EPA v. RUSKIN COMPANY

Case summary

The corporation voluntarily disclosed that its Rochester, IN facility had not timely filed a Form R for Lead for reporting year 2002 with the US EPA or with the State of Indiana. At the time of making the disclosure to the US EPA, the facility submitted the delinquent Form R. The gavity-based penalty for the violation would be $11,705. The facility received no economic benefit from the noncompliance. Although the facility has an ISO 14001 certification, all such programs lack an EPCRA 313 compliance component. Therefore, the company meets 8 of the 9 criteria in the Self Policing Policy. U.S. EPA agreed to forgive 100% of the gravity-based penalty and the facility agreed to develop, with U.S. EPA approval, and implement an EPCRA 313 compliance program. There are stipulated penalties if the company fails to develop an approvable compliance program

Defendants (1)

• RUSKIN COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (2)

• RUSKIN COMPANY/LAU INDUSTRIES

  510 N. STATE ROAD 25, ROCHESTER, IN, 467959776

  Registry ID: 110000401663

• LAU INDUSTRIES, INC

  510 STATE ROAD, ROCHESTER, IN, 46975

  Registry ID: 110000401663

Statutes cited

• EPCRA 313 — Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (TRI)

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• RUSKIN COMPANYentered 2004-07-20

  Primary law: EPCRA

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2004-07-20Enforcement Action Closed
• 2004-07-20Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2004-07-20Final Order Issued
• 2004-07-23Enforcement Action Data Entered