EPA v. MARCRE SALES CORPORATION (FILET OF CHICKEN)

Case summary

9/8/04 - CONSENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDER ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $5,281 FOR THE CERCLA VIOLATION AND $5,281 FOR THE EPCRA VIOLATION. ON MAY 18, 2004, RESPONDENT HAS A RELEASE OF ANHYDROUS AMMONIA IN THE AMOUNT OF APPROX 300 POUNDS, A QUANTITY GREATER THAN THE REPORTABLE QUANTITY (RQ) OF 100 POUNDS. RESPONDENT VIOLATED THE NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 103(a) OF CERCLA BY FAILING TO IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY THE NRC AS SOON AS RESPONDENT HAD KNOWLEDGE OF THE RELEASE OF ANHYDROUS AMMONIA IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN IT RQ. IN ACCORDANCE WITH EPCRA 304(a), RESPONDENT SHOULD HAVE IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIED THE SERC IMMEDIATELY AFTER IT HAD KNOWLEDGE OF THE RQ

Defendants (2)

• MARCRE SALES CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• FILET OF CHICKENNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• FILET OF CHICKEN (MARCRE SALES CORP.)

  146 FOREST PARKWAY, FOREST PARK, GA, 30297

  Registry ID: 110012141565

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 103A — Notification of Hazardous Reportable Quantity Release
• EPCRA 304 — Emergency Release Notification Section 313 Program

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• MARCRE SALES CORPORATION (FILET OF CHICKEN)entered 2004-09-08

  Primary law: EPCRA

  Federal penalty: $10,562

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2004-09-08Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2004-09-08Final Order Issued
• 2004-09-22Enforcement Action Data Entered