EPA v. BETTER ENGINEERING MANUFACTURING, INC

Case summary

ON DECEMBER 28, 2011, REGION III FILED A CONSENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDER REGARDING A VIOLATION OF SECTION 313 OF THE EMERGENCY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KKNOW ACT OF 1986 ( EPCRA ), 42 U.S.C. SECTION 11023, BY BETTER ENGINEERING MANUFACTURING INC. ( RESPONDENT ) AT ITS MANUFACTURING FACILITY LOCATED AT 8361 TOWN CENTER COURT, BALTIMORE MARYLAND, 21236 ( FACILITY ). IN 2007, THE FACILITY PROCESSED CHROMIUM AS PART OF ITS MANUFACTURING OPERATIONS MAKING PARTS WASHING MACHINES ENGINEERED CUSTOMER SPECIFICATIONS. UNDER THE TERMS OF THE SETTLEMENT, RESPONDENT WILL PAY A CIVIL PENALTY. THIS CAFO RESOLVES A VIOLATION DISCOVERED BY EPA DURING A OCTOBER 12, 2010 INSPECTION OF RESPONENT'S FACILITY TO REVIEW COMPLIANCE WITH EPCRA SECTION 313 REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. IN REVIEWING THE FACILITY'S MANUFACTURING RECORDS, THE INSPECTOR DETERMINED THAT RESPONDENT HAD PROCESSED MORE THAN 25,000 POUNDS OF CHROMIUM IN CALENDAR YEAR 2007 WITHOUT TIMELY FILING A FORM R OR FORM A WITH BOTH EPA AND MARYLAND AS REQUIRED BY SECTION 313 OF EPCRA AND THE ASSOCIATED FEDERAL REGULATIONS OF 40 C.F.R. PART 372.

Defendants (1)

• BETTER ENGINEERING MANUFACTURING, INC (SB)Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• BETTER ENGINEERING MANUFACTURING, INC.

  8361 TOWN CENTER COURT, BALTIMORE, MD, 21236

  Registry ID: 110003533392

Statutes cited

• EPCRA 313 — Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (TRI)

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• BETTER ENGINEERING MANUFACTURING, INCentered 2011-12-28

  Primary law: EPCRA

  Federal penalty: $4,500

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2011-12-28Final Order Issued
• 2011-12-28Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2012-01-26Enforcement Action Data Entered