EPA v. LAVACA SCHOOL DISTRICT
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$4,400
Compliance action
$1,475
Case summary
1. SECTION 207(A) OF THE TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT ( TSCA ), 15 U.S.C. SECTION 2647(A), ENACTED AS A SECTION OF SUBCHAPTER II OF TSCA, KNOWN AS THE ASBESTOS HAZARD EMERGENCY RESPONSE ACT (AHERA). 2. LAVACA SCHOOL DISTRICT 603 S. DIVISION STREET LAVACA, SEBASTIAN COUNTY, ARKANSAS 72941 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 15 OF TSCA BY FAILING TO CONDUCT THE 3-YEAR REINSPECTION OF THE SCHOOL BUILDINGS IN 1995 AND 1998 AS REQUIRED. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 207(A) OF TSCA, EPA PROPOSED A CIVIL PENALTY OF $4,400 FOR THE VIOLATION CITED.
Defendants (1)
- LAVACA SCHOOL DISTRICTNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
LAVACA SCH DISTRICT
603 S DIVISION ST, LAVACA, AR, 72941
Registry ID: 110010705585
Statutes cited
- TSCA 203 — EPA Regulations - Asbestos in Schools
Enforcement conclusions (1)
LAVACA SCHOOL DISTRICTentered 2000-10-23
Primary law: TSCA
Federal penalty: $4,400
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 2000-09-08Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2000-09-11Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2000-10-23Final Order Issued
- 2000-11-10Compliance Achieved
- 2000-11-14Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 40749
- Case number
- 06-2000-1135
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- AIR
- Branch
- 6EN-A
- EPA region
- 06
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- EPA Regulations - Asbestos in Schools
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 06-2000-1135 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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