EPA v. W.M. BARR & COMPANY, INC.

Case summary

5/2/2013 - CONSENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDER ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $7,800. RESPONDENT SHALL MAKE PAYMENT WITHIN THIRTY DAYS. ORDER ALLEGES: IN A LETTER TO THE EPA DATED JULY 31, 2009, RESPONDENT SUBMITTED A LIST OF ALL EXPORTS OF CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES FROM THE SITE BETWEEN JANUARY 1, 2007 AND JUNE 15, 2009. RESPONDENT EXPORTED DIACETONE ALCOHOL IN 2009. PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OF TSCA, 15 U.S.C. SECTION 2611(b), DIACETONE ALCOHOL WAS SUBJECT TO THE EXPORT NOTIFICATION REGULATIONS PROMULGATED AT 40 CFR. PART 707, SUBPART D. RESPONDENT VIOLATED SECTION 15 OF TSCA, 15 U.S.C. SECTION 2614, DURING CALENDAR YEAR 2009 WHEN IT FAILED TO NOTIFY EPA OF ITS EXPORT OF DIACETONE ALCOHOL IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 12(b) OF TSCA.

Defendants (1)

• W.M. BARR & COMPANY, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• WILLIAM BARR & COMPANY

  P.O. BOX 1879, MEMPHIS, TN, 38103

  Registry ID: 110000374265

Statutes cited

• TSCA 12 — Exports

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• W.M. BARR & COMPANY, INC.entered 2013-05-02

  Primary law: TSCA

  Federal penalty: $7,800

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2013-05-02Final Order Issued
• 2013-05-02Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2013-05-06Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2013-06-17Enforcement Action Closed