EPA v. EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
3/5/18 - CONSENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDER ISSUED, ASSESSING A TOTAL PENALTY OF $29,166 (CERCLA - $14,583 AND EPCRA - $14,583). RESPONDENT SHALL MAKE PAYMENT WITHIN THIRTY DAYS. RESPONDENT ALSO AGREES TO COMPLETE A SEP. ORDER ALLEGES: VIOLATION OF SECTION 103(a) OF EPCRA ON DECEMBER 12, 2015, A RELEASE OF ACETIC ACID ABOVE THE RQ OCCURRED AT THE FACILITY. EPA ALLEGES THAT RESPONDENT VIOLATED THE NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 103(a) OF CERCLA, BY FAILING TO IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY THE NRC AS SOON AS RESPONDENT HAD KNOWLEDGE OF THE RELEASE OF ACETIC ACID IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN ITS RQ AT RESPONDENT'S FACILITY. VIOLATION OF EPCRA 304(a) ON DECEMBER 12, 2015, A RELEASE OF ACETIC ACID ABOVE THE RQ OCCURRED AT THE FACILITY. EPA ALLEGES THAT THE RELEASE RESULTED IN THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPOSURE TO PERSONS BEYOND THE SITE OR SITES ON WHICH THE FACILITY IS LOCATED. EPA ALLEGES THAT RESPONDENT VIOLATED THE NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 304(a) OF EPCRA, BY FAILING TO IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY THE SERC AND LEPC AS SOON AS RESPONDENT HAD KNOWLEDGE OF THE RELEASE OF ACETIC ACID IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN THE RQ AT RESPONDENT'S FACILTY.
Defendants (1)
- EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (30)
EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO TENNESSEE OPERATIONS
100 NORTH EASTMAN ROAD, KINGSPORT, TN, 37660-5265
Registry ID: 110000574423
EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO TENNESSEE OPERATIONS
100 NORTH EASTMAN ROAD, KINGSPORT, TN, 37660-5265
Registry ID: 110000574423
EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO TENNESSEE OPERATIONS
100 NORTH EASTMAN ROAD, KINGSPORT, TN, 37660-5265
Registry ID: 110000574423
EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO TENNESSEE OPERATIONS
100 NORTH EASTMAN ROAD, KINGSPORT, TN, 37660-5265
Registry ID: 110000574423
EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO TENNESSEE OPERATIONS
100 NORTH EASTMAN ROAD, KINGSPORT, TN, 37660-5265
Registry ID: 110000574423
EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO TENNESSEE OPERATIONS
100 NORTH EASTMAN ROAD, KINGSPORT, TN, 37660-5265
Registry ID: 110000574423
EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO TENNESSEE OPERATIONS
100 NORTH EASTMAN ROAD, KINGSPORT, TN, 37660-5265
Registry ID: 110000574423
EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO TENNESSEE OPERATIONS
100 NORTH EASTMAN ROAD, KINGSPORT, TN, 37660-5265
Registry ID: 110000574423
EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO TENNESSEE OPERATIONS
100 NORTH EASTMAN ROAD, KINGSPORT, TN, 37660-5265
Registry ID: 110000574423
EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO TENNESSEE OPERATIONS
100 NORTH EASTMAN ROAD, KINGSPORT, TN, 37660-5265
Registry ID: 110000574423
EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO TENNESSEE OPERATIONS
100 NORTH EASTMAN ROAD, KINGSPORT, TN, 37660-5265
Registry ID: 110000574423
EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO TENNESSEE OPERATIONS
100 NORTH EASTMAN ROAD, KINGSPORT, TN, 37660-5265
Registry ID: 110000574423
EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO TENNESSEE OPERATIONS
100 NORTH EASTMAN ROAD, KINGSPORT, TN, 37660-5265
Registry ID: 110000574423
EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO TENNESSEE OPERATIONS
100 NORTH EASTMAN ROAD, KINGSPORT, TN, 37660-5265
Registry ID: 110000574423
EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO TENNESSEE OPERATIONS
100 NORTH EASTMAN ROAD, KINGSPORT, TN, 37660-5265
Registry ID: 110000574423
- …and 15 more
Statutes cited
- CERCLA 103A — Notification of Hazardous Reportable Quantity Release
- EPCRA 304 — Emergency Release Notification Section 313 Program
Enforcement conclusions (1)
EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANYentered 2018-03-05
Primary law: EPCRA
Federal penalty: $29,166 · SEP: $110,000
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2018-03-05Final Order Issued
- 2018-03-05Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2018-03-06Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2018-04-24Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3601356154
- Case number
- 04-2018-2008
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 04
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Notification of Hazardous Reportable Quantity Release
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 04-2018-2008 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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