EPA v. TECHNIC INC
Case summary
On August 31st, 2021, EPA Region 1 and Technic, Inc. (Technic) settled an administrative penalty case for alleged violations of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA). Technic failed to timely file EPCRA Section 313 Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) reports for silver compounds, nitrate compounds, formaldehyde, and methanol for reporting year 2019. Technic filed its forms in November 2020. Technic agreed to pay a settlement penalty of $50,601. EPCRA's TRI reporting program is a non-delegated federal program enforced only by EPA. According to EPA's EJSCREEN, the facility is not an area in which the environmental justice indices are at or above the 80th percentile in the United States.
Defendants (1)
- Technic, Inc.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (2)
TECHNIC INC.
300 PARK EAST DRIVE, WOONSOCKET, RI, 02895
Registry ID: 110000496062
TECHNIC INC.
300 PARK EAST DRIVE, WOONSOCKET, RI, 02895
Registry ID: 110000496062
Statutes cited
- EPCRA 313 — Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (TRI)
Enforcement conclusions (1)
TECHNIC INCentered 2021-08-31
Primary law: EPCRA
Federal penalty: $50,601
Timeline (3 milestones)
- 2021-08-31Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2021-08-31Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2021-08-31Final Order Issued
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3602811028
- Case number
- 01-2021-3006
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 01
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (TRI)
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 01-2021-3006 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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