EPA v. WHITING CORP.
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$6,000
Case summary
AFTER CONTRACT BY USEPA INSPECTORS AND A SUBSEQUENT INSPEC TION, THE RESPONDENT NOTIFIED USEPA THAT IT HAD NEGLECTED TO FILE A FORM R FOR PROPYLENE, A CHEMICAL LISTED UNDER 40 CFR S372.65. THIS LATE FILING OF A FORM R FOR A LISTED CHEMICAL AFTER CONTACT IS INITIATED BY THE AGENCY, IS CHARACTERIZED AS A NON-FILING FOR PURPOSES OF PENALTY CALCULATION PURSUANT TO USEPA'S EPCRA S313 ENFORCEMENT RESPONSE POLICY. THE TO- TAL AMOUNT OF THE PROPOSED PENALTY IS $17,000.
Defendants (1)
- WHITING CORP.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
WHITING CORPORATION
15700 LATHROP AVE., HARVEY, IL, 60426
Registry ID: 110018295129
Statutes cited
- EPCRA 313 — Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (TRI)
Enforcement conclusions (1)
WHITING CORP.entered 1990-06-22
Primary law: EPCRA
Federal penalty: $6,000
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 1989-09-20Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1989-11-01Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1990-06-22Final Order Issued
- 1990-07-03Compliance Achieved
- 1990-07-03Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 27223
- Case number
- 05-1989-0168
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- TOX
- Branch
- AWTGL
- EPA region
- 05
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (TRI)
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 05-1989-0168 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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