EPA v. USS/KOBE STEEL COMPANY
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$14,000
Case summary
IMPROPER DISPOSAL OF PCBS. VIOLATIONS DISCOVERED DURING A MULTI-MEDIA INSPECTION. OTHER MEDIA VIOLATIONS WILL MOST LIKELY BE REFERRED TO DOJ DURING THE Q4 OF FY98.
Defendants (1)
- USS/KOBE STEEL COMPANYNamed in settlement
Facilities (2)
REPUBLIC TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL
1807 EAST 28TH STREET, LORAIN, OH, 44055
Registry ID: 110000385645
REPUBLIC TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL
1807 EAST 28TH STREET, LORAIN, OH, 44055
Registry ID: 110000385645
Statutes cited
- TSCA 6 — Regulation of Hazardous Chemical Substances and Mixtures (includes Asbestos and PCBs)
Enforcement conclusions (1)
USS/KOBE STEEL COMPANYentered 1999-01-11
Primary law: TSCA
Federal penalty: $14,000
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 1998-05-05Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1998-10-20Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1999-01-11Final Order Issued
- 1999-02-02Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 30768
- Case number
- 05-1998-0106
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- TOX
- Branch
- MMBII
- EPA region
- 05
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Regulation of Hazardous Chemical Substances and Mixtures (includes Asbestos and PCBs)
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 05-1998-0106 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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