EPA v. Biomet Fair Lawn LP

Case summary

In January 2006, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP)sent a letter of inquiry as part of it’s Right to Know Program Initiative that offered companies the option of disclosing to the EPA under EPA’s Audit Policy as a means of reducing or eliminating gravity-based penalties for disclosures meeting the policy’s criteria. In response to the letter of inquiry, Biomet voluntarily disclosed the failure to file Form R reports for chromium and cobalt for calendar years 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004 and requested relief for any associated penalties under the Audit Policy. The Form R reports have been submitted to the EPA as follows: see f/o screen for table

Defendants (1)

• Biomet Fair Lawn LPNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• BIOMET INCORPORATED

  20-01 POLLITT DRIVE, FAIR LAWN, NJ, 074102823

  Registry ID: 110014892394

Statutes cited

• EPCRA 313 — Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (TRI)

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Biomet Fair Lawn LPentered 2006-09-22

  Primary law: EPCRA

  Federal penalty: $30,000

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2006-09-22Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2006-09-22Final Order Issued
• 2006-09-22Enforcement Action Closed
• 2006-10-11Enforcement Action Data Entered