EPA v. PERFECTION INDUSTRIES, INC., A TEXAS CORPORATION

Case summary

1. SECTION 325(C) OF THE EMERGENCY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT OF 1986 ( EPCRA ), 42 U.S.C. SECTION 11045(C). 2. PERFECTION INDUSTRIES, INC., A TEXAS CORPORATION 102 EAST GROVE STREET TERRELL, KAUFMAN COUNTY, TEXAS 75160 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 313(A) OF EPCRA BY: I) FAILURE TO REPORT IN A TIMELY MANNER FOR CALENDAR YEAR 1995 (ZINC COMPOUNDS); II) FAILURE TO REPORT IN A TIMELY MANNER FOR CALENDAR YEAR 1996 (ZINC COMPOUNDS); III) FAILURE TO REPORT IN A TIMELY MANNER FOR CALENDAR YEAR 1997 (ZINC COMPOUNDS); IV) FAILURE TO REPORT IN A TIMELY MANNER FOR CALENDAR YEAR 1998 (ZINC COMPOUNDS); V) FAILURE TO REPORT IN A TIMELY MANNER FOR CALENDAR YEAR 1995 (CYANIDE COMPOUNDS); VI) FAILURE TO REPORT IN A TIMELY MANNER FOR CALENDAR YEAR 1996 (CYANIDE COMPOUNDS); VII) FAILURE TO REPORT IN A TIMELY MANNER FOR CALENDAR YEAR 1997 (CYANIDE COM- POUNDS); AND VIII) FAILURE TO REPORT IN A TIMELY MANNER FOR CALENDAR YEAR 1998 (CYANIDE COMPOUNDS). 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 325(C) OF EPCRA, EPA PROPOSED A CIVIL PENALTY OF $43,000 FOR THE VIOLATIONS CITED.

Defendants (1)

• PERFECTION INDUSTRIES, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• PERFECTION INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED

  102 E GROVE, TERRELL, TX, 75160

  Registry ID: 110000895504

Statutes cited

• EPCRA 313 — Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (TRI)

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• PERFECTION INDUSTRIES, INC.entered 2000-08-15

  Primary law: EPCRA

  Federal penalty: $30,100

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2000-06-19Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2000-06-19Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2000-08-15Final Order Issued
• 2001-01-29Compliance Achieved
• 2001-01-30Enforcement Action Closed