EPA v. MARY HITCHCOCK MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$19,000
Case summary
THIS IS A CIVIL ADMINISTRATION CASE FILED FOR ALLEGED FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH TSCA, 15 U.S.C. SECT 2605, PCB NEGO- TIATIONS. THE CASE HAS BEEN TRANSFERRED BY REGION I TO HQ FOR ENFORCEMENT. THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED 5/26/87 AND ANSWER ON 6/15/87. THE ALLEGATIONS ARE: 1) FAILURE TO PERFORM QUARTERLY LEAK INSPECTIONS, 2) FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ANNUAL RECORDS, 3) FAILURE TO MARK ACCESS TO PCB TRANSFORMERS. THE PENALTY ASKED IS $32,000.
Defendants (1)
- MARY HICKCOCK MEMORIAL HOSPITALNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Statutes cited
- TSCA 6 — Regulation of Hazardous Chemical Substances and Mixtures (includes Asbestos and PCBs)
Enforcement conclusions (1)
MARY HITCHCOCK MEMORIAL HOSPITALentered 1988-05-19
Primary law: TSCA
Federal penalty: $19,000
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 1987-05-26Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1987-05-26Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1988-05-19Final Order Issued
- 1988-05-19Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 56745
- Case number
- HQ-1987-0008
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- TOX
- EPA region
- HQ
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Regulation of Hazardous Chemical Substances and Mixtures (includes Asbestos and PCBs)
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case HQ-1987-0008 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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