EPA v. AK STEEL CORP. MIDDLETOWN WORKS

Case summary

TSCA ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY CASE. VIOLATIONS OF PCB REGULATIONS ON MAINTAINING QUARTERLY INSPE CTION RECORDS, MARKING AND ONE-YEAR STORAGE OF PCB ITEMS. SEP:REMOVE &/OR RECLASSIFY PCB TRANSFORMERS & OTHER PCB ITEM (INCLUDING PCB-CONTAMINATED LIQUIDS) AT THE FACILITY, UP TO A COST OF $45,995. EPA HAS ACCEPTED AK STEEL'S SEP COMPLETION REPORT, INCLUD- ING CERTIFICATES OF DISPOSAL OF 12 PCB TRANSFORMERS, AS REQUIRED BY CACO. AK STEEL HAS SUBMITTED PROOF THAT IT HAS PROPERLY AND TIMELY PERFORMED THE SEP, AND THAT IT HAS MET THE MINIMUM SEP COST REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN THE CACO OF $45,995. AK STEEL SUBMITTED ITS PENALTY PAYMENT BACK IN SEPTEMBER 1997. NO REMAINING OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE CACO REMAIN TO BE FULFILLED.

Defendants (1)

• AK STEEL CORP. MIDDLETOWN WORKSNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• AK STEEL CORPORATION

  1801 CRAWFORD ST., MIDDLETOWN, OH, 45043

  Registry ID: 110000392557

Statutes cited

• TSCA 15 — Prohibited Acts

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• AK STEEL CORP.entered 1997-08-21

  Primary law: TSCA

  Federal penalty: $11,900 · SEP: $45,995

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 1997-02-07Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1997-03-07Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1997-08-21Final Order Issued
• 1999-02-23Enforcement Action Closed