EPA v. Foster Poultry Farms
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
On February 18, 2015, 2015, Region 10 settled with Foster Poultry Farms for violations of Section 312 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) for failing to file its annual Tier II Hazardous Chemical Inventory Reports for chemicals at its facility which included anhydrous ammonia and sulfuric acid. EPCRA Section 312 requires companies to file hazardous chemical inventory report forms with the State Emergency Response Commission, the Local Emergency Planning Committee, and the local Fire Department each year by March 1st. The company agreed to pay a penalty of $112,500.
Defendants (1)
- Foster Poultry FarmsNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
FOSTER FARMS
1700 S 13TH AVE, KELSO, WA, 98626
Registry ID: 110000490834
Statutes cited
- EPCRA 312 — Emergency and Hazardous Chemical Inventory Forms
- EPCRA 311 — Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Foster Poultry Farmsentered 2015-02-18
Primary law: EPCRA
Federal penalty: $112,500
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2015-01-14Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2015-02-18Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2015-02-18Final Order Issued
- 2015-03-10Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3600051173
- Case number
- 10-2015-0056
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 10
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Emergency and Hazardous Chemical Inventory Forms
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 10-2015-0056 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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