EPA v. Grant Industries, Inc

Case summary

COUNT 1 Failure to submit in a timely manner a Form R or Form A for processing greater than 25,000 pounds of phthalic anhydride for calendar year 2000. EVIDENCE: Documents from the initial January 24,2002 inspection and the follow-up November 19, 2003 inspection. The company filed a Form A for this chemical on December 23,2003. Proposed Penalty = $5,500 COUNT 2 Failure to submit in a timely manner a Form R or Form A for processing greater than 25,000 pounds of phthalic anhydride for calendar year 2001. EVIDENCE: Documents from the initial January 24,2002 inspection and the follow-up November 19, 2003 inspection. The company filed a Form A for this chemical on December 23,2003. Proposed Penalty = $5,500 COUNT 3 Failure to submit in a timely manner a Form R or Form A for processing greater than 25,000 of phthalic anhydride for calendar year 2002. EVIDENCE: Documents from the initial January 24, 2002 inspection and the follow-up November 19, 2003 inspection. The company filed a Form A for this chemical on December 23, 2003. The Form A was 175 days late. Proposed Penalty = $3,198 Total Proposed penalty on all counts: $14,198

Defendants (1)

• Grant Industries, Inc. (SB)Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• GRANT INDUSTRIES INC

  125 MAIN AVENUE, ELMWOOD PARK, NJ, 07407-3203

  Registry ID: 110000319879

Statutes cited

• EPCRA 313 — Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (TRI)

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Grant Industries, Incentered 2005-06-06

  Primary law: EPCRA

  Federal penalty: $8,519

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2005-04-08Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2005-04-28Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2005-06-06Enforcement Action Closed
• 2005-06-06Final Order Issued