EPA v. FREUDENBERG FILTRATION TECHNOLOGIES

Case summary

4/25/19 - CONSENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDER ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $7,161. RESPONDENT SHALL MAKE PAYMENT WITHIN THIRTY DAYS. ORDER ALLEGES: RESPONDENT'S FACILITY PROCESSED DIISOCYANATES IN EXCESS OF THE 25,000 POUND THRESHOLD QUANTITY FOR THE CHEMICALS ESTABLISHED UNDER SECTION 313(f) OF EPCRA, AND 40 CFR SECTION 372.25 , DURING CALENDAR 2017. RESPONDENT VIOLATED THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 313 OF EPCRA AT ITS FACILITY BY FAILING TO SUBMIT THE REQUIRED FORM Rs FOR DIISOCYANATES FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2017, BY JULY 1 OF THE FOLLOWING YEAR.

Defendants (1)

• FREUDENBERG FILTRATION TECHNOLOGIESNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• FREUDENBERG NONWOVENS

  2975 PEMBROKE ROAD, HOPKINSVILLE, KY, 42240

  Registry ID: 110000380659

Statutes cited

• EPCRA 313 — Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (TRI)

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• FREUDENBERG FILTRATION TECHNOLOGIESentered 2019-04-25

  Primary law: EPCRA

  Federal penalty: $7,161

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2019-04-25Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2019-04-25Final Order Issued
• 2019-04-29Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2019-07-10Enforcement Action Closed