EPA v. US FAA Aeronautical Center Enforcement

Case summary

RCRA Settlement Reached for Federal Aviation Administration's Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma : EPA negotiated with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) a Consent Agreement and Final Order (CA/FO) to address violations of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act at its Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The CA/FO requires FAA to pay a penalty of $67,210, and orders compliance. The violations were discovered when the facility was inspected in December 2001. The CA/FO was negotiated with FAA prior to filing a complaint using the streamlined process available in the Consolidated Rules of Practice. The CA/FO alleges 10 separate counts with the majority of violations relating to the facility's failure to meet the permit exemption requirements for a RCRA generator. The counts in the CA/FO include failure to label, date, and close containers, failure to manage satellite accumulation areas appropriately, failure to update hazardous waste training, failure to maintain an adequate Contingency Plan, failure to make hazardous waste determinations, failure to label used oil tanks and containers, and failure to comply with reporting requirements. EPA is pleased with the efforts that the FAA Mike Monroney Center has made to improve its hazardous waste management programs, and to reduce the likelihood that similar violations occur in the future. [Contacts: Melanie Garvey, Enforcement Officer/OECA,FFEO/202-564-2579; Andrew Cherry, Attorney/OECA,FFEO/202-564-2589; Joel Dougherty, Enforcement Officer/R6/214-665-2281

Defendants (1)

• FAANamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (6)

• MIKE MONRONEY AERONAUTICAL CENTER

  P O BOX 25082;6500 S MACARTHUR, OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, 73125

  Registry ID: 110001640387

• US FAA AERONAUTICAL CENTER

  6500 SOUTH MCARTHUR BOULEVARD, OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, 73179

  Registry ID: 110001640387

• US FAA AERONAUTICAL CENTER

  6500 SOUTH MCARTHUR BOULEVARD, OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, 73179

  Registry ID: 110001640387

• US FAA AERONAUTICAL CENTER

  6500 SOUTH MCARTHUR BOULEVARD, OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, 73179

  Registry ID: 110001640387

• MIKE MONRONEY AERONAUTICAL CENTER

  P O BOX 25082;6500 S MACARTHUR, OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, 73125

  Registry ID: 110001640387

• MIKE MONRONEY AERONAUTICAL CENTER

  P O BOX 25082;6500 S MACARTHUR, OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, 73125

  Registry ID: 110001640387

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3005 — Permits for Treatment, Storage, or Disposal of Hazardous Waste
• RCRA 3002 — Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• US FAA Aeronautical Center Settlemententered 2003-07-28

  Primary law: RCRA

  Federal penalty: $67,210

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2003-07-28Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2003-07-28Final Order Issued
• 2003-07-31Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2003-08-15Enforcement Action Closed