EPA v. BOSE CORPORATION

Case summary

NOD ISSUED 1/27/06. RESPONDENT FAILED TO SUBMIT A MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEE (MSDS FOR SULFURIC ACID AND LEAD FOR REPORTING YEAR 2004 TO THE STATE EMERGENCY RESPONSE COMMISSION (SERC), THE LOCAL EMERGENCY PLANNING COMMITTEE (LEPC) AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WITH JURISDICTION OVER THE FACILITY WITHIN THREE MONTHS AFTER BEING REQUIRED TO PREPARE OR HAVE AVAILABLE A MSDS FOR SULFURIC ACID AND LEAD UNDER THE OCCUPATION SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT OF 1970, AS REQUIRED BY EPCRA SECTION 311. RESPONDENT FAILED TO TIMELY SUBMIT A TIER II REPORT FOR SULFURIC ACID AND LEAD TO THE STATE EMERGENCY RESPONSE COMMISSION (SERC), THE LOCAL EMERGENCY PLANNING COMMITTEE (LEPC) AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WITH JURISDICTION OVER THE FACILITY FOR CALENAR YEAR 2004, AS REQUIRED BY EPCRA SECTION 312. ON SEPTEMBER 12, 2005, RESPONDENT SUBMITTED THE REPORTS TO THE APPROPRIATE AGENCIES.

Defendants (1)

• BOSE CORPORATIONNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• BOSE CORPORATION

  2000 CAROLINA PINES DRIVE, BYTHEWOOD, SC, 29016

  Registry ID: 110000351814

Statutes cited

• EPCRA 312 — Emergency and Hazardous Chemical Inventory Forms
• EPCRA 311 — Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• BOSE CORPORATIONentered 2006-01-27

  Primary law: EPCRA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2006-01-27Enforcement Action Closed
• 2006-01-27Final Order Issued
• 2006-02-02Enforcement Action Data Entered