EPA v. SPERRY PUBLIC SCHOOLS

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 E- MERGENCY RESPONSE ACT ( AHERA ). 2. SPERRY PUBLIC SCHOOLS 400 MAIN STREET - HIGH SCHOOL 4TH AND MAIN STREETS - ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOLS SPERRY, TULSA COUNTY, OKLAHOMA 74073 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 15 OF TSCA BY: 1) FAILURE TO PERFORM THE 3-YEAR REINSPECTION OF ITS SCHOOL BUILDINGS SINCE THE INITIAL INSPECTION IN SEPT. 1988, AS REQUIRED. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 207(A) OF TSCA, EPA PROPOSED A CIVIL PENALTY OF $4,620 FOR THE VIOLATION CITED.

Defendants (1)

• SPERRY PUBLIC SCHOOLSNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (2)

• SPERRY HIGH SCH

  400 MAIN ST, SPERRY, OK, 74073

  Registry ID: 110010645855

• SPERRY ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCH

  4TH AND MAIN STREETS, SPERRY, OK, 74073

  Registry ID: 110010793926

Statutes cited

• TSCA 203 — EPA Regulations - Asbestos in Schools

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• SPERRY PUBLIC SCHOOLSentered 2001-05-01

  Primary law: TSCA

  Federal penalty: $4,620

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2001-03-12Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2001-03-13Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2001-05-01Final Order Issued
• 2001-05-04Compliance Achieved
• 2001-05-04Enforcement Action Closed