EPA v. Gerber Products Company-Fort Smith, AR-RMP ESA-FY 2025

Case summary

On November 8, 2024, EPA Risk Management Program Reporting Center sent a letter to Respondent, notifying Respondent of its failure to update the Risk Management Plan on file with EPA for its facility located at 4301 Harriet Lane, Fort Smith, Arkansas 72904 (the Facility ). Facilities subject to the Risk Management Program (RMP) regulations at 40 C.F.R. Part 68 are required to submit an updated Risk Management Plan at least once every five years. EPA's review indicates that the update for the Facility was not submitted by the required due date of October 9, 2024.

Defendants (1)

• Gerber Products CompanyNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• GERBER PRODUCTS COMPANY

  4301 HARRIET LANE, FORT SMITH, AR, 729170010

  Registry ID: 110000453517

Statutes cited

• CAA 112[R][7] — Prevention of Accidental Release/Risk Management Plans (RMPs)

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Gerber Products Company-Fort Smith, AR-RMP ESA-FY 2025entered 2025-07-10

  Primary law: CAA

  Federal penalty: $2,000

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2025-07-07Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2025-07-10Final Order Issued
• 2025-07-29Enforcement Action Data Entered