EPA v. AMAX COAL COMPANY
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$4,000
Case summary
COUNT 1: FAILURE TO PREPARE AND KEEP ANNUAL DOCUMENTS FOR ITS PCB TRANSFORMERS CONTRAVENES THE REQUIREMENTS OF 40 CFR 761.180. COUNT 2: FAILURE TO CONDUCT QUARTERLY INSPECTIONS OF THESE PCB TRANSFORMERS, AND FAILURE TO NOTIFY THE FIRE RESPONSE PERSONNEL HAVING PRIMARY JURISDICTION OVER THE FACILITY OF THE EXISTENCE OF THESE TRANSFORMERS, THE USE OF SUCH TRANSFORMERS WAS AND IS PROHIBITED BY THE REGULATIONS, 40 CFR 761.30.
Defendants (1)
- AMAX COAL COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
AMAX COAL CO (BELLE AYR MINE)
BOX 3005, GILLETTE, WY, 82718
Registry ID: 110054621496
Statutes cited
- TSCA 15 — Prohibited Acts
- TSCA 16 — Toxic Sub Control Act
Enforcement conclusions (1)
AMAX COAL COMPANYentered 1989-06-07
Primary law: TSCA
Federal penalty: $4,000
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 1989-03-31Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1989-03-31Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1989-06-07Final Order Issued
- 1989-06-27Compliance Achieved
- 1989-06-27Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 48354
- Case number
- 08-1989-0063
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- TOX
- EPA region
- 08
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Prohibited Acts
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 08-1989-0063 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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