EPA v. MI PRODUCTS
Final Order No Penalty
Case summary
ON DECEMBER 9,2005, EPA ISSUED A NOTICE OF DETERMINATION ( NOD ) PURSUANT TO EPA'S SMALL BUSINESS COMPLIANCE POLICY. THE NOD IS BASED ON SELF-DISCLOSURES PROVIDED BY MI PRODUCTS, INC. ( MI PRODUCTS ) FOR VIOLATIONS OF SECTON 313 OF EPCRA AT ITS FACILITY LOCATED AT 404 UNION BOULEVARD, ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA. MI PRODUCTS DISCLOSED BY LETTER DATED AUGUST 11, 2005 THAT IT HAD FAILED TO SUBMIT TOXIC RELEASE INVENTORY FORMS ( FORM RS ) FOR NICKEL, CHROMIUM, COBALT, NITRATE COMPOUNDS AND NITRIC ACID FOR REPORTING YEARS 1999, 2000, 2001. HOWEVER, BECAUSE MI PRODUCTS SATISFIED ALL OF THE CONDITIONS OF EPA'S SMALL BUSINESS COMPLIANCE POLICY AND THE ECONOMIC BENEFIT IS INSIGNIFICANT, EPA WAIVED THE GRAVITY-BASED CIVIL PENALTY FOR THE DISCLOSED VIOLATION.
Defendants (4)
- MI PRODUCTS INCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- MRI PRODUCTS (SB)
- MI PRODUCTS (SB)Named in complaint
- MI PRODUCTS
Facilities (1)
MI PRODUCTS INC
404 UNION BLVD, ALLENTOWN, PA, 18109
Registry ID: 110020515799
Statutes cited
- EPCRA 313 — Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (TRI)
Enforcement conclusions (1)
MI PRODUCTSentered 2005-12-09
Primary law: EPCRA
Timeline (3 milestones)
- 2005-10-13Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2005-12-09Final Order Issued
- 2005-12-29Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 162189
- Case number
- 03-2005-0395
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 03
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- Yes
- Primary statute
- Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (TRI)
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 03-2005-0395 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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