EPA v. PARKANS INTERNATIONAL, L.L.C.

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. PARKANS INTERNATIONAL, L.L.C. 5521 ARMOUR DRIVE HOUSTON, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS 77020-6002 3. RESPONDENT, UNDER THE SELF-POLICING POLICY, DISCLOSED POSSIBLE VIOLATIONS OF SECTIONS 3003 AND 3004 OF RCRA BY 1) MANIFEST DISCREPANCIES, 2) NO NOTIFICATION) AND 3) WITHOUT CONSENT. RESPONDENT HAS CORRECTED THE VIOLATIONS AND HAS TAKEN STEPS TO PREVENT RECURRENCE. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO THE SELF-POLICING POLICY, EPA WILL REVIEW TE RESPONDENT'S DISCOVERY, DISCLOSURE, COR- RECTION AND PREVENTION OF VIOLATION, AND PAST COMPLIANCE HISTORY, AND MAKE A DETERMINATION AS TO THE RESPONDENT'S QUALIFICATION TO THE SELF-POLICING POLICY AND IF EPA WILL SEEK GRAVITY-BASED PENALTIES OR NOT.

Defendants (1)

• PARKANS INTERNATIONAL, L.L.C.Named in settlement

Facilities (1)

• PARKANS INTERNATIONAL L L C

  5521 ARMOUR DR., HOUSTON, TX, 77020

  Registry ID: 110000461189

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3004 — Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Standards
• RCRA 3003 — Standards Applicable to Transporters of Hazardous Waste

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• PARKANS INTERNATIONAL, L.L.C.entered 2000-03-28

  Primary law: RCRA

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 1999-12-02Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2000-03-28Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2000-03-28Enforcement Action Closed
• 2000-03-28Final Order Issued