EPA v. IMSAMET Incorporated

Case summary

This is a resolution of a voluntary disclosure by means of an administrative penalty action issued to IMSAMET, Inc. (Respondent) pursuant to both EPCRA 313 and EPCRA 304/CERCLA 103. 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; 3) Provide Follow-up Notice of an Extremely Hazardous Substance Release as required by Section 304(c) of EPCRA; and 4) Report Form R Reports as required by Section 313(a) of EPCRA. During an environmental audit of its operations, Respondent discovered violations of CERCLA Section 103, and EPCRA Sections 304 and 313, 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)

• IMSAMET IncorporatedNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (2)

• IMSAMET OF ARIZONA (ALERIS INTERNATIONAL)

  3829 SOUTH ESTRELLA PARKWAY, GOODYEAR, AZ, 85338

  Registry ID: 110000471702

• IMSAMET OF ARIZONA (ALERIS INTERNATIONAL)

  3829 SOUTH ESTRELLA PARKWAY, GOODYEAR, AZ, 85338

  Registry ID: 110000471702

Statutes cited

• EPCRA 304 — Emergency Release Notification Section 313 Program
• EPCRA 313 — Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (TRI)

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• IMSAMET Incorporated (Zero-penalty CA/FO)entered 2006-07-20

  Primary law: EPCRA

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2006-07-20Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2006-07-20Final Order Issued
• 2006-07-20Enforcement Action Closed
• 2006-09-29Enforcement Action Data Entered