EPA v. OILSEEDS INTERNATIONAL, LTD.
Case summary
THROUGH A REVIEW OF TITLE V APPLICATIONS, THE REGION IDENTIFIED POTENTIAL VIOLATIONS OF EPCRA 313 FOR FAILURE TO TIMELY FILE FORM R'S FOR HEXANE FOR 1995, 1996 AND 1997. AN INTENSIVE EFFORT TO IDENTIFY A SEP RESULTED IN A PROJECT INVOLVING THE IMPLEMENTATION FO EQUIPMENT THAT WOULD UTILIZE LESS HEXANE. THE COST OF THIS PROJECT OVER 3 YEARS WOULD BE NEGATIVE, RESULTING IN A COST SAVINGS. THEREFORE, THIS PROJECT AS A SEP IS NOT APROPRIATE. RESPONDENT INDICATED A WILLINGNESS TO SETTLE FOR 35,921. CA/FO EXPECTED TO BE FILED SOON.
Defendants (1)
- OILSEEDS INTERNATIONAL, LTD.Named in complaint
Statutes cited
- EPCRA 313 — Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (TRI)
Enforcement conclusions (1)
**PROPOSED SETTLEMENT**
Primary law: EPCRA
Timeline (2 milestones)
- 1999-09-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1999-10-20Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 53164
- Case number
- 09-1999-0102
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- TOX
- Branch
- ATWGL
- EPA region
- 09
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (TRI)
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 09-1999-0102 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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