EPA v. Arkema Inc.

Case summary

A voluntary self-disclosure was submitted to the United States Environmental Protection Agency on July 2, 2015, pursuant to EPA?s Incentives for Self-Policing: Discovery, Disclosure, Correction and Prevention of Violations, 65 FR 19618, April 11, 2000, effective May 11, 2000. The disclosure indicated that the company had not filed a timely Toxic Release Inventory Form R report for ethylbenzene for calendar year 2013. Section 313 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act requires timely and correct TRI Form R reports. The required revised TRI Form R report was submitted June 25, 2015. We offered 100% penalty mitigation under the Audit Policy.

Defendants (1)

• Arkema Inc.Named in settlement

Facilities (1)

• ARKEMA INC

  3289 GENESEE ST, PIFFARD, NY, 14533

  Registry ID: 110019470419

Statutes cited

• EPCRA 313 — Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (TRI)

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Arkema Inc.entered 2015-08-19

  Primary law: EPCRA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2015-08-19Final Order Issued
• 2015-08-19Enforcement Action Closed
• 2015-08-21Enforcement Action Data Entered