EPA v. HARFORD SYSTEMS, INC.

Case summary

ON AUGUST 20, 2014, REGION III FILED A CONSENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDER REGARDING VIOLATIONS OF SECTION 313 OF THE EMERGENCY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT OF 1986 ( EPCRA ), 42 U.S.C. SECTION 11023, BY HARFORD SYSTEMS, INC. ( RESPONDENT ) AT ITS MANUFACTURING FACILITY LOCATED AT 2225 PULASKI HIGHWAY, ABERDEEN, MARYLAND, 21001 ( FACILITY ). DURING CALENDAR YEARS 2010 THROUGH 2012, THE FACILITY PROCESSED CHROMIUM AND NICKEL AS PART OF ITS MANUFACTURING OPERATIONS IN THE PRODUCTION OF STAINLESS STEEL PRODUCTS. THIS CAFO RESOLVES VIOLATIONS DISCOVERED BY EPA DURING A SEPTEMBER 16, 2013 INSPECTION OF RESPONDENT'S FACILITY TO REVIEW COMPLIANCE WITH EPCRA SECTION 313 REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. IN REVIEWING THE FACILITY'S MNAUFACTURING RECORDS, THE INSPECTOR DETERMINED THAT RESPONDENT HAD PROCESSE3D MORE THAN 25,000 POUNDS OF CHROMIUM AND MORE THAN 25,000 POUNDS OF NICKEL IN CALENDAR YEARS 2010 THROUGH 2012 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 40 C.F.R. PART 372. UNDER THE TERMS OF THE SETTLEMENT, RESPONDENT WILL PAY A CIVIL PENALTY TO RESOLVE THESE VIOLATIONS OF EPCRA SECTION 313 AND THE ASSOCIATED FEDERAL REGULATIONS OF 40 C.F.R PART 372.

Defendants (1)

• HARFORD SYSTEMS, INC (SB)Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (2)

• HARFORD SYSTEMS INC.

  2225 PULASKI HWY, ABERDEEN, MD, 21001

  Registry ID: 110006637979

• HARFORD SYSTEMS INC.

  2225 PULASKI HWY, ABERDEEN, MD, 21001

  Registry ID: 110006637979

Statutes cited

• EPCRA 313 — Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (TRI)

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• HARFORD SYSTEMS, INC.entered 2014-08-20

  Primary law: EPCRA

  Federal penalty: $50,000

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2014-08-20Final Order Issued
• 2014-08-20Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2014-09-02Enforcement Action Data Entered