EPA v. NET GULF COAST, INC.

Case summary

1. THIS CASE IS ENTERED UNDER THE EPA'S FINAL POLICY STATE- MENT FOR SELF-POLICING: DISCOVERY, DISCLOSURE, CORRECT- ION, AND PREVENTION OF VIOLATIONS, 60 FED. REG. 66706 (DEC. 22, 1995)( AUDIT POLICY ). 2. NET GULF COAST, INC. CARROLLTON, TEXAS 3. UNDER THE SELF-POLICING POLICY, THE RESPONDENT DISCLOSED THAT AN INTERNAL INVESTIGATION UNCOVERED THAT PERSONNEL AT THAT THE CARROLLTON LAB UTILIZED A PRACTICE OF SCIEN- TIFICALLY UNACCEPTABLE MANUAL INTEGRATION OF PEAKS FOR GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY (GC) AND FOR GAS CHROMATOGRAPH/MASS SPECTROSCOPY (GC/MS) THAT MAY HAVE RENDERED SOME UNDER- LYING SAMPLE ANALYSIS INACCURATE. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT UNDER THE SELF-POLICING POLICY, THE RE- SPONDENT CORRECTED THE POSSIBLE VIOLATION BY SUSPENDING CERTAIN PERSONNEL INVOLVE WITH THE VIOLATION, PROVIDED NEW TRAINING ON ACCEPTABLE MANUAL INTEGRATION, AUDITING PROCEDURES WERE EXPANDED, IMPLEMENTED A COMPANY-WIDE COR- PORATE COMPLIANCE PROGRAM AND HAS DEVELOPED ONSITE TRAIN- ING AT ALL DIVISIONS. THE RESPONDENT INFORMED EPA THAT TO PREVENT ANY MORE VIOLATIONS AT THE FACILITY, NET GULF NO LONGERS OPERATES THE CARROLLTON LAB FACILITY. EPA WILL CONSIDERED THE SELF-DISCLOSURE OF VIOLATION, AC- TION TAKEN TO CORRECT THE VIOLATION, AND STEPS TAKEN TO PREVENT RECURRENCE OF THE VIOLATION BEFORE ISSUING A FIN- AL DETERMINATION.

Defendants (1)

• NET GULF COAST, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• NET GULF COAST, INC.

  1548 VALWOOD PKY STE 118, CARROLLTON, TX, 750068390

  Registry ID: 110010688283

Statutes cited

• CAA OTHER — Violations not covered elsewhere

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• NET GULF COAST, INC.entered 1997-08-28

  Primary law: CAA

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 1996-12-03Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1996-12-03Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1997-08-28Enforcement Action Closed
• 1997-08-28Final Order Issued