EPA v. FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP., A LOUISIANA CORPORATION

Case summary

1. SECTION 325(C) OF THE EMERGENCY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT OF 1986 ( EPCRA ), 42 U.S.C. SECTION 11045(C). 2. FORMOSA PLASTICS CORPORATION, A LOUISIANA CORPORATION GULF STATES ROAD, P.O. BOX 271 BATON ROUGE, EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH, LOUISIANA 70805 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 313 OF EPCRA BY: I) FAILURE TO TIMELY REPORT FOR ETHYLIDENE DICHLORIDE FOR REPORTING YEAR 1996. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 325(C) OF EPCRA, EPA PROPOSED A CIVIL PENALTY IN THE AMOUNT OF $27,500 FOR THE VIOLATION CITED.

Defendants (1)

• FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (4)

• FORMOSA PLASTICS CORPORATION LOUISIANA

  GULF STATES ROAD, BATON ROUGE, LA, 70805

  Registry ID: 110000597444

• FORMOSA PLASTICS CORPORATION LOUISIANA

  GULF STATES ROAD, BATON ROUGE, LA, 70805

  Registry ID: 110000597444

• FORMOSA PLASTICS CORPORATION LOUISIANA

  GULF STATES ROAD, BATON ROUGE, LA, 70805

  Registry ID: 110000597444

• FORMOSA PLASTICS CORPORATION LOUISIANA

  GULF STATES ROAD, BATON ROUGE, LA, 70805

  Registry ID: 110000597444

Statutes cited

• EPCRA 313 — Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (TRI)

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Formosa Plastics Corporationentered 2002-08-07

  Primary law: EPCRA

  Federal penalty: $19,250

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2001-12-28Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2002-01-02Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2002-08-07Final Order Issued
• 2002-08-15Enforcement Action Closed