EPA v. UNITED STATES COLD STORAGE, INC. - FT. WORTH

Case summary

1. VOLUNTARY DISCLOSURE PURSUANT TO THE EPA'S POLICY GUID- ANCE, INCENTIVES FOR SELF-POLICING: DISCOVERY, DISCLOS- URE CORRECTION AND PREVENTION OF VIOLATION . 2. UNITED STATES COLD STORAGE, INC. 2554 DOWNING DRIVE FORT WORTH, TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS 76106-3023 3. RESPONDENT, UNDER THE SELF-POLICING POLICY, VOLUNTARILY DISCLOSED A VIOLATION OF SECTION 313 OF EPCRA. AFTER AN INVESTIGATION, RESPONDENT DISCOVERED IT HAD FAILED TO FILE A FORM R FOR AMMONIA FOR THE YEAR 1995. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO THE SELF-POLICING POLICY, EPA WILL ISSUE A FINAL DETERMINATION ON WHETHER TO SEEK GRAVITY-BASED PENALTIES OR NOT AFTER A REVIEW OF THE RE- SPONDENT'S DISCOVERY, VOLUNTARY DISCLOSURE, CORRECTION AND PREVENTION OF VIOLATION, AND PAST COMPLIANCE HISTORY.

Defendants (1)

• UNITED STATES COLD STORAGE, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• U S COLD STORAGE FORT WORTH

  2554 DOWNING DRIVE, FORT WORTH, TX, 76106

  Registry ID: 110000502260

Statutes cited

• EPCRA 313 — Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (TRI)

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• UNITED STATES COLD STORAGE, INC.entered 1998-05-06

  Primary law: EPCRA

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 1998-03-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1998-04-06Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1998-05-06Enforcement Action Closed
• 1998-05-06Final Order Issued