EPA v. LIOCHEM, INC

Case summary

3/26/2026 - CONSENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDER ISSUED ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $62,500.00 DUE WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS CAFO. ALLEGED VIOLATIONS: ON MARCH 19, 2025, THE EPA ISSUED A NOTICE OF INSPECTION NOTIFYING RESPONDENT THAT THE EPA WOULD BE CONDUCTING AN INSPECTION AT RESPONDENT'S FACILITY PURSUANT TO SECTION LL(A) OF TSCA, 15 U.S.C. ? 2610(A), TO EVALUATE RESPONDENT'S COMPLIANCE WITH TSCA. IN RESPONSE TO THE NOTICE OF INSPECTION, ON APRIL 7, 2025, RESPONDENT SUBMITTED CERTAIN RECORDS TO THE EPA PERTAINING TO ITS MANUFACTURE, PROCESSING, EXPORTATION, AND IMPORTATION OF CHEMICALS. ON MARCH 26, 2025, THE EPA CONDUCTED THE INSPECTION AT RESPONDENT'S FACILITY. ON JULY 15, 2025, AFTER REVIEWING RECORDS SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENT ON APRIL 7, 2025, THE EPA ISSUED RESPONDENT AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHOW CAUSE LETTER ALLEGING THAT RESPONDENT POTENTIALLY VIOLATED SECTIONS 8, 12, AND 15 OF TSCA, 15 U.S.C. ?? 2607, 2611, AND 2614, BY FAILING TO COMPLY WITH THE CDR REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO IMPORTERS, AND THE TSCA SECTION 12(B) REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO EXPORTERS, FOUND IN 40 C.F.R. PARTS 711 AND 707, RESPECTIVELY. ON JULY 18, 2025, RESPONDENT PROVIDED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO THE EPA IN RESPONSE TO THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHOW CAUSE LETTER. BASED ON THE EPA'S INVESTIGATION, INCLUDING A REVIEW OF RESPONDENT'S RECORDS, THE EPA ALLEGES THAT RESPONDENT FAILED TO: A. SUBMIT A 2024 CDR REPORT FOR CHEMICALS A AND B DURING THE 2024 CDR SUBMISSION PERIOD WHICH ENDED ON NOVEMBER 22, 2024, IN VIOLATION OF 40 C.F.R. ?711.15, AND SECTIONS 8 AND 15 OF TSCA, 15 U.S.C. ?? 2607 AND 2614, AS SET FORTH IN SECTION IV OF THE CAFO; AND B. SUBMIT TSCA SECTION 12(B) EXPORT NOTICES TO THE EPA FOR THE FIRST EXPORTS OF CHEMICALS C AND D WITHIN SEVEN DAYS OF FORMING AN INTENT TO EXPORT, OR ON THE ACTUAL DATE OF EXPORT, WHICHEVER OCCURRED EARLIER, IN VIOLATION OF 40 C.F.R. ?? 707.60(A), 707.65(A)(L)(II), AND 707.65(A)(2), AND SECTIONS 12(B) AND 15 OF TSCA, 15 U.S.C. ?? 2611(B) AND 2614, AS SET FORTH IN SECTION IV OF THE CAFO.

Defendants (1)

• LIOCHEM, INCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• LIOCHEM INC

  2145 E PARK DR, CONYERS, GA, 30013

  Registry ID: 110000356891

Statutes cited

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

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• LIOCHEM, INCentered 2026-03-26

  Primary law: TSCA

  Federal penalty: $62,500

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2026-03-26Final Order Issued
• 2026-03-26Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2026-03-31Enforcement Action Data Entered