EPA v. AMERICAN CONVERTERS, INC.

Case summary

RESPONDENT COMPANY WAS INSPECTED IN ORDER TO DETERMINE ITS COMPLIANCE WITH THE EPCRA REGULATIONS, 42 U.S.C. SECTION 11011 AND TO DOCUMENT THE FACILITY'S REPORTING PRACTICES. THE COMPANY USES ONLY ONE SECTION 313 TOXIC CHEMICAL OR CHEMICAL COMPOUND IN SIGNIFICANT QUANTITY, THAT BEING 1,1,1- TRICHLOROETHANE (METHYL CHLOROPHORM), CAS NO. 71-55-6. THE INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE SUBJECT FACILITY USED APPROXI- MATELY 11,292 POUNDS OF 1,1,1-TRICHLOROETHANE DURING CALEND- AR YEAR 1987 AND THEREFORE SHOULD HAVE FILED A COMPLETED TOXIC CHEMICAL RELEASE FORM R WITH THE PROPER AUTHORITIES BEFORE JULY 1, 1988. AS NO REPORT HAD BEEN FILED FOR THAT PERIOD, A PENALTY WAS PROPOSED IN THE AMOUNT OF $5,000.

Defendants (1)

• AMERICAN CONVERTERS, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• AMERICAN CONVERTERS INCORPORATED

  2705 UNIVERSITY AVE. N.E., MINNEAPOLIS, MN, 55418

  Registry ID: 110002123087

Statutes cited

• EPCRA 313 — Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (TRI)

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• AMERICAN CONVERTERS, INC.entered 1991-04-15

  Primary law: EPCRA

  Federal penalty: $500

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1990-04-17Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1990-04-17Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1991-04-15Final Order Issued
• 1991-05-15Compliance Achieved
• 1991-05-15Enforcement Action Closed