EPA v. TRC CIRCUITS, INC.

Case summary

VIOLATION OF EPCRA SECTION 312(A) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR A HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL. THE RESPONDENT FAILED TO TIMELY REPORT FOR HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL (SULPHURIC ACID) TO THE STATE EMERGENCY RESPONSE COMMISSION (SERC) AND THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT. RESPONDENT SUBMITTED A COMPLETED EMERGENCY AND HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL INVENTORY FORM FOR CALENDAR YEAR 1955 TO SERC AND THE LOCAL LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT ON SEPTEMBER 9, 1996. THIS WAS 192 DAYS AFTER REQUIRED TO DO SO, AND 19 DAYS AFTER U.S. EPA CONDUCTED AN INSPECTION AT THE RESPOND- ENTS'S FACILITY. ON APRIL 27, 1999, U.S. EPA FILED A CONSENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDER TO RESOLVE A COMPLAINT ISSUED AGAINST TRC CIRCUITS, A CIRCUIT BOARD MANUFACTURER IN CRYSTAL, MINNE- SOTA. ON DECEMBER 14, 1998, U.S. EPA ISSUED AN ADMINI- STRATIVE COMPLAINT AGAINST THIS FACILITY ASSESSING $31,046 IN PENALTIES, FOR FAILING TO SUMBIT EPCRA SECTION 312 TIER II FORMS TO THE MINNESOTA EMERGENVY RESPONSE COMMISSION, AND THE CRYSTAL FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR THE 1995 CALENDAR YEAR. THE COMPLAINT WAS ISSUED AFTER AN INSPECTION AT THE FACILITY IN AUGUST OF 1966, REVEALED THE STORAGE OF SULFURIC ACID IN A QUANTITY GREATER THAN THE REPORTING THRESHOLD. TO RESOLVE THIS MATTER TRC CIRCUITS HAS AGREED TO PAY A CIVIL PENALTY OF $15,718 IN 4 INSTALLMENT PAYMENTS OVER THE NEXT 9 MONTHS.

Defendants (1)

• TRC CIRCUITS, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• TRC CIRCUITS INC

  3300 WINPARK DR, CRYSTAL, MN, 55427

  Registry ID: 110003829304

Statutes cited

• EPCRA 312 — Emergency and Hazardous Chemical Inventory Forms

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• TRC CIRCUITS, INC.entered 1999-04-27

  Primary law: EPCRA

  Federal penalty: $15,718

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 1998-12-14Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1999-04-15Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1999-04-27Final Order Issued