EPA v. GENERAL AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION CORPORATION (GATC)

Case summary

1. VOLUNTARY DISCLOSURE PURSUANT TO THE EPA'S POLICY GUID- ANCE, INCENTIVES FOR SELF-POLICING: DISCOVERY, DISCLO- SURE, CORRECTION AND PREVENTION OF VIOLATION. 2. GENERAL AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION CORPORATION (GATC) ROUTE 79 HEARNE, ROBERTSON COUNTY, TEXAS 77859 3. RESPONDENT, UNDER THE SELF-POLICING POLICY, VOLUNTARILY DISCLOSED VIOLATIONS OF SUBTITLE C OF RCRA. THE RESPOND- ENT FAILED TO MAKE A HAZARDOUS WASTE DETERMINATION. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO THE SELF-POLICING POLICY, EPA WILL MAKE A FINAL DETERMINATION ON WHETHER TO SEEK GRAVITY-BASED PENALTIES OR NOT AFTER A REVIEW OF THE RE- SPONDENT'S DISCOVERY AND DISCLOSURE, CORRECTION AND PRE- VENTION OF RECURRENCE OF VIOLATIONS AND ITS PAST COMPLI- ANCE HISTORY.

Defendants (1)

• GENERAL AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION CORP.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• GENERAL AMERICAN

  ROUTE 79, HEARNE, TX, 77859

  Registry ID: 110008141983

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3005 — Permits for Treatment, Storage, or Disposal of Hazardous Waste
• RCRA 3004 — Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Standards

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• GENERAL AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION CORP.entered 1999-03-29

  Primary law: RCRA

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 1998-10-04Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1998-10-26Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1999-03-29Enforcement Action Closed
• 1999-03-29Final Order Issued