EPA v. LEVITON MANUFACTURING CO.

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. LEVITON MANUFACTURING CO. 7800 TRADE CENTER AVENUE EL PASO, EL PASO COUNTY, TEXAS 79912-8407 3. RESPONDENT, UNDER THE SELF-POLICING POLICY, SUBMITTED AN AUDIT REPORT DISCLOSING VIOLATIONS OF THE REPORTING RE- QUIREMENTS OF SECTION 313 OF EPCA. THE RESPONDENT FAILED TO SUBMIT FOR RS FOR COPPER FOR THE REPORTING YEARS 1996 THROUGH 1999. 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 MAKE A DETERMINATION AS TO THE RESPONDENT'S QUALIFICATION TO THE SELF-POLICING POLICY AND IF EPA WILL SEEK GRAVITY- BASED PENALTIES OR NOT.

Defendants (1)

• LEVITON MANUFACTURING CO.Named in settlement

Facilities (1)

• LEVITON MANUFACTURING

  7800 TRADE CENTER AVE., EL PASO, TX, 79912

  Registry ID: 110000466264

Statutes cited

• EPCRA 313 — Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (TRI)

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• LEVITON MANUFACTURING CO.entered 2001-11-21

  Primary law: EPCRA

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2000-11-08Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2001-11-21Enforcement Action Closed
• 2001-11-21Final Order Issued
• 2001-11-21Compliance Achieved
• 2001-11-27Enforcement Action Data Entered