EPA v. STEPAN COMPANY

Case summary

5/4/2021- CONSENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDER ISSUED ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $8,278. PENALTY TO BE PAID WITHIN 30 DAYS. ALLEGED VIOLATIONS: BASED ON THE EPA'S REVIEW OF THE RESPONDENT?S RECORDS OBTAINED DURING AND AFTER THE EPA?S OCTOBER 31, 2019, INSPECTION OF THE RESPONDENT?S FACILITY, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE RESPODENT FAILED TO SUBMIT EXPORT NOTIFICATION FOR TWO CHEMICALS ? CHEMICAL A AND CHEMICAL B, WITHIN SEVEN DAYS OF FORMING AN INTENT TO EXPORT OR ON THE DATE OF EXPORTATION, WHICHEVER WAS EARLIER, IN VIOLATION OF 40 C.F.R. ? 707.65(A)(3) AND SECTION 15 U.S.C. ? 2614.

Defendants (1)

• STEPAN COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• STEPAN COMPANY

  915 BANKHEAD HIGHWAY, WINDER, GA, 30680

  Registry ID: 110067441352

Statutes cited

• TSCA 12 — Exports

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• STEPAN COMPANYentered 2021-05-04

  Primary law: TSCA

  Federal penalty: $8,278

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2021-05-04Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2021-05-04Final Order Issued
• 2021-05-06Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2021-06-28Enforcement Action Closed