EPA v. GULBRANDSEN CHEMICALS, INC.

Case summary

8/4/16 - CONSENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDER ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $143,310. RESPONDENT SHALL MAKE PAYMENT WITHIN THIRTY DAYS. ORDER ALLEGES: ON SEPTEMBER 9, 2015, AN AUTHORIZED AGENT OF EPA REGION 4 CONDUCTED AN INSPECTION AT RESPONDENT'S FACILITY PURSUANT TO SECTION 11(a) OF TSCA. RESPONDENT'S PRODUCTION RECORDS REVEALED THAT RESPONDENT IMPORTED A REPORTABLE QUANTITY (OVER 25,000 POUNDS) OF SEVEN CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES IN 2011. RESPONDENT FAILED TO SUBMIT THE 2012 CDR REPORT TO THE EPA FOR CHEMICALS SEVEN CHEMICALS. PURSUANT TO 40 CFR SECTION 711.1(c) AND SECTION 15(3) OF TSCA, IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON TO FAILED OR REFUSE TO SUBMIT INFORMATION REQUIRED UNDER THE CDR REGULATIONS. THEREFORE, THE EPA ALLEGES THAT RESPONDENT VIOLATED 40 CFR SECTION 711.1(c) AND SECTION 15(3) OF TSCA.

Defendants (1)

• GULBRANDSEN CHEMICALS, INC. (SB)Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• GULBRANDSEN CHEMICALS

  183 GULBRANDSEN RD., ORANGEBURG, SC, 29115

  Registry ID: 110000352109

Statutes cited

• TSCA 8 — Reporting & Retention of Information

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• GULBRANDSEN CHEMICALS, INC.entered 2016-08-04

  Primary law: TSCA

  Federal penalty: $143,310

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2016-08-04Final Order Issued
• 2016-08-04Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2016-08-10Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2016-08-23Enforcement Action Closed