EPA v. FIBERWEB, INC.

Case summary

9/14/2011 - NOTICE OF DETERMINATION ISSUED. NOD STATES: IN A FEBRUARY 19, 2009, LETTER TO EPA, RESPONDENT DISCLOSED VIOLATIONS OF SECTION 313 OF EPCRA. RESPONDENT FAILED TO SUBMIT A FORM R REPORT FOR TRIFLURALIN, WHICH WAS PRESENT AT THE FACILITY IN AN AMOUNT GREATER THAN THE THRESHOLD QUANTITY OF 25,000 POUNDS, DURING THE 2007 REPORTING YEAR; AND BY FAILING TO SUBMIT ACCURATE DATA ON FORM R REPORTS FOR THE 2005 AND 2006 REPORTING YEARS. PURSUANT TO THE AUDIT POLICY AND BASED ON INFORMATION PROVIDED BY FIBERWEB, EPA MAKES THE FOLLOWING FINAL DETERMINATION FOR THE DISCLOSURE IDENTIFIED. FIBERWEB MEETS THE CONDITIONS OF THE AUDIT POLICY FOR 100 PERCENT ELIMINATION OF GRAVITY-BASED PENALTIES FOR THESE VIOLATIONS. IN ADDITION, FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SELF-DISCLOSURE, NO ECONOMIC BENEFIT WILL BE SOUGHT. AS A RESULT, EPA ASSESSES ZERO PENALTIES FOR THESE VIOLATIONS.

Defendants (1)

• FIBERWEB, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• FIBERWEB INC

  70 OLD HICKORY BLVD., OLD HICKORY, TN, 37138

  Registry ID: 110001860772

Statutes cited

• EPCRA 313 — Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (TRI)

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• FIBERWEB, INC.entered 2011-09-14

  Primary law: EPCRA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2011-09-14Final Order Issued
• 2011-09-14Enforcement Action Closed
• 2011-09-16Enforcement Action Data Entered