EPA v. EAGLE PICHER INDUSTRIES, INC., A TEXAS 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. EAGLE PICHER INDUSTRIES, INC., A TEXAS CORPORATION 1802 EAST 50TH STREET LUBBOCK, LUBBOCK COUNTY, TEXAS 79494 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 313 OF EPCRA BY: I) FAILURE TO TIMELY REPORT FOR TOLUENE FOR REPORTING YEAR 1996; AND II) FAILURE TO TIMELY REPORT FOR XYLENE (MIXED ISOMERS) FOR CALENDAR YEAR 1996. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 325(C) OF EPCRA, EPA PROPOSED A CIVIL PENALTY IN THE AMOUNT OF $37,400 FOR THE VIOLATIONS CITED.

Defendants (1)

• EAGLE PICHER INDUSTRIES, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• EAGLE PICHER INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT DIVISION

  1802 E. 50TH ST., LUBBOCK, TX, 794044040

  Registry ID: 110000465899

Statutes cited

• EPCRA 313 — Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (TRI)

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Eagle Picher Industriesentered 2003-05-28

  Primary law: EPCRA

  Federal penalty: $16,000

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2001-12-28Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2002-01-03Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2003-05-28Final Order Issued
• 2003-07-09Enforcement Action Closed