EPA v. BREED AUTOMOTIVE, INC.

Case summary

1. SECTION 3008(A) OF THE RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT ( RCRA ), 42 U.S.C. SEC. 6901 ET SEQ. 2. BREED AUTOMOTIVE, INC. 4601 COFFEEPORT ROAD BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SUBTITLE C OF RCRA BY FAILING TO LIST THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE FOREIGN HAZ- ARDOUS WASTE GENERATORS ON 6 MANIFESTS AND TO LIST ITS OWN ANME AND ADDRESS AS THE IMPORTER, ON TWO MANIFESTS USED FOR THE IMPORTATION OF HAZARDOUS WASTE INTO THE U.S. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 3008(A) OF RCRA, EPA ISSUED A COMPLIANCE ORDER REQUIRING THE RESPONDENT TO IM- MEDIATELY BEGIN LISTING THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE FOR- EIGN GENERATOR AND THE IMPORTER'S NAME, ADDRESS AND EPA I.D. NUMBER IN THE GENERATOR BLOCK ON ALL MANIFESTS USED FOR THE IMPORTATION OF HAZARDOUS WASTE. ALSO, A PENALTY OF $52,000.00 IS PROPOSED.

Defendants (1)

• BREED AUTOMOTIVE, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• BREED AUTOMOTIVE MFG OF TX INC

  4601 COFFEE PORT RD, BROWNSVILLE, TX, 78520

  Registry ID: 110005125248

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3002 — Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• BREED AUTOMOTIVE, INC.entered 1996-09-26

  Primary law: RCRA

  Federal penalty: $4,000

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1995-03-24Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1995-03-30Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1996-09-26Final Order Issued
• 1996-10-04Compliance Achieved
• 1996-10-04Enforcement Action Closed