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09-2020-4382Administrative - FormalClosedFY 2020· Region 09

EPA v. Nicole Alao - Bed Bug Buster

Final Order No Penalty

Case summary

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9 (EPA) is informing the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (CBP) that the Bed Bug Buster in the import shipment should be Denied Entry-Refused Delivery into the United States pursuant to the authority of Section 17(c) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), 7 U.S.C. Section 136o(c), and the implementing regulations at 19 C.F.R. Section 12.114. The parcel arrived without a Notice of Arrival.

Defendants (1)

  • Nicole AlaoNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • NICOLE ALAO

    1958 HOKULEI PLACE, LIHUE, HI, 96766

    Registry ID: 110070829101

Statutes cited

  • FIFRA 12A1AUnregistered Pesticide

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • Nicole Alao - Bed Bug Busterentered 2020-08-07

    Primary law: FIFRA

Timeline (3 milestones)

  • 2020-08-07Final Order Issued
  • 2020-08-07Enforcement Action Closed
  • 2020-08-25Enforcement Action Data Entered

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
3602266559
Case number
09-2020-4382
Lead agency
EPA
EPA region
09
Voluntary self-disclosure
No
Primary statute
Unregistered Pesticide

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 09-2020-4382 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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