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02-2017-9143Administrative - FormalClosedFY 2017· Region 02

EPA v. MEL Chemicals, Inc.

Final Order With Penalty

Case summary

Respondent failed to report 15 reportable chemical substances on its 2012 Chemical Data Reporting submittal. Respondent has corrected the CDR and has also been required to submit a premanufacture notice (PMN) for each of 10 new chemical substances. EPA anticipates requiring Respondent to submit additional health and safety testing data to complete the PMN process.

Defendants (1)

  • MEL Chemicals, Inc.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (2)

  • MEL CHEMICALS INC.

    500 POINT BREEZE RD, FLEMINGTON, NJ, 08822

    Registry ID: 110000322053

  • MEL CHEMICALS INC.

    500 POINT BREEZE RD, FLEMINGTON, NJ, 08822

    Registry ID: 110000322053

Statutes cited

  • TSCA 5A/5BFailure To Comply With Significant New Use Rules and Pre-manufacture Notice
  • TSCA 8BFailure To Comply With Invention Update Rule
  • TSCA 8Reporting & Retention of Information

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • MEL Chemicals, Inc.entered 2017-09-29

    Primary law: TSCA

    Federal penalty: $250,000

Timeline (4 milestones)

  • 2017-08-09Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
  • 2017-09-29Final Order Issued
  • 2017-09-29Enforcement Action Closed
  • 2017-10-02Enforcement Action Data Entered

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
3601194319
Case number
02-2017-9143
Lead agency
EPA
EPA region
02
Voluntary self-disclosure
No
Primary statute
Failure To Comply With Significant New Use Rules and Pre-manufacture Notice

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 02-2017-9143 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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