EPA v. CARDONE INDUSTRIES

Case summary

On September 30, 2004, EPA issued a Notice of Determination (���NOD���) based on self-disclosures provided by Cardone Industries, Inc. (���Cardone���), for violations of Sections 311 and 312 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (���EPCRA���). In letters to EPA dated November 11, 2003, August 3, 2004, and August 10, 2004, Cardone disclosed that six (6) facilities located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania had failed to submit Material Safety Data Sheets (���MSDS���) and Tier II reports for sulfuric acid in 2001, 2002, and 2003 to the LEPC, SERC and the local fire department. The total gravity-based civil penalty for these violations would be $61,878. However, because Cardone satisfied all of the conditions of EPA���s Self-Disclosure Policy, EPA waived the gravity-based civil penalty for the disclosed violations.

Defendants (1)

• CARDONE INDUSTRIESNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (6)

• CARDONE IND CDC

  5501 WHITAKER AVE, PHILADELPHIA, PA, 19124

  Registry ID: 110000873029

• CARDONE IND PLT 6-8

  4415 N. AMERICAN STREET, PHILADELPHIA, PA, 19140-2420

  Registry ID: 110000873136

• CARDONE IND PLT

  321 CHEW ST, PHILADELPHIA, PA, 19120

  Registry ID: 110000873092

• CARDONE INDUSTRIES PLANT 4-18

  4200 N. PHILIPS STREET, PHILADELPHIA, PA, 191402438

  Registry ID: 110020757484

• CARDONE INDUS PLT 15

  550 E ERIE ST, PHILADELPHIA, PA, 19134

  Registry ID: 110000998582

• CARDONE IND

  5660 RISING SUN AVE, PHILADELPHIA, PA, 19120

  Registry ID: 110000336636

Statutes cited

• EPCRA 312 — Emergency and Hazardous Chemical Inventory Forms
• EPCRA 311 — Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• CARDONE INDUSTRIESentered 2004-09-28

  Primary law: EPCRA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2003-12-04Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2004-09-28Enforcement Action Closed
• 2004-09-28Final Order Issued