EPA v. Jet Ocean Complaint

Case summary

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has filed a $32, 500 complaint against Jet Ocean Technologies of Chino, Calif. for failing to notify the EPA of a cathode ray tube export shipment, in violation of federal hazardous waste laws. In March, the EPA was alerted by U.S. Customs and Border Protection to the presence of a shipping container of “scrap metal” that contained 441 computer monitors with cathode ray tubes, commonly known as CRTs. The container was owned by Jet Ocean Technologies, and had been shipped to Hong Kong, where it was rejected by customs authorities. New regulations took effect in January 2007 requiring exporters shipping broken or unbroken CRTs to another country for recycling to notify the EPA and receive written consent from the receiving country before shipments can be made.

Defendants (1)

• Jet Ocean Technology, Inc.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• JET OCEAN TECHNOLOGIES, INC

  4282 LOMBARDY STREET, CHINO, CA, 91710

  Registry ID: 110037226855

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3002 — Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Jet Ocean Complaint

  Primary law: RCRA

Timeline (2 milestones)

• 2008-07-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2008-09-16Enforcement Action Data Entered