EPA v. LOUISIANA-PACIFIC CORPORATION

Case summary

1. VOLUNTARY DISCLOSURE PURSUANT TO THE EPA'S POLICY GUID- ANCE, INCENTIVES FOR SELF-POLICING: DISCOVERY, DISCLOS- URE, CORRECTION AND PREVENTION OF VIOLATION. 2. LOUISIANA-PACIFIC CORPORATION FM 363, EAST OF KIRBYVILLE, ROUTE 1, BOX 104 BON WIER, NEWTON COUNTY, TEXAS 75928 3. RESPONDENT, UNDER THE SELF-POLICING POLICY, DISCLOSED A VIOLATION OF SECTION 6E OF TSCA BY: 1) INADEQUATE SERVICE OR MAINTENANCE RECORDS; 2) FAILURE TO HAVE CERTIFICATE OF DISPOSAL ON ITS ANNUAL DOCUMENTS; 3) IMPROPER STORAGE OF PCB ITEMS; AND 4) FAILING TO PROPERLY LABEL PCB OR NON- PCB ITEMS. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO THE SELF-POLICING POLICY, EPA WILL REVIEW THE RESPONDENT'S DISCLOSURE, CORRECTION AND PREVENTION OF RECURRENCE OF THE VIOLATIONS, AND PAST COM- PLIANCE HISTORY, AND MAKE A DETERMINATION AS TO THE RE- SPONDENT'S QUALIFICATION TO THE SLEF-POLICING POLICY AND IF EPA WILL SEEK GRAVITY-BASED PENALTIES OR NOT.

Defendants (1)

• LOUISIANA-PACIFIC CORPORATIONNamed in settlement

Facilities (4)

• LOUISIANA PACIFIC BON WIER PLYWOOD

  HIGHWAY 363 EAST ROUTE 1 BOX 104, BON WIER, TX, 75928

  Registry ID: 110000599022

• LOUISIANA PACIFIC BON WIER PLYWOOD

  HIGHWAY 363 EAST ROUTE 1 BOX 104, BON WIER, TX, 75928

  Registry ID: 110000599022

• LOUISIANA PACIFIC BON WIER PLYWOOD

  HIGHWAY 363 EAST ROUTE 1 BOX 104, BON WIER, TX, 75928

  Registry ID: 110000599022

• LOUISIANA PACIFIC BON WIER PLYWOOD

  HIGHWAY 363 EAST ROUTE 1 BOX 104, BON WIER, TX, 75928

  Registry ID: 110000599022

Statutes cited

• TSCA 6-PCBS — PCBS

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• LOUISIANA-PACIFIC CORPORATIONentered 2001-09-05

  Primary law: TSCA

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2001-05-03Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2001-05-11Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2001-09-05Final Order Issued
• 2001-09-05Compliance Achieved
• 2001-09-05Enforcement Action Closed