EPA v. AMERICAN SYNTHETIC RUBBER COMPANY (ASRC)

Case summary

4/22/2011 - CONSENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDER ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $5,800. RESPONDENT SHALL MAKE PAYMENT WITHIN THRITY DAYS. ORDER ALLEGES: ON SEPTEMBER 2, 2010, RESPONDENT HAD A RELEASE OF BUTADIENE 1,3 ABOVE THE RQ AT THE FACILITY. EPA ALLEGES THAT RESPONDENT VIOLATED THE NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 103(a) OF CERCLA, BY FAILING TO IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY THE NRC AS SOON AS RESPONDENT HAD KNOWLEDGE OF THE RELEASE OF BUTADIENE 1,3 IN AMOUNT EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN ITS RQ AT RESPONDENT'S FACILITY.

Defendants (1)

• AMERICAN SYNTHETIC RUBBER COMPANY (ASRC)Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• AMERICAN SYNTHETIC RUBBER

  4500 CAMPGROUND ROAD, LOUISVILLE, KY, 402164675

  Registry ID: 110000378546

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 103A — Notification of Hazardous Reportable Quantity Release
• EPCRA 311 — Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• AMERICAN SYNTHETIC RUBBER COMPANY (ASRC)entered 2011-04-22

  Primary law: EPCRA

  Federal penalty: $5,800

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2011-04-22Final Order Issued
• 2011-04-22Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2011-05-09Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2011-05-23Enforcement Action Closed