EPA v. BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION

Case summary

1. SECTION 113(D) OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT ( CAA ), AS AMENDED, 42 U.S.C. SECTION 7413(D). SECTION 3008(A) OF THE RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT ( RCRA ), 42 U.S.C. SECTION 6901 ET SEQ., AS AMENDED BY THE SOLID WASTE AMENDMENTS OF 1984 ( HSWA ). 2. BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION 1700 NORTH HIGHWAY 360 GRAND PRAIRIE, TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS 75050 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF THE NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS (NESHAP) AND SEC- TION 112 OF THE CAA BY: 1) FAILURE TO SUBMIT A NOTIFICA- TION OF COMPLIANCE STATUS REPORT AS REQUIRED; 2) FAILURE TO KEEP COMPLETE RECORDS OF MONITORING DATA AS REQUIRED; 3) FAILURE TO MONITOR CORRECTLY AS REQUIRED; 4) ALLOWING EXCESS SURFACE TENSION; 5) FAILURE TO SUBMIT INITIAL NO- TIFICATION REPORTS AS REQUIRED; AND 6) FAILURE TO SUBMIT INITIAL STATEMENT OF COMPLIANCE; AND WAS IN VIOLATION OF SUBTITLE C OF RCRA BY: 7) FAILURE TO OBTAIN A HAND WRIT- TEN SIGNATURE ON MANIFESTS AS REQUIRED; 8) FAILURE TO FILE EXCEPTION REPORTS AS REQUIRED; AND 9) STORING HAZ- ARDOUS WASTE WITHOUT A PERMIT OR INTERIM STATUS. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 113(D) OF THE CAA AND 3008(A) OF RCRA, EPA PROPOSED A CIVIL PENALTY OF $175,000 FOR THE VIOLATIONS CITED. THE RESPONDENT WAS ISSUED A COMPLIANCE ORDER TO CORRECT THE VIOLATIONS. 5. TECHNICAL CONTACTS: TONI ALLEN - 6EN-AA RALPH FRANK 6EN-HT

Defendants (1)

• BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON INCORPORATED PLANT 5

  1700 N. HWY. 360, GRAND PRAIRIE, TX, 75050

  Registry ID: 110000598700

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3003 — Standards Applicable to Transporters of Hazardous Waste
• RCRA 3005A — Res Conserv & Rec Act
• CAA 112 — Hazardous Air Pollutants

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON INC.entered 1999-09-29

  Primary law: CAA

  Federal penalty: $175,000

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1999-09-29Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1999-09-29Final Order Issued
• 1999-09-30Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1999-10-12Compliance Achieved
• 1999-10-25Enforcement Action Closed