EPA v. KEPTEL, INC.

Case summary

1. VOLUNTARY DISCLOSURE PURSUANT TO THE EPA'S PLICY GUID- ANCE, INCENTIVES FOR SELF-POLICING: DISCOVERY, DISCLO- SURE, CORRECTION AND PREVENTION OF VIOLATION. 2. KEPTEL, INC. 12055 ROJAS, SUITE A EL PASO, TEXAS 79936 3. RESPONDENT, UNDER THE SELF-POLICING POLICY, DISCLOSED VOLUNTARILY, MANIFEST VIOLATIONS OF SECTION 3003 OF RCRA. THE RESPONDENT WAS USING AN INCORRECT EPA ID NUMBER ON MANIFESTS. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO THE SELF-POLICING POLICY, EPA, AFTER CONSIDERATION OF THE RESPONDENT'S VOLUNTARY AND PROMPT DISCLOSURE, CORRECTION, REMEDIATION, AND PREVENT- ION OF THE RECURRENCE OF THE VIOLATIONS, AND COOPERATION, WILL ISSUE A FINAL DETERMINATION ON WHETHER TO SEEK GRAV- ITY-BASED PENALTIES OR NOT.

Defendants (1)

• KEPTEL, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• KEPTEL INC

  12055-A ROJAS DR, EL PASO, TX, 79936

  Registry ID: 110005019960

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3003 — Standards Applicable to Transporters of Hazardous Waste

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• KEPTEL, INC.entered 1997-10-24

  Primary law: RCRA

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 1996-09-06Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1997-03-17Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1997-10-24Enforcement Action Closed
• 1997-10-24Final Order Issued