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06-1996-0440Administrative - FormalClosedFY 1996· Region 06

EPA v. CESCO CHEMICALS

Final Order With Penalty

Penalty assessed

$300

Compliance action

$1,200

Case summary

1. SECTION 325 OF THE EMERGENCY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY RIGHT -TO-KNOW ACT ( EPCRTKA ), 42 U.S.C. SECTION 11045. 2. CESCO CHEMICALS 100 CESCO LANE LAFAYETTE, LAFAYETTE PARISH, LOUISIANA 70506 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF EPCRTKA 312(A) BY FAILING TO NOTIFY SERC/LEPC/FIRE DEPT. OF STROAGE OR USE OF TRIPROPYL GLYCOL ABOVE THE THRESHOLD BY MAR. 1, 1996. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 325 OF EPCRTKA, EPA PROPOSES A CIVIL PENALTY OF $6,600.

Defendants (1)

  • CESCO CHEMICALSNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • CESCO

    100 CESCO LANE, LAFAYETTE, LA, 70506

    Registry ID: 110003358777

Statutes cited

  • EPCRA 312AEmerg. Plan. & Commun. Right To Know Act

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • CESCO CHEMICALSentered 1996-09-27

    Primary law: EPCRA

    Federal penalty: $300

Timeline (5 milestones)

  • 1996-09-27Enforcement Action Data Entered
  • 1996-09-27Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
  • 1996-09-27Final Order Issued
  • 1996-10-29Compliance Achieved
  • 1998-04-24Enforcement Action Closed

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
36727
Case number
06-1996-0440
Lead agency
EPA
HQ division
TOX
Branch
6RC
EPA region
06
Multimedia
No
Voluntary self-disclosure
No
Primary statute
Emerg. Plan. & Commun. Right To Know Act

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 06-1996-0440 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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