EPA v. AMERICAN NATIONAL CAN CO.
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$39,000
Compliance action
$44,790
Case summary
IN THE PROCESS OF DISMANTLING OVENS LOCATED AT THE AMERICAN NATIONAL CAN (ANC) HAMMOND FACILITY WHICH ZAPATA HAD PURCHASED FROM ANC, ZAPATA IMPROPERLY REMOVED ASBESTOS. THE ASBESTOS WAS NOT WET AND KEPT WET UNTIL COLLECTED FOR DISPOSAL, WAS NOT PROPERLY DISPOSED OF AS SOON AS PRACTICAL, AND ZAPATA AND ANC FAILED TO PROVIDE THE REQUIRED NOTICE.
Defendants (3)
- S.A. DE C.V., TEXAM INTERNATIONAL, INC.
- ZAPATA ENVASES S.A. DE C.V.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
- AMERICAN NATIONAL CAN CO.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (2)
SILGAN CONTAINERS CORPORATION
2501 165TH ST., HAMMOND, IN, 46320
Registry ID: 110000397972
SILGAN CONTAINERS CORPORATION
2501 165TH ST., HAMMOND, IN, 46320
Registry ID: 110000397972
Statutes cited
- CAA 112 — Hazardous Air Pollutants
Enforcement conclusions (1)
AMERICAN NATIONAL CAN CO.entered 1997-07-09
Primary law: CAA
Federal penalty: $39,000
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 1996-05-28Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1996-09-27Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1997-07-09Final Order Issued
- 1997-09-16Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 29752
- Case number
- 05-1996-0304
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- AIR
- Branch
- MMBI
- EPA region
- 05
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Hazardous Air Pollutants
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 05-1996-0304 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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