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HQ-1985-0001Administrative - FormalClosedFY 1985· Region HQ

EPA v. PRINCETON UNIVERSITY

Final Order With Penalty

Penalty assessed

$8,000

Case summary

PRINCETON WAS CHARGED WITH FAILURE TO CONDUCT PCB INSPECTIONS, PREPARE PCB ANNUAL DOCUMENTS, AND PROPERLY STORE AND DATE PCB CONTAINERS AT ITS APPLIED PHYSICS LAB, IN VIOLATION OF EPA'S PCB REGULATIONS UNDER TSCA SECTION 6.

Defendants (1)

  • PRINCETON UNIVERSITYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Statutes cited

  • TSCA 15Prohibited Acts
  • TSCA 6Regulation of Hazardous Chemical Substances and Mixtures (includes Asbestos and PCBs)

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • PRINCETON UNIVERSITYentered 1986-06-26

    Primary law: TSCA

    Federal penalty: $8,000

Timeline (5 milestones)

  • 1983-10-14Enforcement Action Data Entered
  • 1983-10-14Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
  • 1986-06-26Final Order Issued
  • 1987-01-09Compliance Achieved
  • 1987-01-09Enforcement Action Closed

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
56691
Case number
HQ-1985-0001
Lead agency
EPA
HQ division
TOX
EPA region
HQ
Multimedia
No
Voluntary self-disclosure
No
Primary statute
Prohibited Acts

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case HQ-1985-0001 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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