EPA v. IGM RESINS USA, INC

Case summary

3/23/2026 - CONSENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDER ISSUED ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $22,000.00 DUE WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS CAFO. ALLEGED VIOLATIONS: ON JULY 22, 2022, THE EPA SENT RESPONDENT A NOTICE OF INSPECTION PURSUANT TO SECTION 11(A) OF TSCA, 15 U.S.C. ? 2610(A), NOTIFYING RESPONDENT THAT THE EPA WOULD BE CONDUCTING AN INSPECTION OF RESPONDENT?S FACILITY TO EVALUATE ITS COMPLIANCE WITH TSCA. PURSUANT TO A REQUEST IN THE NOTICE, RESPONDENT SUBMITTED CERTAIN RECORDS TO THE EPA PRIOR TO THE INSPECTION PERTAINING TO ITS MANUFACTURE, PROCESSING, EXPORTATION, AND RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF CHEMICALS. ON AUGUST 31, 2022, AUTHORIZED AGENTS OF THE EPA REGION 4 CONDUCTED A TSCA INSPECTION AT RESPONDENT?S FACILITY PURSUANT TO SECTION 11(A) OF TSCA, 15 U.S.C. ? 2610(A). 2ON AUGUST 31, 2023, AFTER REVIEWING THE RECORDS SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENT ON DECEMBER 12 AND 16, 2022, THE EPA ISSUED RESPONDENT AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHOW CAUSE LETTER ALLEGING THAT RESPONDENT HAD POTENTIALLY VIOLATED SECTIONS 8 AND 15 OF TSCA, 15 U.S.C. ?? 2607 AND 2614, BY FAILING TO COMPLY WITH THE CDR REQUIREMENTS FOUND IN 40 C.F.R. PART 711. BASED ON THE EPA?S INVESTIGATION, INCLUDING A REVIEW OF RESPONDENT?S RECORDS, THE EPA ALLEGES THAT RESPONDENT FAILED TO SUBMIT A 2020 CDR REPORT FOR CHEMICALS A, B, C, E, F, AND H THROUGH X DURING THE 2020 CDR SUBMISSION PERIOD, WHICH ENDED ON JANUARY 29, 2021, IN VIOLATION OF 40 C.F.R. ? 711.15, AND SECTIONS 8 AND 15 OF TSCA, 15 U.S.C. ?? 2607 AND 2614.

Defendants (1)

• IGM RESINS USA, INCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (2)

• IGM RESINS CHARLOTTE, INC

  3300 WESTINGHOUSE BV, CHARLOTTE, NC, 28273-6521

  Registry ID: 110012474740

• IGM RESINS CHARLOTTE, INC

  3300 WESTINGHOUSE BV, CHARLOTTE, NC, 28273-6521

  Registry ID: 110012474740

Statutes cited

• TSCA 8A — Failure To Comply With Preliminary Assessment Inf. Reporting & Chemical Specific Recordkeeping Rules
• TSCA 8 — Reporting & Retention of Information

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• IGM RESINS USA, INCentered 2026-03-23

  Primary law: TSCA

  Federal penalty: $22,000

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2026-03-23Final Order Issued
• 2026-03-23Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2026-03-31Enforcement Action Data Entered