EPA v. Passaic Engraving Co., Inc.

Case summary

COUNT 1 Failure to submit in a timely manner a Form R for manufacturing approximately 47,912 pounds of copper compounds for calendar year 2001. Proposed Penalty = $5,500. COUNT 2 Failure to submit in a timely manner a Form R for manufacturing approximately 53,124 pounds of copper compounds for calendar year 2002. Form R reports less than one year late. The due date for 2002 was July 1, 2003. The Form R postmark date was May 25, 2004. The Form R was 330 days late. Proposed Penalty = $5,066 COUNT 3 Failure to submit in a timely manner a Form R for manufacturing approximately 663 pounds of lead compounds for calendar year 2001. Form R reports greater than one year late. The due date for 2001 was July 1, 2002. The Form R postmark date was April 27, 2004. The Form R was greater than one year late. *Proposed Penalty = $0. *As 2001 was the first year that facilities were required to submit Form R reports for lead and/or lead compounds under the PBT Rule, EPA is mitigating penalties for not filing a timely Form R for lead to $0 for the 2001 reporting year in conformance with HQ guidance. If a penalty was assessed for this violation, it would have been $5,500.

Defendants (1)

• Passaic Engraving Co., Inc. (SB)Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• PASSAIC ENGRAVING CO INC

  41 BROOK AVENUE, PASSAIC, NJ, 07055-5399

  Registry ID: 110000868712

Statutes cited

• EPCRA 313 — Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (TRI)

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Passaic Engraving Co., Inc.entered 2005-05-13

  Primary law: EPCRA

  Federal penalty: $6,340

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2005-02-24Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2005-03-14Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2005-05-13Enforcement Action Closed
• 2005-05-13Final Order Issued