EPA v. VICTOREEN, INC.

Case summary

1. VOLUNTARY DISCLOSURE PURSUANT TO THE EPA'S POLICY GUID- ANCE, INCENTIVES FOR SELF-POLICING: DISCOVERY, DISCLO- SURE, CORRECTION AND PREVENTION OF VIOLATION. 2. VICTOREEN, INC. 488 REGAL ROW, SUITE 103 BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS 78521 3. RESPONDENT, UNDER THE SELF-POLICING PLICY, VOLUNTARILY DISCLOSED VIOLATIONS OF SECTION 3003 OF RCRA. THE RESPON- DENT USED INCORRECT NUMBERS ON 5 DIGIT BOX FOR THE MANI- FEST DOCUMENT NUMBER, GENERATOR CERTIFICATION WAS SIGNED BY THE WRONG COORDINATOR, AN ORIGINAL OF MANIFEST DOCU- MENT NO. 00268875 WAS LOST, AND DOCUMENTS WERE MISSING FROM FILES IN TEXAS AND MEXICO. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO THE VOLUNTARY SELF-POLICING PO- LICY, EPA, AFTER CONSIDERATION OF THE RESPONDENT'S VOLUN- TARY AND PROMPT DISCLOSURE, CORRECTION, REMEDIATION AND PREVENTION OF THE RECURRENCE OF THE VIOLATIONS, AND COOP- ERATION, WILL ISSUE A FINAL DETERMINATION ON WHETHER OR NOT TO SEEK GRAVITY-BASED PENALTIES.

Defendants (1)

• VICTOREEN, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• VICTOREEN INC

  488 REGAL ROW NO 103, BROWNSVILLE, TX, 78521

  Registry ID: 110005134826

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3003 — Standards Applicable to Transporters of Hazardous Waste

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• VICTOREEN, INC.entered 1997-04-27

  Primary law: RCRA

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 1996-09-06Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1997-03-17Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1997-04-27Enforcement Action Closed
• 1997-04-27Final Order Issued