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03-2007-0274Administrative - FormalFinal Order IssuedFY 2007· Region 03

EPA v. U.S. DEPTARMENT OF JUSTICE, BUREAU OF PRISONS AND FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES, INC.

Final Order With Penalty

Case summary

THE PENITENTIARY HAD THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS WHICH WAS DISCOVERED DOING A MULTI MEDIA INSPECTION: IT WAS NOT PROPERLY LABELING RCRA ASTE; IT WAS NOT RETAINING COPIES OF ITS RCRA MANIFEST; IT HAD CONSTRUCTED A PRINT WITHOUT A PERMIT; AND IT HAD NOT REGISTED ITS CFC RECOVERY EQUIPMENT. THE PARTIES WERE ABLE TO NEGOTIATE A SUPER CAFO.

Defendants (2)

  • U.S. DOJ, BUREAU OF PRISONS & FED PRISON INDUSTRIENamed in complaintNamed in settlement
  • U.S. PENITENTIARY-LEWISBURGNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • U.S. PENITENTIARY - LEWISBURG

    2400 ROBERT F. MILLER DRIVE, LEWISBURG, PA, 17837

    Registry ID: 110032620572

Statutes cited

  • CAA 608National Recycling & Emission Reduction Program
  • RCRA 3002Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste
  • CAA 502Operating Permits (Title V)

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • U.S. DEPTARMENT OF JUSTICE, BUREAU OF PRISONS AND FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES, INC.entered 2007-09-27

    Primary law: CAA

    Federal penalty: $38,100

Timeline (3 milestones)

  • 2007-09-27Enforcement Action Data Entered
  • 2007-09-27Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
  • 2007-09-27Final Order Issued

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
600065584
Case number
03-2007-0274
Lead agency
EPA
EPA region
03
Voluntary self-disclosure
No
Primary statute
National Recycling & Emission Reduction Program

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 03-2007-0274 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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