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04-2007-9106Administrative - FormalClosedFY 2007· Region 04

EPA v. DSM DESOTECH, INC.

Final Order With Penalty

Case summary

9/19/07 - NOTICE OF DETERMINATION ISSUED. IN A LETTER DATED OCT 20, 2006, DSM DESOTECH, INC., ADMITTED THE FOLLOWING VIOLATIONS OF EPCRA: DSM DESOTECH, INC., FAILED TO TIMELY SUBMIT TRI FORMS FOR DIISOCYANATES, GLYCOL ETHERS, AND TOLUENE DIISOCYANATES FOR CY 2003, AND DIISOCYANATES, GLYCOL ETHERS, AND TOLUENE DIISOCYANATES FOR 2004, TO EPA AND THE STATE OF NC AS REQUIRED BY EPCRA 313. DSM DESOTECH, INC., DISCOVERED THE VIOLATIONS IN A VOLUNTARY AUDIT ON SEPT 30, 2006. DSM DESOTECH, INC., SUBMITTED THE TRI REPORTS TO THE APPROPRIATE AGENCIES ON OCT 9, 2006. UNDER EPA'S ENFORCEMENT POLICY FOR EPCRA VIOLATIONS, A GRAVITY-BASED PENALTY OF $129,600 COULD HAVE BEEN ASSESSED FOR THESE NON-REPORTING VIOLATIONS.

Defendants (1)

  • DSM DESOTECH, INC.Named in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • DSM DESOTECH INC.

    1101 HWY 27 S, STANLEY, NC, 28164

    Registry ID: 110057518066

Statutes cited

  • EPCRA 313Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (TRI)

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • DSM DESOTECH, INC.entered 2007-09-19

    Primary law: EPCRA

Timeline (3 milestones)

  • 2007-09-19Final Order Issued
  • 2007-09-19Enforcement Action Closed
  • 2007-09-26Enforcement Action Data Entered

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
600065091
Case number
04-2007-9106
Lead agency
EPA
EPA region
04
Voluntary self-disclosure
Yes
Primary statute
Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (TRI)

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 04-2007-9106 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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