EPA v. JIM BISHOP CABINETS, INC.

Case summary

5/29/13 - NOTICE OF DETERMINATION ISSUED. BISHOP HIRED AN OUTSIDE CONSULTANT TO CONDUCT AN EPCRA COMPLIANCE EVALUATION AT ITS FACILITY. AS A RESULT OF THIS COMPLIANCE EVALUATION, BISHOP DISCOVERED EPCRA VIOLATIONS, DISCLOSED THE VIOLATIONS TO EPA, AND TIMELY CORRECTED THE VIOLATIONS. ON APRIL 4, 2012, BISHOP SUBMITTED A SELF-DISCLOSURE TO EPA IDENTIFYING THE FOLLOWING VIOLATIONS: (1) FAILURE TO SUBMIT HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL INVENTORY FORMS (TIER IIs) FOR SULFURIC ACID FOR REPORTING YEARS 2007, 2008, 2009 AND 2010, WHICH OMISSIONS ARE VIOLATIONS OF EPCRA SECTION 312 AND REGULATIONS FOUND AT 40 CFR SECTION 370; AND (2) FAILURE TO SUBMIT A MATERIALS SAFETY DATA SHEET (MSDS) FOR SULFURIC ACID OR REPORTING YEAR 2007, WHICH IS A VIOLATION OF EPCRA SECTION 311, AND THE REGULATIONS FOUND AT 40 CFR SECTION 372.

Defendants (1)

• JIM BISHOP CABINETS, INC.Named in settlement

Facilities (2)

• JIM BISHOP CABINETS INC

  5640 BELL ROAD, MONTGOMERY, AL, 36116-4118

  Registry ID: 110000856342

• JIM BISHOP CABINETS INC

  5640 BELL ROAD, MONTGOMERY, AL, 36116-4118

  Registry ID: 110000856342

Statutes cited

• EPCRA 312 — Emergency and Hazardous Chemical Inventory Forms
• EPCRA 311 — Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• JIM BISHOP CABINETS, INC.entered 2013-05-29

  Primary law: EPCRA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2013-05-29Final Order Issued
• 2013-05-29Enforcement Action Closed
• 2013-06-27Enforcement Action Data Entered