EPA v. GREAT LAKES CHEMICAL CORP.
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$34,000
Case summary
COMPLAINT ALLEGES FAILURE TO TIMELY SUBMIT NOTICE OF IN- TENT TO TEST FOR 8 CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES TO DETERMINE WHETHER THEY ARE CONTAMINATED WITH HDDS/HDFS, PURSUANT TO 40 CFR PART 766. EPA BELIEVES THAT RESPONDEMT MANUFACTURED 8 CHE- MICALS SUBJECT TO 40 CFR PART 766 WITHOUT SUBMITTING TIMELY LETTERS OF INTENT TO TEST. THE COMPLAINT CONTAINS 8 COUNTS AT $17,000 EACH FOR A TOTAL OF A $136,000 PROPOSED PENALTY. THE IDENTITY OF THE 8 SUBSTANCES IS CLAIMED AS CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS INFORMATION (CBI) BY RESPONDENT.
Defendants (1)
- GREAT LAKES CHEMICAL CORP.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
GREAT LAKES CHEMICAL CORPORATION
1801 US HIGHWAY 52 NORTH, W LAFAYETTE, IN, 479065310
Registry ID: 110064114104
Statutes cited
- TSCA 4 — Testing of Chemical Substances and Mixtures
Enforcement conclusions (1)
GREAT LAKES CHEMICAL CORP.entered 1993-06-21
Primary law: TSCA
Federal penalty: $34,000
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 1991-10-11Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1992-01-21Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1993-06-21Final Order Issued
- 1993-06-21Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 27901
- Case number
- 05-1992-0019
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- TOX
- Branch
- AWTGL
- EPA region
- 05
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Testing of Chemical Substances and Mixtures
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 05-1992-0019 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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