTIES FOR ABC'S FAILURE TO COMPLY W/ AN EPA REQUEST FOR INFORMATION. REQUESTING DOJ TO FILE A COMPLAINT AGAINST ABC FOR: (1) FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH A MARCH, 1991 EPA ADM ORDER, (2) FAILURE TO COMPLY W/ A NOV. 1995 EPA REQUEST FOR INFO UNDER SECT. 104(E) OF CERCLA, AND COST RECOVERY UNDER SECT. 107(A) OF CERCLA (INCLDUING A DECLARATION JUDGEM'T THAT ABC IS LIABLE FOR EPA 'S FUTURE COSTS AT THE SITE).

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