EPA v. HUSSMANN CORPORATION

Case summary

JULY 16, 2024 - CONSENT AGREEMENT Respondent has 10 or more full-time employees at its Facility. Respondent's Facility is classified under the covered SIC code 3585 and NAICS code 333415, as described at 40 C.F.R. ?372.22 and 40 C.F.R. ?372.23. Respondent's Facility processed Chromium, Copper, and Manganese in excess of the 25,000- pound threshold quantity for the chemicals established under Section 313(f) of EPCRA, 42 U.S.C. ? 11023(f) and 40 C.F.R. ? 372.25, during calendar year 2021. Respondent failed to submit a Toxic Chemical Release Form R for Chromium, Copper, and Manganese to EPA and to the State of Georgia for calendar year 2021by July 1, 2022. Respondent is a person and is the owner and operator of the Facility which is a facility, as those terms are defined in Section 329(7) of EPCRA, 42 U.S.C. ? 11049(7), and Section 329(4) of EPCRA, 42 U.S.C. ? 11049(4), during the relevant period described herein. Respondent violated the reporting requirements of Section 313 of EPCRA by failing to submit the required Form R for Chromium, Copper, and Manganese for calendar year 2021 by July 1, 2022 and is therefore subject to the assessment of penalties under Section 325 of EPCRA, 42 U.S.C. ? 11045. Respondent agrees to pay a civil penalty in the amount of $74,123.00 ( Assessed Penalty )

Defendants (1)

• HUSSMANN CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• HUSSMANN CORPORATION

  2700 CRESTRIDGE CT, SUWANEE, GA, 30024

  Registry ID: 110001427206

Statutes cited

• EPCRA 313 — Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (TRI)

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• HUSSMANN CORPORATIONentered 2024-07-16

  Primary law: EPCRA

  Federal penalty: $74,123

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2024-07-16Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2024-07-16Final Order Issued
• 2024-08-15Enforcement Action Data Entered