EPA v. ARMSTRONG HARDWOOD FLOORING COMPANY

Case summary

01/10/2014- NOTICE OF DETERMINATION ISSUED. IN AN OCT 19, 2010, LETTER TO EPA, ARMSTRONG FLOORING DISCLOSED POTENTIAL VIOLATIONS OF EPCRA REQUIREMENT SET FORTH IN SECTION 313 THEREOF. FOLLOWING REVIEW OF THE DISCLOSED INFORMATION, EPA DETERMINED THAT ARMSTRONG FLOORING VIOLATED SECTION 313 BY FAILING TO SUBMIT REQUIRED TOXICS RELEASE INVENTORY REPORTS FOR REPORTING YEARS 2007 AND 2008. ARMSTRONG FLOORING CORRECTED THE SECTION 313 VIOLATIONS WITHIN THE REQUISITE 60 DAYS FROM DISCOVERY. PURSUANT TO THE AUDIT POLICY AND BASED ON INFORMAITON PROVIDED BY ARMSTRONG FLOORING, EPA MAKES THE FOLLOWING FINAL DETERMINATION FOR THE DISCLOSURE IDENTIFIED ABOVE: THE ARMSTRONG FLOORING SELF-DISCLOSURE MEETS THE CONDITIONS OF EPA'S AUDIT POLICY FOR 100 PERCENT ELIMINATION OF GRAVITY-BASED PENALTIES FOR ITS VIOLATIONS OF EPCRA. EPA WILL NOT SEEK GRAVITY-BASED PENALTIES FOR THESE VIOLATIONS. IN ADDITION, FOR PURPOSES OF THIS DISCLOSURE, EPA WIIL NOT SEEK THE ECONOMIC BENEFIT PORTION OF THE PENALTY.

Defendants (1)

• ARMSTRONG HARDWOOD FLOORING COMPANYNamed in settlement

Facilities (2)

• ARMSTRONG HARDWOOD FLOORING CO

  565A HARTCO DRIVE, ONEIDA, TN, 37841

  Registry ID: 110012485532

• ARMSTRONG HARDWOOD FLOORING CO

  565A HARTCO DRIVE, ONEIDA, TN, 37841

  Registry ID: 110012485532

Statutes cited

• EPCRA 313 — Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (TRI)

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• ARMSTRONG HARDWOOD FLOORING COMPANYentered 2014-01-10

  Primary law: EPCRA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2014-01-10Final Order Issued
• 2014-01-10Enforcement Action Closed
• 2014-01-16Enforcement Action Data Entered