EPA v. UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$13,600
Case summary
1. SECTION 16(A) OF THE TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT, 15 U.S.C. SEC. 2601 ET SEQ. ( TSCA ). 2. UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION 3301 5TH AVENUE SOUTH TEXAS CITY, TEXAS 77590 3. RESPONDENT VIOLATED SECTIONS 8(A) AND 15(3)(B) OF TSCA BY FAILING TO SUBMIT FORM US FOR TWO CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES IN- CLUDED IN THE 1990 INVENTORY UPDATE REPORT. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 16(A) OF TSCA, EPA PRO- POSES A CIVIL PENALTY OF $17,000.
Defendants (1)
- UNION CARBIDE CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION TEXAS CITY PLANT
3301 5TH AVENUE SOUTH, TEXAS CITY, TX, 77590
Registry ID: 110000505524
Statutes cited
- TSCA 153B — Toxic Sub Control Act
- TSCA 8A — Failure To Comply With Preliminary Assessment Inf. Reporting & Chemical Specific Recordkeeping Rules
Enforcement conclusions (1)
UNION CARBIDE CORPORATIONentered 1996-05-02
Primary law: TSCA
Federal penalty: $13,600
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 1995-06-26Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1995-07-11Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1996-05-02Final Order Issued
- 1996-06-04Compliance Achieved
- 1996-06-04Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 36254
- Case number
- 06-1995-0385
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- TOX
- Branch
- 6EN-L
- EPA region
- 06
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Toxic Sub Control Act
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 06-1995-0385 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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