EPA v. SABIC INNOVATIVE PLASTICS US, LLC

Case summary

4/16/2024 - CONSENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDER ISSUED ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $53,000. PENALTY TO BE PAID WITHIN 30 DAYS. ALLEGED VIOLATIONS: BASED ON THE EPA'S REVIEW OF RESPONDENT'S RECORDS AS SET FORTH ABOVE, THE EPA ALLEGES THAT RESPONDENT FAILED TO REPORT IMPORT VOLUMES OF CHEMICALS A, B, AND C TO TWO SIGNIFICANT FIGURES OF ACCURACY IN VIOLATION OF 40 C.F.R. ? 711.15(B)(3)(III) AND TSCA SECTIONS 8. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH TSCA SECTION 8 AND ITS IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS CONSTITUTES A VIOLATION OF TSCA SECTION 15, 15 U.S.C. ? 2614.

Defendants (1)

• SABIC INNOVATIVE PLASTICS US, LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (6)

• SABIC INNOVATIVE PLASTICS

  1 PLASTICS DRIVE, BURKVILLE, AL, 36752-

  Registry ID: 110017438762

• SABIC INNOVATIVE PLASTICS

  1 PLASTICS DRIVE, BURKVILLE, AL, 36752-

  Registry ID: 110017438762

• SABIC INNOVATIVE PLASTICS

  1 PLASTICS DRIVE, BURKVILLE, AL, 36752-

  Registry ID: 110017438762

• SABIC INNOVATIVE PLASTICS

  1 PLASTICS DRIVE, BURKVILLE, AL, 36752-

  Registry ID: 110017438762

• SABIC INNOVATIVE PLASTICS

  1 PLASTICS DRIVE, BURKVILLE, AL, 36752-

  Registry ID: 110017438762

• SABIC INNOVATIVE PLASTICS

  1 PLASTICS DRIVE, BURKVILLE, AL, 36752-

  Registry ID: 110017438762

Statutes cited

• TSCA 8B — Failure To Comply With Invention Update Rule
• TSCA 8 — Reporting & Retention of Information

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• SABIC INNOVATIVE PLASTICS US, LLCentered 2024-04-16

  Primary law: TSCA

  Federal penalty: $53,000

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2024-04-16Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2024-04-16Final Order Issued
• 2024-04-22Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2024-05-09Enforcement Action Closed