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04-2007-9120Administrative - FormalClosedFY 2007· Region 04

EPA v. REMA TIP TOP/NORTH AMERICA, INC.

Source Agrees

Case summary

3/18/08 - NOTICE OF DETERMINATION ISSUED. IN A LETTER DATED FEB 16, 2007, REMA TIP TOP ADMITTED THE FOLLOWING VIOLATIONS OF EPCRA: REMA TIP TOP FAILED TO TIMELY SUBMIT TIER II FORMS FOR ITS FACILITY IN COVINGTON, GA, FOR TRICHLOROETHYLENE FOR REPORTING YRS 2004 AND 2005 TO EPA AND THE STATE OF GA'S STATE EMERGENCY RESPONSE COMMISSION, THE LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING COMMITTEE, AND THE FIRE DEPT WITH JURISDICTION IN THE AREA, AS REQUIRED BY EPCRA SEC 312. ON FEB 20, 2007, REMA TIP TOP SUBMITTED THE FORM TO THE APPROPRIATE AGENCIES. UNDER EPA'S ENFORCEMENT POLICY FOR EPCRA VIOLATIONS, A GRAVITY-BASED PENALTY OF $48,360 COULD HAVE BEEN ASSESSED FOR THESE NON-REPORTING VIOLATIONS.

Defendants (1)

  • REMA TIP TOP/NORTH AMERICA, INC.Named in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • REMA TIP TOP NORTH AMERICA INCORPORATED

    10250 INDUSTRIAL BOULEVARD, COVINGTON, GA, 30014

    Registry ID: 110015681118

Statutes cited

  • EPCRA 312Emergency and Hazardous Chemical Inventory Forms

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • REMA TIP TOP/NORTH AMERICA, INC.entered 2008-03-18

    Primary law: EPCRA

Timeline (3 milestones)

  • 2008-03-18Enforcement Action Closed
  • 2008-03-18Final Order Issued
  • 2008-04-01Enforcement Action Data Entered

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
600088471
Case number
04-2007-9120
Lead agency
EPA
EPA region
04
Voluntary self-disclosure
Yes
Primary statute
Emergency and Hazardous Chemical Inventory Forms

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 04-2007-9120 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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