EPA v. TSCA 203 - Pyramid Lake Jr/Sr High School (Department of Interior/ BIA)
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
U.S. Department of the Interior (Bureau of Indian Education Sacramento Education line Office) failed to conduct inspections; reinspections; and develop asbestos management plans as required under the Asbestos Hazard Emergency response Act (AHERA) at Sherman Indian School in Riverside, California, and Pyramid Lake High School in Nixon, Nevada. Sherman Indian School and Pyramid Lake High School have since come into compliance with AHERA. The U.S. Department of the Interior (Bureau of Indian Education Sacramento Education Line Office) was fined $10,100, which was applied to the cost of coming into compliance with AHERA requirements.
Defendants (1)
- DOI/BIENamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (2)
PYRAMID LAKE JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL
711 STATE STREET, NIXON, NV, 89424
Registry ID: 110039166559
SHERMAN INDIAN HIGH SCHOOL
9010 MAGNOLIA AVENUE, RIVERSIDE, CA, 92503
Registry ID: 110011648468
Statutes cited
- TSCA 203 — EPA Regulations - Asbestos in Schools
Enforcement conclusions (1)
TSCA 203 - U.S. Department of the Interior (Bureau of Indian Education Sacramento Ed.entered 2013-02-08
Primary law: TSCA
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2013-02-08Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2013-02-08Final Order Issued
- 2013-02-08Enforcement Action Closed
- 2013-04-03Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3400092649
- Case number
- 09-2013-7000
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 09
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- EPA Regulations - Asbestos in Schools
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 09-2013-7000 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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