EPA v. ETHYL CORP. AND EDWIN COOPER, INC.
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$90,000
Case summary
THIS CASE INVOLVES 28 COUNTS OF VIOLATIONS OF TSCA'S SECTION 5 PMN PROVISIONS. THE VIOLATIONS WERE COMMITTED BY EDWIN COOPER, INC., THE WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF ETHYL. THE SUBSTANCE INVOLVED IS A NAIVE FUEL ADDITIVE. THE PRODUCT, AN IMPORT, WAS ORDERED FOR A SINGLE CUSTOMER, BURMAH CASTROL, INC. BECAUSE B-C FORMERLY OWNED EDWIN COOPER, INC. THE ORDER WAS PLACED VIA THE MOST DIRECT ROUTE, BYPASSING THE TSCA COMPLIANCE MEASURES WHICH HAD BEEN PUT INTO PLACE BY EDWIN COOPER.
Defendants (2)
- EDWIN COOPER (NOW ETHYL PETROL. ADD.INC)Named in complaintNamed in settlement
- ETHYL CORP.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
COOPER EDWIN R & D CENTER
125 LAFAYETTE AVE, SAINT LOUIS, MO, 63104
Registry ID: 110010685071
Statutes cited
- TSCA 5 — Manufacturing and Processing Notices
Enforcement conclusions (1)
ETHYL CORP. AND EDWIN COOPER, INC.entered 1984-12-20
Primary law: TSCA
Federal penalty: $90,000
Timeline (6 milestones)
- 1984-12-20Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1984-12-20Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1984-12-20Administrative Hearing
- 1984-12-20Admin Law Judge Decision
- 1984-12-20Final Order Issued
- 1985-07-01Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 56700
- Case number
- HQ-1985-0012
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- TOX
- EPA region
- HQ
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Manufacturing and Processing Notices
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case HQ-1985-0012 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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