EPA v. HONDA PRECISION PARTS OF GEORGIA, LLC

Case summary

1/10/14 - NOTICE OF DETERMINATION ISSUED. IN AN AUG 25, 2011, ELECTRONIC DISCLOSURE TO EPA, HONDA PRECISION DISCLOSED POTENTIAL VIOLATIONS OF EPCRA REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN EPCRA 313. FOLLOWING REVIEW OF THE DISCLOSED INFO, EPA DETERMINED THAT HONDA PRECISION VIOLATED SECTION 313 BY FAILING TO SUBMIT REQUIRED TOXICS RELEASE INVENTORY REPORTS FOR REPORTING YEARS 2008 AND 2009, HONDA PRECISION CORRECTED THE SECTION 313 VIOLATIONS WITHIN THE REQUISITE 60 DAS FROM DISCOVERY. PURSUANT TO THE AUDIT POLICY AND BASED ON INFO PROVIDED BY HONDA PRECISION, EPA MAKES THE FOLLOWING FINAL DETERMINATION FOR THE DISCLOSURE IDENTIFIED ABOVE: THE HONDA PRECISION SELF-DISCLOSURE MEETS THE CONDITIONS OF THE EPA'S AUDIT POLICY FOR 100 PERCENT ELIMINATION OF GRAVITY-BASED PENALTIES FOR ITS VIOLATION OF EPCRA. EPA WILL NOT SEEK GRAVITY-BASED PENALTIES FOR THESE VIOLATIONS. IN ADDITION, FOR PURPOSES OF THIS DISCLOSURE, EPA WILL NOT SEEK THE ECONOMIC BENEFIT PORTION OF THE PENALTY.

Defendants (1)

• HONDA PRECISION PARTS OF GEORGIA LLCNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• HONDA DEVELOPMENT AND MANUFACTURING OF AMERICA LLC - TRANSMISSION PLANT GEORGIA

  550 HONDA PKWY, TALLAPOOSA, GA, 30176

  Registry ID: 110024558343

Statutes cited

• EPCRA 313 — Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (TRI)

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• HONDA PRECISION PARTS OF GEORGIA, LLCentered 2014-01-10

  Primary law: EPCRA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2014-01-10Enforcement Action Closed
• 2014-01-10Final Order Issued
• 2014-02-27Enforcement Action Data Entered