EPA v. ABBOTT LABS-N CHICAGO PLANT

Case summary

U.S. EPA issued an FOV to Abbott on January 15, 2004, citing them for violations of the Stratospheric Ozone Standards at 40 C.F.R. Part 82, Subpart F. Specifically, the alleged violations included Abbott's failure to repair industrial process refrigeration units such that the annual leak rate of each unit is reduced below 35%, failure to repair comfort-cooling refrigeration units such that the annual leak rate of each unit is reduced below 15%, failure to conduct initial verification tests at the conclusion of the repair efforts on the industrial process refrigeration units, failure to conduct follow-up verification tests on the industrial process refrigeration units, failure to develop one-year retrofit/retirement plans for leaking refrigeration units, failure to retrofit/retire leaking refrigeration units within one year, and failure to notify U.S. EPA within 30 days of failed follow-up verification tests. The following refrigeration units are addressed in the FOV: Chiller C2A (B2097), M3B Basement Chiller (KK3674), Vilter West Chiller (B1517), Vilter Chiller (KK6875), FES Chiller (LC918095), York Chiller (LC958598), and #14 Chiller (MRP970626). The York and #14 Chillers are comfort cooling units; the others are industrial process units.

Defendants (1)

• ABBOTT LABS-N CHICAGO PLANTNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (6)

• ABBVIE INC

  1401 SHERIDAN RD, NORTH CHICAGO, IL, 60064

  Registry ID: 110041188773

• ABBVIE INC

  1401 SHERIDAN RD, NORTH CHICAGO, IL, 60064

  Registry ID: 110041188773

• ABBVIE INC

  1401 SHERIDAN RD, NORTH CHICAGO, IL, 60064

  Registry ID: 110041188773

• ABBVIE INC

  1401 SHERIDAN RD, NORTH CHICAGO, IL, 60064

  Registry ID: 110041188773

• ABBVIE INC

  1401 SHERIDAN RD, NORTH CHICAGO, IL, 60064

  Registry ID: 110041188773

• ABBVIE INC

  1401 SHERIDAN RD, NORTH CHICAGO, IL, 60064

  Registry ID: 110041188773

Statutes cited

• CAA 608 — National Recycling & Emission Reduction Program

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• ABBOTT LABS-N CHICAGO PLANTentered 2004-08-16

  Primary law: CAA

  Federal penalty: $17,903 · SEP: $144,692

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2004-08-16Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2004-08-16Final Order Issued
• 2004-09-23Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2005-02-10Enforcement Action Closed