EPA v. AMERICAN TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH (AT&T), D/B/A AT&T CONSUMER

Case summary

1. SECTION 3008 OF THE RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT OF 1976 ( RCRA ), 42 U.S.C. SEC. 6901 ET SEQ., AS A- MENDED BY THE HAZARDOUS AND SOLID WASTE AMENDMENTS OF 1984. 2. AMERICAN TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH (AT&T), D/B/A AT&T CONSUMER PRODUCTS 3500 DURANGO, BUILDING R MCALLEN, TEXAS 78503 FACILITY ID NO. TXD988060067 3. RESPONDENT ,AS THE IMPORTER OF HAZARDOUS WASTE, HAS VIO- LATED 40 C.F.R. SEC. 262.60(B)(1) BY FAILING TO LIST IN THREE MANIFESTS THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE FOREIGN GEN- ERATOR. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 3008(A) OF RCRA, A COM- PLIANCE ORDER IS ISSUED TO AMEND THE UNIFORM HAZARDOUS WASTE MANIFESTS WHICH DID NOT LIST THE FOREIGN GENERATOR NAME AND ADDRESS AND TO BEGIN LISTING THE FOREIGN GENER- ATOR NAME AND ADDRESS IN THE GENERATOR BLOCK IN THE MANI- FEST FORM FOR ALL SHIPMENTS OF IMPORTED HAZARDOUS WASTE. ALSO, A CIVIL PENALTY OF $19,500.00 IS PROPOSED.

Defendants (1)

• AMERICAN TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH (AT&T)Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• AT & T CONSUMER PRODUCTS

  3500 DURANGO AVE BLDG R, MC ALLEN, TX, 78503

  Registry ID: 110009503126

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3003 — Standards Applicable to Transporters of Hazardous Waste

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• AMERICAN TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH (AT&T), D/B/A AT&Tentered 1995-03-09

  Primary law: RCRA

  Federal penalty: $12,000

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1994-09-30Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1994-09-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1995-03-09Final Order Issued
• 1995-04-12Compliance Achieved
• 1995-04-12Enforcement Action Closed