EPA v. ETHOX CHEMICALS LLC

Case summary

8/5/2024 - CONSENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDER ISSUED ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $55,700 DUE WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS CAFO. ALLEGED VIOLATIONS: ON OCTOBER 26, 2023, THE EPA CONDUCTED A TSCA INSPECTION AT RESPONDENT?S FACILITY PURSUANT TO SECTION 11(A) OF TSCA, 15 U.S.C. ? 2610(A), TO DETERMINE RESPONDENT?S COMPLIANCE WITH TSCA AND DISCUSSED RECORDS SENT PRIOR TO THE INSPECTION PURSUANT TO A REQUEST IN THE NOTICE OF INSPECTION SENT ON SEPTEMBER 18, 2023. RESPONDENT WAS NOTIFIED OF POTENTIAL VIOLATIONS OF TSCA SECTIONS 8 AND 12 PERTAINING TO 2020 CDR REPORTING AND EXPORT NOTICE SUBMISSION IN AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHOW CAUSE LETTER SUBMITTED ON APRIL 10, 2024. BASED ON THE EPA?S REVIEW OF RESPONDENT?S RECORDS, THE EPA ALLEGES THAT RESPONDENT VIOLATED: A. SECTIONS 8 AND 15 OF TSCA, 15 U.S.C. ?? 2607 AND 2614, AND 40 C.F.R. ?711.15, BY FAILING TO SUBMIT A 2020 CDR REPORT FOR CHEMICAL B DURING THE 2020 CDR SUBMISSION PERIOD. B. SECTIONS 12 AND 15 OF TSCA, 15 U.S.C. ??2611 AND 2614, AND 40 C.F.R. ?707.60(A), BY FAILING TO SUBMIT TSCA SECTION 12(B) EXPORT NOTICES TO THE EPA FOR CHEMICAL C WITHIN 7 DAYS OF FORMING AN INTENT TO EXPORT OR ON THE DATE OF EXPORT FOR THE FIRST EXPORT OF CHEMICAL C TO FOUR COUNTRIES.

Defendants (1)

• ETHOX CHEMICALS LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• ETHOX CHEMICALS LLC

  1801 PERIMETER ROAD, GREENVILLE, SC, 29605

  Registry ID: 110000354134

Statutes cited

• TSCA 12 — Exports
• TSCA 8 — Reporting & Retention of Information

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• ETHOX CHEMICALS LLCentered 2024-08-05

  Primary law: TSCA

  Federal penalty: $55,700

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2024-08-05Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2024-08-05Final Order Issued
• 2024-08-07Enforcement Action Data Entered