EPA v. FM MEAT PRODUCTS

Case summary

8/20/15 - CONSENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDER ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $17,301. RESPONDENT SHALL MAKE PAYMENT WITHIN THIRTY DAYS. RESPONDENT ALSO AGREES TO COMPLETE A SEP. ORDER ALLEGES: AT SOME TIME DURING CALENDAR YEAR 2013, AMMONIA WAS PRESENT AT THE FACILITY IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN 500 POUNDS. RESPONDENT FAILED TO SUBMIT A COMPLETED EMERGENCY AND HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL INVENTORY FORM FOR AMMONIA TO THE SERC, THE LEPC, AND FIRE DEPARTMENT WITH JURISDICTION OVER THE FACILITY FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2013 BY MARCH 1 OF THE FOLLOWING YEAR. EPA ALLEGES THAT RESPONDENT VIOLATED THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 312 OF EPCRA.

Defendants (1)

• FM MEAT PRODUCTSNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• FM MEAT PRODUCTS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

  19798 NE HWY 315, FORT MCCOY, FL, 32134

  Registry ID: 110057205233

Statutes cited

• EPCRA 312 — Emergency and Hazardous Chemical Inventory Forms

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• FM MEAT PRODUCTSentered 2015-08-20

  Primary law: EPCRA

  Federal penalty: $17,301 · SEP: $8,843

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2015-08-20Final Order Issued
• 2015-08-20Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2015-09-01Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2015-10-07Enforcement Action Closed