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05-2016-7354Administrative - FormalClosedFY 2016· Region 05

EPA v. Crop Tech Seed Company, Inc. (Vincennes IN) CAFO

Final Order With Penalty

Case summary

Respondent failed to prepare MSDS(s) for endosulfan and paraquat, and as of June 2, 2014 Respondent had not submitted to the SERC, LEPC and Fire Department completed hazardous inventories for these substances for Calendar Year 2011, 2012, 2013 and failed to file Tier II Reports. The EPA and Respondent agreed to a settlement via this CAFO, with a civil penalty of $47,000, to be paid in four instalments.

Defendants (1)

  • Crop Tech Seed Company Inc.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • CROP TECH SEED CO INC

    1200 WILLOW ST, VINCENNES, IN, 47591

    Registry ID: 110056360290

Statutes cited

  • EPCRA 312Emergency and Hazardous Chemical Inventory Forms
  • EPCRA 311Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • Crop Tech Seed Company, Inc. (Vincennes IN) CAFOentered 2016-01-12

    Primary law: EPCRA

    Federal penalty: $47,000

Timeline (5 milestones)

  • 2016-01-12Final Order Issued
  • 2016-01-12Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
  • 2016-01-19Enforcement Action Data Entered
  • 2017-01-09Enforcement Action Closed
  • 2017-01-09Pipeline Closed

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
3600485005
Case number
05-2016-7354
Lead agency
EPA
EPA region
05
Voluntary self-disclosure
No
Primary statute
Emergency and Hazardous Chemical Inventory Forms

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 05-2016-7354 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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