EPA v. RUST-OLEUM CORPORATION

Case summary

On August 22, 2019, the Region filed a Consent Agreement and Final Order simultaneously commencing and concluding an administrative action proceeding against with Rust-Oleum Corporation (Rust-Oleum) the owner/operator of a paint manufacturing business in Williamsport, Maryland whose operations includes the receipt of raw materials, milling, blending/mixing, packaging/shipping final products and vessel cleaning etc. The settlement resolves Rust-Oleum violations of EPCRA 313 for Reporting Year 2017 by its failure to timely file toxic release inventory reports for the following seven chemicals: 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, Cumene, Ethylbenzene, Certain Glycol Ethers, Toluene, Xylene and n-Butyl Alcohol. The company has already come into compliance by submitting the required and/or corrected Form R reports. Under the settlement, Rust-Oleum will pay a civil penalty of $133,676.

Defendants (1)

• RUST-OLEUM CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• RUST-OLEUM CORPORATION

  16410 INDUSTRIAL LANE, WILLIAMSPORT, MD, 21795

  Registry ID: 110000555907

Statutes cited

• EPCRA 313 — Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (TRI)

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• RUST-OLEUM CORPORATIONentered 2019-08-22

  Primary law: EPCRA

  Federal penalty: $133,676

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2019-08-22Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2019-08-22Final Order Issued
• 2019-08-26Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2019-08-29Enforcement Action Closed