EPA v. LTV STEEL COMPANY, INC.

Case summary

THIS CASE INVOLVES 9 VIOLATIONS OF THE USE, MARKING AND NOTI FICATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE PCB RULE, 40 C.F.R. PART 761, AS PROMULGATED PURSUANT TO SECTION 6(E) OF TSCA, 15 U.S.C.  2605(E). THIS ACTION IS ONLY FOR THE TSCA-PBC PORTION OF A MULTIMEDIA REFERRAL. ON 9/18/97, REGION 5 REFERRED THE DOJ VIOLATIONS BY LTV OF THE CAA, CWA AND RCRA. THESE VIOLATIONS ARE REQU IRED BY TSCA TO BE ADDRESSED IN AN ADMINISTRATIVE FORUM. THIS IS PART OF THE SEP DESCRIPTION: NONE, ALTHOUGH THE SYSTEM MINUMIZES THE POTENTIAL RELEASES OF UP TO 24,000 GALLLONS OF PCB-CONTAMINATED DIELECTRIC FLUID FROM THE PCB TRANSFORMERS IN THE AREA OF THE SEP.

Defendants (1)

• LTV STEEL COMPANY, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• LTV STEEL COMPANY CLEVELAND WORKS EAST

  3100 EAST 45TH STREET, CLEVELAND, OH, 44127

  Registry ID: 110024423989

Statutes cited

• TSCA 6-PCBS — PCBS

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• LTV STEEL COMPANY, INC.entered 1998-04-20

  Primary law: TSCA

  Federal penalty: $15,725 · SEP: $430,000

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 1997-09-19Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1997-10-20Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1998-04-20Final Order Issued
• 1998-10-30Enforcement Action Closed