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05-1988-0034Administrative - FormalClosedFY 1988· Region 05

EPA v. ILLINOIS DEPT. OF PHYSICAL SCIENCE

Final Order With Penalty

Penalty assessed

$3,000

Case summary

TSCA COMPLAINT ALLEGES VIOLATIONS OF PCB RULE IN 3 COUNTS COUNT I: FAILURE TO KEEP ANNUAL RECORDS OF THE DISPOSI- TION OF ONE PCB TRANSFORMER. COUNT II: FAILURE TO DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN RECORDS OF ITS QUARTERLY INSPECTIONS OF ITS PCB TRANSFORMER, OR CLEAN UP ITS LEAKED DIELECTRIC FLUID, OR REGISTER IT WITH THE LOCAL FIRE MARSHALL. COUNT III: FAILURE TO MARK PCB TRANSFORMER, AND MEANS OF ACCESS WITH PCB LABELS AS REQUIRED. PENALTY OF $29000 SOUGHT.

Defendants (1)

  • ILLINOIS DEPT. OF PHYSICAL SCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Statutes cited

  • TSCA 6-PCBSPCBS

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • ILLINOIS DEPT. OF PHYSICAL SCIENCEentered 1989-03-13

    Primary law: TSCA

    Federal penalty: $3,000

Timeline (5 milestones)

  • 1988-04-06Enforcement Action Data Entered
  • 1988-04-06Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
  • 1989-03-13Final Order Issued
  • 1989-05-25Compliance Achieved
  • 1989-05-25Enforcement Action Closed

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
26748
Case number
05-1988-0034
Lead agency
EPA
HQ division
TOX
EPA region
05
Multimedia
No
Voluntary self-disclosure
No
Primary statute
PCBS

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 05-1988-0034 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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