EPA v. STARCHEM, LLC

Case summary

5/8/18 - CONSENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDER ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $143,310. RESPONDENT SHALL MAKE PAYMENT WITHIN THIRTY DAYS. ORDER ALLEGES: ON MAY 24, 2017, AN AUTHORIZED AGENT OF EPA REGION 4 CONDUCTED AN AUDIT AT RESPONDENT'S OFFICE PURSUANT TO SECTION TO SECTION 11(a) OF TSCA. FAILURE TO SUBMIT CHEMICAL DATA REPORTING IN 2012 BY NOT SUBMITTING THE 2012 CDR REPORT TO THE EPA DURING THE SUBMISSION PERIOD FOR THE CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES. PMN VIOLATION A PREMANUFACTURE NOTICE (PMN) WAS NOT SUBMITTED TO THE EPA BEFORE RESPONDENT MANUFACTURED CHEMICAL O FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES, AS REQUIRED BY 40 CFR SECTION 720.22(a)(1).

Defendants (1)

• STARCHEM, LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• STARCHEM

  10150 GREENVILLE HIGHWAY, WELLFORD, SC, 29385

  Registry ID: 110000353251

Statutes cited

• TSCA 8 — Reporting & Retention of Information
• TSCA 5A/5B — Failure To Comply With Significant New Use Rules and Pre-manufacture Notice

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• STARCHEM, LLCentered 2018-05-08

  Primary law: TSCA

  Federal penalty: $143,310

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2018-05-08Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2018-05-08Final Order Issued
• 2018-05-11Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2018-05-24Enforcement Action Closed