EPA v. Oregon Potato Company d/b/a Freeze Pack
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
On September 8, 2016, Region 10 settled with Oregon Potato Company d/b/a Freeze Pack (Pasco, WA) 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 Report for 2013 for anhydrous ammonia, sulfuric acid, and lead. 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 $60,000.
Defendants (1)
- Oregon Potato Company d/b/a Freeze PackNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
FREEZE PACK INC.
400 COMMERCIAL AVE, PASCO, WA, 99301
Registry ID: 110036126563
Statutes cited
- EPCRA 312 — Emergency and Hazardous Chemical Inventory Forms
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Oregon Potato Company d/b/a Freeze Packentered 2016-09-08
Primary law: EPCRA
Federal penalty: $60,000
Timeline (3 milestones)
- 2016-05-27Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2016-09-08Final Order Issued
- 2016-09-08Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3600729966
- Case number
- 10-2016-0105
- 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 10-2016-0105 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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