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HQ-1985-0021Administrative - FormalClosedFY 1985· Region HQ

EPA v. DIAMOND SHAMROCK CHEMICALS CO.

Final Order With Penalty

Penalty assessed

$900,000

Case summary

DIAMOND VOLUNTARILY DISCLOSED TO EPA ON VARIOUS DATES IN MID- TO LATE-1984 THAT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, ONE OF ITS OPERATING DIVISIONS HAD IMPORTED OR MANUFACTURED THREE CHEM- ICAL SUBSTANCES (POLYMERS) IN VIOLATION OF TSCA'S SECTION 5 PMN PROVISIONS.

Defendants (1)

  • DIAMOND SHAMROCK CHEMICAL CO.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Statutes cited

  • TSCA 5Manufacturing and Processing Notices

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • DIAMOND SHAMROCK_CHEMICALS CO.entered 1985-06-28

    Primary law: TSCA

    Federal penalty: $900,000

Timeline (4 milestones)

  • 1985-03-15Enforcement Action Data Entered
  • 1985-03-15Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
  • 1985-06-28Final Order Issued
  • 1985-07-15Enforcement Action Closed

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
56707
Case number
HQ-1985-0021
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-1985-0021 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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