EPA v. UNITED PLATING, INC.

Case summary

5/25/2017 - CONSENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDER ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $61,685. RESPONDENT SHALL MAKE PAYMENT WITHIN THIRTY DAYS. ORDER ALLEGES: VIOLATION OF SECTION 313 OF EPCRA RESPONDENT FAILED TO SUBMIT A FORM R FOR NITRATE COMPOUNDS TO THE ADMINISTRATOR OF EPA AND TO THE OFFICIALS DESIGNATED BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF ALABAMA BY JULY 1 OF THE REPORTING YEAR FOR CALENDAR YEARS 203 AND 2012. RESPONDENT VIOLATED THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 313 OF EPCRA. VIOLATIONS OF SECTION 313 OF EPCRA RESPONDENT FAILED TO SUBMIT A COMPLETED EMERGENCY AND HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL INVENTORY FORM FOR NITRIC ACID AND SULFURIC ACID TO THE SERC, THE LEPC, AND FIRE DEPARTMENT WITH JURISDICTION OVER THE BEECHMONT AND STANWOOD FACILITIES, RESPECTIVELY, FOR CALENDAR YEARS 2014, 2013 AND 2012, BY MARCH 1 OF THE FOLLOWING YEAR.

Defendants (1)

• UNITED PLATING, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (3)

• UNITED PLATING INCORPORATED

  3400 STANWOOD BLVD., HUNTSVILLE, AL, 35811-9021

  Registry ID: 110000368129

• UNITED PLATING INCORPORATED

  5015 BEECHMONT DR., HUNTSVILLE, AL, 35811

  Registry ID: 110000746925

• UNITED PLATING INCORPORATED

  5015 BEECHMONT DR., HUNTSVILLE, AL, 35811

  Registry ID: 110000746925

Statutes cited

• EPCRA 312 — Emergency and Hazardous Chemical Inventory Forms
• EPCRA 313 — Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (TRI)

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• UNITED PLATING, INC.entered 2017-05-25

  Primary law: EPCRA

  Federal penalty: $61,865

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2017-05-25Final Order Issued
• 2017-05-25Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2017-06-06Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2017-06-22Enforcement Action Closed