EPA v. FIGGIE INTERNATIONAL, INC., AVA, MO

Case summary

RAWLINGS SPORTING GOODS IS A DIVISION OF FIGGIE INTERNATIONAL INC. AND IS LOCATED AT 400 N.W. 12TH STREET IN AVA, MISSOURI. THIS CASE, FILED DECEMBER 12, 1995, INVOLVES VIOLATIONS OF SECTIONS 312 AND 313 OF EPCRA, 42 U.S.C. SECTIONS 11022 AND 11023, AND 40 C.F.R. SECTIONS 370 AND 372. SPECIFICALLY, RAWLINGS HAD PROPANE IN EXCESS OF 10,000 POUNDS AT ONE TIME AT ITS FACILITY AND HAD FAILED TO SUBMIT AN EMERGENCY AND HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL INVENTORY FORM FOR 1994 AS REQUIRED BY SECTION 312 OF EPCRA, 42 U.S.C. SECTION 11022, AND 40 C.F.R. SECTION 370.2. ALSO, RAWLINGS HAD OTHERWISE USED 1,1,1 TRICHLOROETHANE IN EXCESS OF 10,000 POUNDS WHICH IS A TOXIC CHEMICAL LISTED UNDER SECTION 313(C) OF EPCRA, 42 U.S.C. 11023 AND 40 C.F.R. SECTION 372.65. RAWLINGS FAILED TO SUBMIT A FORM R FOR 1,1,1 TRICHLOROETHANE FOR CALENDAR YEARS 1993 AND 1994 BY JULY 1 OF THE FOLLOWING YEAR AS REQUIRED BY SECTION 313 OF EPCRA, 42 U.S.C. SECTION 11023, AND 40 C.F.R. PART 372. RAWLINGS WAS ASSESSED A TOTAL PENALTY OF $44,599 FOR THESE VIOLATIONS.

Defendants (1)

• FIGGIE INTERNATIONAL, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• RAWLINGS SPORTING GOODS AVA

  400 NORTHWEST 12TH AVENUE, AVA, MO, 65608

  Registry ID: 110001467163

Statutes cited

• EPCRA 313 — Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (TRI)
• EPCRA 312 — Emergency and Hazardous Chemical Inventory Forms

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• FIGGIE INTERNATIONALentered 1997-05-21

  Primary law: EPCRA

  Federal penalty: $11,900

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 1995-12-14Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1996-03-26Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1997-05-21Final Order Issued
• 1997-10-01Enforcement Action Closed