EPA v. HUNTING PLATING, INC.

Case summary

ON MARCH 31, 2015, REGION III FILED A CONSENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDER REGARDING A VIOLATION OF SECTION 313 OF THE EMERGENCY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY RIGHT TO KNOW ACT OF 1986 ( EPCRA ), 42 U.S.C. 11023, BY HUNTINGTON PLATING, INC. ( RESPONDENT ) AT ITS MANUFACTURING FACILITY LOCATED AT 625 MONROE AVENUE, HUNTINGTON, WEST VIRGINIA, 25704 ( FACILITY ). DURING CALENDAR YEAR 2012, THE FACILITY PROCESSED LEAD AS PART OF ITS CHROME AND NICKEL PLATING OPERATIONS. THIS CAFO RESOLVES A VIOLATION DISCOVERED BY EPA DURING A NOVEMBER 19, 2013 INSPECTION OF RESPONDENT'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 100 POUNDS OF LEAD IN CALENDAR YEAR 2012 WITHOUT TIMELY FILING A FORM OR FORM A WITH BOTH EPA AND THE STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA AS REQUIRED BY SECTION 313 OF EPCRA AND THE ASSOCIATED FEDERAL REGULATIONS OF 40 C.F.R. PART 372. UNDER THE TERMS OF THE SETTLEMENT, RESPONDENT WILL PAY A CIVIL PENALTY IN THE AMOUNT OF $8,550.00 TO RESOLVE THIS VIOLATION OF EPCRA SECTION 313 AND THE ASSOCIATED FEDERAL REGULATIONS OF 40 C.F.R. PART 372.

Defendants (1)

• HUNTING PLATING, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (2)

• HUNTINGTON PLATING, INC.

  625 MONROE AVE., HUNTINGTON, WV, 25704

  Registry ID: 110000344501

• HUNTINGTON PLATING, INC.

  625 MONROE AVE., HUNTINGTON, WV, 25704

  Registry ID: 110000344501

Statutes cited

• EPCRA 313 — Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (TRI)

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• HUNTING PLATING, INC.entered 2015-03-31

  Primary law: EPCRA

  Federal penalty: $8,550

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2015-03-31Final Order Issued
• 2015-03-31Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2015-04-01Enforcement Action Data Entered