EPA v. Universal Propulsion Company

Case summary

This is a resolution of a voluntary disclosure by means of an administrative penalty action issued to Universal Propulsion Company, Inc., (Respondent) pursuant to EPCRA and CERCLA. The violation involves failure to: 1) Provide Notice of the Release of a Hazardous Substance as required by Section 103(a) of CERCLA; 2) Provide Notice of the Release of an Extremely Hazardous Substance, Section 304(a)(1) of EPCRA; and 3) Provide Follow-up Notice of an Extremely Hazardous Substance Release as required by Section 304(c) of EPCRA. During an environmental audit of its operations, Respondent discovered violations of CERCLA Section 103 and EPCRA Section 304 , and promptly disclosed its violations to EPA. This enforcement action was based on the voluntary self-disclosure by Respondent, and resolved by a CA/FO initiating and resolving the violations pursuant to 40 CFR Sections 22.13 and 22.18. Application of the Audit Policy resulted in 100% penalty mitigation (zero dollars).

Defendants (1)

• Universal Propulsion Company Inc.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• UNIVERSAL PROPULSION COMPANY INCORPORATED

  25401 NORTH CENTRAL AVENUE, PHOENIX, AZ, 850277899

  Registry ID: 110000621024

Statutes cited

• EPCRA 304 — Emergency Release Notification Section 313 Program

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Universal Propulsion Companyentered 2006-07-14

  Primary law: EPCRA

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2006-07-14Final Order Issued
• 2006-07-14Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2006-07-14Enforcement Action Closed
• 2006-09-13Enforcement Action Data Entered