EPA v. UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH (COVID-19)
Final Order No Penalty
Case summary
On August 31, Region 3 issued a Notice of Refusal of Admission (NORA) to the U.S. Customs and BorderProtection to refuse admission of an unregistered disinfectant pesticide imported by the University of Pittsburgh through the UPS Hub in Philadelphia, PA. The importer has stated they wish to destroy the product and they will be required to provide documentation of destruction to EPA. The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture was copied on the NORA, and FIFRA registration violations are exempt from EJ screen.
Defendants (1)
- UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGHNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH
3500 5TH AVENUE, PITTSBURGH, PA, 15213
Registry ID: 110071080494
Statutes cited
- FIFRA 12A1A — Unregistered Pesticide
Enforcement conclusions (1)
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH (COVID-19)entered 2021-08-31
Primary law: FIFRA
Timeline (2 milestones)
- 2021-08-31Final Order Issued
- 2021-09-01Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3602812728
- Case number
- 03-2021-8045
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 03
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Unregistered Pesticide
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 03-2021-8045 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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