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02-2002-9151Administrative - FormalClosedFY 2002· Region 02

EPA v. LG Chemical America Inc

Final Order With Penalty

Case summary

'Failure to report for TSCA Section 8 1998 IUR. Failure to submit Lit or EA for two TSCA Section 4 test rules. Failure to submit TSCA Section 5 premanufacture notification. Failure to provide appropriate TSCA Section 13 import certification; penalty requested. 11/25/02: Action reassigned from Lead Attorney C. Phinizy to N. Shapiro.

Defendants (1)

  • LG Chemical America IncNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • LG CHEMICAL AMERICA INC

    1000 SYLVAN AVENUE, ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, NJ, 07632

    Registry ID: 110011749313

Statutes cited

  • TSCA 8Reporting & Retention of Information
  • TSCA 5A/5BFailure To Comply With Significant New Use Rules and Pre-manufacture Notice
  • TSCA 4Testing of Chemical Substances and Mixtures
  • TSCA 13Entry into Customs Territory of the U.S.

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • LG Chemicals Incentered 2002-12-31

    Primary law: TSCA

    Federal penalty: $165,000

Timeline (4 milestones)

  • 2002-09-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
  • 2002-10-30Enforcement Action Data Entered
  • 2002-12-31Enforcement Action Closed
  • 2002-12-31Final Order Issued

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
88028
Case number
02-2002-9151
Lead agency
EPA
Branch
WTS
EPA region
02
Voluntary self-disclosure
No
Primary statute
Reporting & Retention of Information

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 02-2002-9151 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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