EPA v. TEXAS ARAI, INC.

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. TEXAS ARAI, INC. 8204 FAIRBANKS N. HOUSTON ROAD HOUSTON, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS 77064 3. RESPONDENT, UNDER THE SELF-POLICING POLICY, SUBMITTED AN AUDIT REPORT DISCLOSING VIOLATIONS OF THE REPORTING RE- QUIREMENTS OF SECTION 313 OF EPCRA BY FAILING TO SUBMIT FORM RS FOR NITRATE COMPOUNDS, NITRIC ACID, AND ZINC COMPOUNDS FOR THE REPORTING YEARS 1995 THROUGH 1998. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO THE SELF-POLICING POLICY, EPA WILL REVIEW THE RESPONDENT'S DISCLOSURE, CORRECTION AND PREVENTION OF VIOLATION, AND PAST COMPLIANCE HISTORY, AND WILL MAKE A DETERMINATION AS TO THE RESPONDENT'S QUALIFI- CATION TO SELF-POLICING POLICY AND IF EPA WILL SEEK GRAVITY-BASED PENALTIES OR NOT.

Defendants (1)

• TEXAS ARAI, INC.Named in settlement

Facilities (2)

• TEXAS ARAI

  8204 FAIRBANKS N- HOUSTON RD., HOUSTON, TX, 77064

  Registry ID: 110000461991

• TEXAS ARAI

  8204 FAIRBANKS N- HOUSTON RD., HOUSTON, TX, 77064

  Registry ID: 110000461991

Statutes cited

• EPCRA 313 — Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (TRI)

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• TEXAS ARAI, INC.entered 2001-11-29

  Primary law: EPCRA

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2000-11-27Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2001-11-29Final Order Issued
• 2001-11-29Compliance Achieved
• 2001-11-29Enforcement Action Closed
• 2001-12-06Enforcement Action Data Entered