EPA v. TEI BIOSCIENCES

Case summary

On August 31st, 2021, EPA Region 1 and TEI Biosciences, Inc. (TEI) settled an administrative penalty case for alleged violations of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA). TEI failed to timely file EPCRA Section 313 Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) reports for chloroform for reporting years 2017 and 2018. TEI filed its forms in December 2019. TEI agreed to pay a settlement penalty of $34,895.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)

• TEI Biosciences, Inc.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• TEI BIOSCIENCES

  7 ELKINS STREET, BOSTON, MA, 02127

  Registry ID: 110022824808

Statutes cited

• EPCRA 313 — Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (TRI)

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• TEI BIOSCIENCESentered 2021-08-31

  Primary law: EPCRA

  Federal penalty: $34,895

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2021-08-31Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2021-08-31Final Order Issued
• 2021-08-31Complaint Filed/Proposed Order