EPA v. SHAW'S SOUTHERN BELLE FROZEN FOODS, INC.

Case summary

5/8/18 - CONSENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDER ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $1500. RESPONDENT SHALL MAKE PAYMENT WITHIN THIRTY DAYS. ORDER ALLEGES: VIOLATION OF SECTION 312 OF EPCRA AT SOME TIME DURING CALENDAR YEAR 2105, AMMONIA WAS PRESENT AT THE FACILITY IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN 500 POUNDS. AMMONIA IS A HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL AS DEFINED BY SECTION 329(5) OF EPCRA, 42 USC SECTION 1109(5), FOR WHICH RESPONDENT IS REQUIRED TO PREPARE OR HAVE AVAILABLE AN SDS UNDER OSHA AT ITS FACILITY. RESPONDENT FAILED TO SUBMIT A COMPLETED EMERGENCY AND HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL INVENTORY FORM FOR AMMONIA TO THE SERC, THE LEPC, AND FIRE DEPARTMENT WITH JURISDICTION OVER THE FACILITY FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2015, BY MARCH 1 OF THE FOLLOWING YEAR. THE EPA ALLEGES THAT RESPONDENT VIOLATED THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 312 OF EPCRA, AT ITS FACILITIES FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2015.

Defendants (1)

• SHAW'S SOUTHERN BELLE FROZEN FOODS, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• SHAW'S SOUTHERN BELLE FROZEN F

  821 VIRGINIA ST., JACKSONVILLE, FL, 32208

  Registry ID: 110000509012

Statutes cited

• EPCRA 312 — Emergency and Hazardous Chemical Inventory Forms

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• SHAW'S SOUTHERN BELLE FROZEN FOODS, INC.entered 2018-05-08

  Primary law: EPCRA

  Federal penalty: $1,500

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2018-05-08Final Order Issued
• 2018-05-08Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2018-05-11Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2018-06-21Enforcement Action Closed