EPA v. BPS, INC.
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$1,000
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. BPS, INC. P.O. BOX 2777 WEST HELENA, PHILLIPS COUNTY, ARKANSAS 72390 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF THE REORTING REQUIREMENTS OF EPCRTKA 312(A) BY FAILING TO REPORT STORAGE OR USAGE OF AZINPHOS METHYL ABOVE THE THRESHOLD TO THE WEST HELENA FIRE DEPT., OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES, AND THE PHIL- LIPS COUNTY LEPC. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 325 OF EPCRTKA, EPA PROPOSES A CIVIL PENALTY OF $7,260.
Defendants (1)
- BPS, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
BPS INCORPORATED
28 PHILLIPS RD. 324, HELENA, AR, 72342
Registry ID: 110000452251
Statutes cited
- EPCRA 312A — Emerg. Plan. & Commun. Right To Know Act
Enforcement conclusions (1)
BPS, INC.entered 1997-11-28
Primary law: EPCRA
Federal penalty: $1,000
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 1997-09-24Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1997-09-29Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1997-11-28Final Order Issued
- 1998-01-27Compliance Achieved
- 1998-04-29Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 37612
- Case number
- 06-1997-0787
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- CER
- Branch
- 6SF-R
- 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 06-1997-0787 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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