EPA v. H & H MEAT PRODUCTS
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. H & H MEAT PRODUCTS P.O. BOX 359 MERCEDES, HIDALGO COUNTY, TEXAS 78570 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF EPCRTKA 312(A) BY FAILING TO REPORT STORAGE OR USAGE OF ANHYDROUS AMMONIA ABOVE THE THRESHOLD TO THE MERCEDES FIRE DEPT., TX. DEPT. OF HEALTH, AND THE HIDALGO COUNTY LEPC. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 325 OF EPCTRKA, EPA PROPOSES A CIVIL PENALTY OF $2,000.
Defendants (1)
- H & H MEAT PRODUCTSNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
H & H MEAT PRODUCTS INC
1 2 MI E ON EXWY 83 (P.O. BOX 358), MERCEDES, TX, 78570
Registry ID: 110010757261
Statutes cited
- EPCRA 312A — Emerg. Plan. & Commun. Right To Know Act
Enforcement conclusions (1)
H & H MEAT PRODUCTSentered 1997-10-26
Primary law: EPCRA
Federal penalty: $1,000
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 1997-09-24Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1997-09-29Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1997-10-26Final Order Issued
- 1997-12-01Compliance Achieved
- 1998-04-29Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 37613
- Case number
- 06-1997-0788
- 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 06-1997-0788 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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