EPA v. KOCH-OTTO YORK

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. KOCH-OTTO YORK 6611 KILLOUGH ROAD HOUSTON, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS 77086 3. RESPONDENT, UNDER THE SELF-POLICING POLICY, DISCLOSED VIOLATIONS OF THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 313 OF EPCRA BY FAILING TO COMPLETE AND SUBMIT REPORTS AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS FOR ITS CHEMICAL USAGE FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR 1999 AND PREVIOUS REPORTING YEARS. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO THE SELF-POLICING POLICY, EPA WILL REVIEW THE RESPONDENT'S DISCLOSURE, CORRECTION AND PREVENTION OF RECURRENCE, AND PAST COMPLIANCE HISTORY, AND MAKE A DETERMINATION AS TO THE RESPONDENT'S QUALIFI- CATION TO THE SELF-POLICING POLICY AND IF EPA WILL SEEK GRAVITY-BASED PENALTIES OR NOT.

Defendants (1)

• KOCH-OTTO YORKNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• KOCH-OTTO YORK

  6611 KILLOUGH RD., HOUSTON, TX, 77086

  Registry ID: 110008060515

Statutes cited

• EPCRA 313 — Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (TRI)

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• KOCH-OTTO YORKentered 2002-11-25

  Primary law: EPCRA

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2001-07-03Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2001-07-10Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2002-11-25Final Order Issued
• 2002-11-25Enforcement Action Closed