EPA v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$1,600
Case summary
DURING NEGOTIATIONS CONCERING STORAGE VIOLATIONS AT FORD'S ST. PAUL PLANT, FORD INFORMED EPA THAT IT HAS SHIPPED 15 LIGHT BALLASTS TO CANADA WITHOUT RECEIVING AN EXECUTION UNDER TSCA. THE LIGHT BALLASTS CONTAINED SMALL AMOUNTS OF PCB OILS. FORD RECEIVED FORM HQ AN EXECUTION TO IMPORT THE PCB ARTICLES INTO THE U.S. FOR DISPOSAL. HOWEEVER, AN ACTION WAS FILED FOR THE EXPORTING VIOLATION.
Defendants (1)
- FORD MOTOR COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
WAUCONDA SAND & GRAVEL
BONNER & GARLAND RD, WAUCONDA, IL, 60084
Registry ID: 110009327022
Statutes cited
- TSCA 6-PCBS — PCBS
Enforcement conclusions (1)
FORD MOTOR COMPANYentered 1994-11-28
Primary law: TSCA
Federal penalty: $1,600
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 1993-01-08Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1993-02-18Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1994-11-28Final Order Issued
- 1995-01-05Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 28212
- Case number
- 05-1993-0222
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- TOX
- Branch
- AWTGL
- EPA region
- 05
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- PCBS
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 05-1993-0222 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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