EPA v. PEDRO MATA (COVID-19)
Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
Case summary
JULY 7, 2020 - NOTICE OF REFUSAL OF ADMISSION FIFRA 12(a)(1)(A) To sell or distribute to any person any pesticide that is not registered under Section 3 or whose registration has been cancelled or suspended, except to the extent that distribution or sale otherwise has been authorized by the Administrator under FIFRA. Specifically, the pesticide product does not appear to be registered. FIFRA 12(a)(2)(N) Failure to file reports required by the Act. The importer or the importer's agent did not complete an electronic alternative to the Notice of Arrival of Pesticides and Devices (NOA) EPA Form 3540-1 filed with the entry documentation via any U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) authorized electronic data interchange system.
Defendants (1)
- PEDRO MATANamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
PEDRO MATA
1925 BRICKELL AVENUE, MIAMI, FL, 33129
Registry ID: 110070836338
Statutes cited
- FIFRA 12A2N — Failure to File Reports
- FIFRA 12A1A — Unregistered Pesticide
Enforcement conclusions (1)
PEDRO MATAentered 2020-07-07
Primary law: FIFRA
Timeline (3 milestones)
- 2020-07-07Final Order Issued
- 2020-07-07Enforcement Action Closed
- 2020-09-23Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3602291827
- Case number
- 04-2020-1429
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 04
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Failure to File Reports
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 04-2020-1429 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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