EPA v. U.S. General Services Administration

Case summary

U.S. General Services Administration, which owns and/or operates underground storage tanks at the Silvio J. Mollo Federal Office Building at 1 Saint Andrews Plaza, New York, NY 10007; the Martin Luther King, Jr. Federal Courthouse at 50 Walnut Street, Newark, NJ 07102; and the Robert A. Roe Federal Building at 200 Federal Plaza, Paterson, NJ 07505, failed to comply with 40 C.F.R. Part 280 requirements pertaining to walkthrough inspections; annual release detection equipment operability testing; and recordkeeping. The settlement included a penalty of $5,278 and retraining of their Class B operators.

Defendants (1)

• U.S. General Services AdministrationNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (3)

• ROBERT A ROE FEDERAL BUILDING

  200 FEDERAL PLZ, PATERSON, NJ, 07504

  Registry ID: 110054850318

• MARTIN LUTHER KING JR FEDERAL COURTHOUSE

  50 WALNUT ST, NEWARK, NJ, 07102

  Registry ID: 110022475409

• GSA SILVIO V. MOLLO FEDERAL BUILDING

  1 ST. ANDREW'S PLAZA, NEW YORK, NY, 10007

  Registry ID: 110001576642

Statutes cited

• RCRA 9005 — Inspections, Monitoring, Testing, Corrective Actions
• RCRA 9006A — Underground Storage Tanks Compliance Order

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• U.S. General Services Administrationentered 2026-03-10

  Primary law: RCRA

  Federal penalty: $5,278

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2026-03-10Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2026-03-10Final Order Issued
• 2026-03-10Enforcement Action Closed
• 2026-03-11Enforcement Action Data Entered