EPA v. SEALED AIR CORP (US)

Case summary

On January 29, 2021, EPA filed an Expedited Settlement Agreement (ESA) with Sealed Air Corporation of Holyoke, Massachusetts, resolving violations of the Clean Air Act's risk management planning (RMP) regulations, promulgated pursuant to Section 112(r) of the Clean Air Act. The company produces plastic packaging components for use by delivery services and uses propane, an RMP-regulated chemical, in an extruding process. The ESA requires compliance and payment of a $9,600 penalty.

Defendants (1)

• Sealed Air CorporationNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• SEALED AIR CORPORATION

  2030 HOMESTEAD AVENUE, HOLYOKE, MA, 01040

  Registry ID: 110070334014

Statutes cited

• CAA 112[R][7] — Prevention of Accidental Release/Risk Management Plans (RMPs)

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• SEALED AIR CORP (US)entered 2021-01-29

  Primary law: CAA

  Federal penalty: $9,600

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2021-01-29Final Order Issued
• 2021-01-29Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2021-02-01Enforcement Action Data Entered