EPA v. VINSON BROTHERS TRUCKING, INC., A LOUISIANA CORPORATION

Case summary

1. SECTION 3008(A) OF THE RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT ( RCRA ), 42 U.S.C. SECTION 6928(A). 2. VINSON BROTHERS TRUCKING, INC., A LOUISIANA CORPORATION 5600 OPELOUSAS STREET (N30*14.454' AND W30*8.146') LAKE CHARLES, CALCASIEU PARISH, LOUISIANA 70616 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SUBTITLE C OF RCRA BY 1) FAILURE TO SUBMIT NOTIFICATION OF HAZARDOUS WASTE ACTIVI- TY, AND 2) FAILURE TO BE A REGISTERED, LICENSED, PERMIT- TED, AND RECOGNIZED USED OIL AGGREGATION POINT. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 3008(A) OF RCRA, EPA PROPOSED A CIVIL PENALTY OF $8,800 FOR THE VIOLATIONS CITED AND ISSUED A COMPLIANCE ORDER TO THE RESPONDENT. THE ORDER REQUIRED THE RESPONDENT TO: 1) WITHIN 30 DAYS, SUBMIT A NOTIFICATION OF REGULATED WASTE ACTIVITY TO EPA OR TNRCC, 2) WITHIN 60 DAYS, SUBMIT A COPY OF ITS NOTIFI- CATION OF REGULATED WASTE ACTIVITY FORM AND A COPY OF ITS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF NOTIFICATION OF REGULATED WASTE ACTIV- ITY VERIFICATION ASSIGNING THE FACILITY AN EPA ID NUMBER, AND 3) WITHIN 60 DAYS, REGISTER WITH THE STATE, COUNTY, AND MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT TO BECOME A REGISTERED, LICENSED, PERMITTED, AND RECOGNIZED USED OIL COLLECTION CENTER.

Defendants (1)

• VINSON BROTHERS TRUCKING, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• VINSON BROTHERS TRUCKING INC

  5600 OPELOUSAS ST SUITE B, LAKE CHARLES, LA, 70615

  Registry ID: 110009584645

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3004 — Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Standards
• RCRA 3008A — Compliance Order: Injunctive & Penalty
• RCRA 3002 — Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• VINSON BROTHERS TRUCKING, INC.entered 1999-03-02

  Primary law: RCRA

  Federal penalty: $8,800

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1998-12-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1999-01-04Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1999-03-02Final Order Issued
• 1999-03-02Enforcement Action Closed
• 1999-03-02Compliance Achieved