EPA v. PENTEX INTERNATIONAL, LTD.

Case summary

1. SECTION 3008 OF THE RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT OF 1976 ( RCRA ), 42 U.S.C. SECTION 6928. 2. PENTEX INTERNATIONAL, LTD. 5901 GATEWAY EL PASO, E PASO COUNTY, TEXAS 79925 6936 COMMERCE AVENUE EL PASO, EL PASO COUNTY, TEXAS 79915 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SUBTITLE C OF RCRA BY FAILING TO NOTIFY EPA OR TRNCC OF THEIR HAZARDOUS WASTE ACTIVITY, AND FAILING TO RETAIN MANIFESTS ON-SITE. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 3008 OF RCRA, EPA IS- SUED A COMPLIANCE ORDER REQUIRING THE RESPONDENT TO 1) NO LATER THAN 60 DAYS AFTER EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE ORDER, SUBMIT A COPY OF THE NOTIFICATION OF REGULATED WASTE ACTIVITY FORM FOR THE COMMERCE FACILITY FOR A NEW EPA ID NUMBER AND A COPY OF THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF NOTIFICATION OF REGULATED WASTE ACTIVITY VERIFICATION ASSIGNING THE COMMERCE FACILITY A NEW EPA ID NUMBER; AND 2) NO LATER THAN 30 DAYS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE ORDER, CERTIFY THAT MANIFESTS FOR THE COMMERCE AND GATEWAY FACILITIES ARE BEING KEPT ON-SITE AT THE COMMERCE FACILITY. EPA ALSO PROPOSES A CIVIL PENALTY OF $11,750.

Defendants (1)

• PENTEX INTERNATIONAL, LTD.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (2)

• PENTEX INTERNATIONAL LTD

  6936 COMMERCE AVE STE A, EL PASO, TX, 79915

  Registry ID: 110009505446

• PENTEX ENTERPRISES INC

  5901 GATEWAY W, EL PASO, TX, 79925

  Registry ID: 110005071581

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3003 — Standards Applicable to Transporters of Hazardous Waste
• RCRA 3010A — Res Conserv & Rec Act

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• PENTEX INTERNATIONAL, LTD.entered 1997-07-28

  Primary law: RCRA

  Federal penalty: $11,750

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1997-07-28Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1997-07-28Final Order Issued
• 1997-07-31Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1997-08-25Compliance Achieved
• 1998-04-30Enforcement Action Closed