EPA v. SHELL CHEMICAL COMPANY
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$4,000
Compliance action
$1,000
Case summary
1. SECTION 109 OF THE COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE, COMPENSATION, AND LIABILITY ACT ( CERCLA ), 42 U.S.C. SECTION 9609. 2. SHELL CHEMICAL COMPANY P.O. BOX 500 GEISMAR, ASCENSION PARISH, LOUISIANA 70734 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF THE THE NOTIFICATION RE- QUIREMENTS OF SECTION 103(A) OF CERCLA BY FAILING TO PRO- VIDE NOTICE TO THE NRC IMMEDIATELY AFTER A RELEASE OF ETHYLENE OXIDE ABOVE THE RQ FROM THE FACILITY. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 109 OF CERCLA, EPA PRO- POSED A CIVIL PENALTY OF $13,750 FOR THE VIOLATION CITED.
Defendants (1)
- SHELL CHEMICAL COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
SHELL CHEMICAL COMPANY
7594 HWY. 75, GEISMAR, LA, 707340500
Registry ID: 110000743394
Statutes cited
- CERCLA 103A — Notification of Hazardous Reportable Quantity Release
Enforcement conclusions (1)
SHELL CHEMICAL COMPANYentered 1998-08-16
Primary law: CERCLA
Federal penalty: $4,000
Timeline (3 milestones)
- 1998-08-16Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1998-08-16Final Order Issued
- 1998-08-18Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 38436
- Case number
- 06-1998-0744
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- CER
- Branch
- 6SF-R
- EPA region
- 06
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Notification of Hazardous Reportable Quantity Release
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 06-1998-0744 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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