EPA v. JACKSON PAPER MANUFACTURING COMPANY

Case summary

1/24/2011 - NOTICE OF DETERMINATION ISSUED. IN A JULY 19, 2010 VOLUNTARY SELF-DISCLOSURE, JACKSON PAPER DISCLOSED ITS FAILURE TO SUBMIT A 2008 FORM R REPORT FOR A NITRATE COMPOUND OTHERWISE USED AT ITS SYLVA, NC FACILTY. JACKSON PAPER DISCOVERED THE VIOLATION ON JUNE 28, 2010, DURING ITS ROUTINE ANNUAL ENVIRONMENTAL AUDIT THAT COINCIDES WITH ITS FORM R PREPARATION. THE AUDIT REVEALED THAT A COMPOUND CONTAINING NITRATES IN AUEOUS FORM WAS USED AT LEVELS THAT TRIGGERED REPORTING OBLIGATIONS, AND THAT JACKSON PAPER HAD FAILED TO SUBMIT A FORM R REPORT FOR NITRATE COMPOUNDS IN 2008. JACKSON PAPER DISCLOSED THE VIOLATION WITHIN 21 DAYS, ON JULY 19, 2010, AND CORRECTED THE VIOLATION LESS THAN 60 DAYS FROM DISCOVERY, ON AUG 2, 2010, BY FILING A FORM R REPORT FOR NITRATE COMPOUNDS FOR 2008. THE SELF-DISCLOSED VIOLATION IS AS FOLLOWS: - FAILURE TO SUBMIT A 2008 FORM R REPORT FOR NITRATE COMPOUNDS AS REQUIRED BY SECTION 313 OF EPCRA.

Defendants (1)

• JACKSON PAPER MANUFACTURING COMPANYNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• JACKSON PAPER MANUFACTURING COMPANY

  152 W MAIN ST, SYLVA, NC, 28779

  Registry ID: 110001478721

Statutes cited

• EPCRA 313 — Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (TRI)

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• JACKSON PAPER MANUFACTURING COMPANYentered 2011-01-24

  Primary law: EPCRA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2011-01-24Final Order Issued
• 2011-01-24Enforcement Action Closed
• 2011-02-14Enforcement Action Data Entered