EPA v. WHITE OAK PUBLIC SCHOOLS, A LOCAL EDUCATION AGENCY

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. WHITE OAK PUBLIC SCHOOLS WHITE OAK ELEMENTARY AND HIGH SCHOOLS RR4, BOX 274 VINITA, CRAIG COUNTY, OKLAHOMA 74301 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 15 OF TSCA BY: 1) FAILING TO PERFORM A REINSPECTION OF THE SCHOOL BUILDINGS AT LEAST ONCE EVERY 3 YEARS. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 207(A) OF TSCA, EPA PROPOSED A REDUCED CIVIL PENALTY OF $1,160 FOR THE VIOLA- TION CITED.

Defendants (1)

• WHITE OAK PUBLIC SCHOOLSNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• WHITE OAK ELEMENTARY AND HIGH SCHOOLS

  RR4, BOX 274, VINITA, OK, 74301

  Registry ID: 110010793935

Statutes cited

• TSCA 203 — EPA Regulations - Asbestos in Schools

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• WHITE OAK PUBLIC SCHOOLSentered 2001-04-16

  Primary law: TSCA

  Federal penalty: $1,160

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2001-03-20Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2001-03-21Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2001-04-16Final Order Issued
• 2001-04-19Compliance Achieved
• 2001-04-19Enforcement Action Closed