EPA v. JBS USA FOOD COMPANY (JBS LOUISVILLE PORK)

Case summary

3/25/19 - CONSENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDER ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $8004. RESPONDENT ALSO AGREES TO COMPLETE A SEP. VIOLATIONS: EPCRA 312: AT SOME TIME DURING CALENDAR YEARS 2015 AND 2016, AMMONIA AND OTHER HAZ CHEMICALS WERE PRESENT AT THE FACILITY IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN 500 POUNDS AND 10,000 POUNDS, RESPECTIVELY. RESPONDENT FAILED TO SUBMIT A COMPLETED EMERGENCY AND HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL INVENTORY FORM FOR AMMONIA AND OTHER HAZ CHEMICALS TO THE SERC, THE LEPC, AND FIRE DEPT WITH JURISDICTION OVER THE FACILITY FOR CALENDAR YEARS 2015 AND 2016 BY MARCH 1 OF THE FOLLOWING YEARS. EPCRA 313: RESPONDENT VIOLATED THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF EPCRA 313 BY FAILING TO SUBMIT THE REQUIRED FORM R FOR AMMONIA FOR CALENDAR YEARS 2014 AND 2016, BY JULY 1 OF THE FOLLOWING YEAR.

Defendants (1)

• JBS USA FOOD COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• SWIFT PORK COMPANY

  1200 STORY AVENUE, LOUISVILLE, KY, 40206-1732

  Registry ID: 110000564764

Statutes cited

• EPCRA 312 — Emergency and Hazardous Chemical Inventory Forms
• EPCRA 313 — Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (TRI)

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• JBS USA FOOD COMPANY (JBS LOUISVILLE PORK)entered 2019-03-25

  Primary law: EPCRA

  Federal penalty: $8,004 · SEP: $30,364

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2019-03-25Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2019-03-25Final Order Issued
• 2019-04-03Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2019-04-11Enforcement Action Closed