EPA v. ANTIOCH UNIVERSITY

Case summary

1. THIS MATTER HAS NOT BEEN FILED. DUE TO RATHER DETAILED FACTUAL ALLEGATIONS, A SATISFACTORY COMPLAINT HAS NOT YET BEEN COMPLETED. 2. THE MATTER IS CIVIL ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION INSTITUTED PUR- SUANT TO SECTION 16(A) OF THE TSCA, 15 U.S.C. SECTION 2601 ET SEQ., 15 U.S.C. SECTION 2615(A). SPECIFICALLY, THE COMPLAINT ALLEGES THAT THE RESPONDENT EM- PLOYED PCB TRANSFORMER, BUT MAINTAINED NO INSPECTION OR RE- CORD, OF ITS TRANSFORMERS, IN VIOLATION OF 40 C.F.R. PART 761. APPENDIX B (III), INTERIM MEASURES PROGRAM, 46 FED.REG. 16090 (MARCH 10, 1981), AND, 40 C.F.R. SECTION 761.180(A). ANTIOCH UNIVERSITY VIOLATED THE PCBS MANUFACTURING, PRO- CESSING, DISTRIBUTION IN COMMERCE AND USE REGULATIONS (PCB RULE), CODIFIED AT 40 CFR PART 761. RESPONDENT IMPROPERLY STORED COMBUSTIBLES WITHIN 5 METERS OF A PCB TRANSFORMER, FAILED TO DEVELOP, MAINTAIN AND MAKE AVAILABLE AN ANNUAL DOCUMENT LOG (FOUR COUNTS).

Defendants (1)

• ANTIOCH UNIVERSITYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• ANTIOCH COLLEGE

  795 LIVERMORE ST, YELLOW SPGS, OH, 45387

  Registry ID: 110025507388

Statutes cited

• TSCA 6-PCBS — PCBS

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• ANTIOCH UNIVERSITYentered 1993-01-20

  Primary law: TSCA

  Federal penalty: $69,900

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1992-05-19Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1992-05-19Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1993-01-20Final Order Issued
• 1993-01-20Compliance Achieved
• 1993-01-20Enforcement Action Closed