EPA v. FISHER SCIENTIFIC COMPANY, LLC

Case summary

ON DECEMBER, 2010, EPA ISSUED A NOTICE OF DETERMINATION ( NOD ) PURSUANT TO THE SELF-DISCLOSURE POLICY. THE NOD IS BASED ON SELF-DISCLOSURES PROVIDED BY FISHER SCIENTIFIC COMPANY L.L.C. ( FISHER ) REGARDING VIOLATIONS OF SECTION 601 ET SEQ. OF THTE CLEAN AIR ACT ( CAA ), 42 U.S.C. SECTION 7671 ET SEQ., AT ITS FACILITY LOCATED IN PITTSBURGH, PA. FISHER VIOLATED 40 C.F.R. SECTION 82.13(t), AS AUTHORIZED BY SUBCHAPTER VI, STRATOSPHERIC OZONE PROTECTION, OF THE CAA, 42 U.S.C. SECTION 7671 ET SEQ., BY FAILING TO SUBMIT QUARTERLY REPORTS FOR QUANTITY RECEIVED OF EACH CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE FROM EACH PRODUCER OR IMPORTER FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2007 THROUGHT HE FIRST QUARTER OF 2010. FISHER VIOLATED 40 C.F.R. SECTION 82.13(v) BY FAILING TO SUBMIT QUARTERLY REPORTS FOR THE QUANTITY PURCHASED OF EACH CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2007 THROUGH THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2010. FISHER VIOLATED SECTION 82.13(g)(4) BY FAILING TO SUBMIT QUARTERLY REPORTS FOR CLASS I CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES IMPORTED FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2007 AND THE THIRD QUARTER OF 2007. FISHER VIOLATED 40 C.F.R. SECTION 82.13(h)(1) BY FAILING TO SUBMIT AN ANNUAL REPORT FOR CLASS I CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES EXPORTED FOR 2007.

Defendants (1)

• FISHER SCIENTIFIC COMPANY, LLCNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• FISHER SCIENTIFIC COMPANY, LLC

  2000 PARK LANE, PITTSBURGH, PA, 15275

  Registry ID: 110064282743

Statutes cited

• CAA 113A — Violation of Existing Administrative Order

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• FISHER SCIENTIFIC COMPANY, LLCentered 2010-12-28

  Primary law: CAA

Timeline (2 milestones)

• 2010-12-28Final Order Issued
• 2011-01-18Enforcement Action Data Entered