EPA v. DURAFIBER TECHNOLOGIES (DFT), INC.

Case summary

5/26/16 - CONSENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDER ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $39,000. RESPONDENT SHALL MAKE PAYMENT WITHIN THIRTY DAYS. ORDER ALLEGES: AT THE TIME OF THE SITE VISIT, RESPONDENT HAD NOT PREPARED A RECORD OF INSPECTION FOR PCB TRANSFORMERS FOR THE THIRD QUARTER OF 2015. THEREFORE, RESPONDENT VIOLATED 40 CFR SECTION 761.30(a)(1)(ix) and (xii). AT THE TIME OF THE SITE VISIT, PCB ITEMS WERE NOT STORE IN AREAS WITH AN ADEQUATE ROOF, WALLS AND NON-POROUS FLOOR WITH CURBING. THEREFORE, RESPONDENT VIOLATED 40 CFR SECTION 761.65(b). PURSUANT TO 40 CFR 761.180(a), A WRITTEN ANNUAL DOCUMENT LOG AND ANNUAL RECORDS MUST BE DEVELOPED, MAINTAINED AND MADE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION, AND MUST BE PREPARED BY JULY 1 FOR THE PREVIOUS CALENDAR YEAR. THE ANNUAL DOCUMENT LOG FOR THE PREVIOUS YEAR WAS COMPLETED IN NOVEMBER 2015. THEREFORE, RESPONDENT VIOLATED 40 CFR SECTION 761.180(a).

Defendants (1)

• DURAFIBER TECHNOLOGIES (DFT), INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• DURAFIBER TECHNOLOGIES (DFT), INC.

  338 PEA RIDGE ROAD, NEW HILL, NC, 27562

  Registry ID: 110069231263

Statutes cited

• TSCA 6-PCBS — PCBS

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• DURAFIBER TECHNOLOGIES (DFT), INC.entered 2016-05-26

  Primary law: TSCA

  Federal penalty: $39,000

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2016-05-26Final Order Issued
• 2016-05-26Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2016-06-02Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2016-07-21Enforcement Action Closed