EPA v. BARRY WRIGHT CORPORATION
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
THIS IS A CIVIL ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION ALLEGING VIOLA- TIONS OF PCB RULES PROMULGATED PURSUANT TO SECTION 6 OF THE TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT (TSCA), 15 U.S.C. SECT 2605. SPECIFICALLY, THE RESPONDENT IS ALLEGED TO HAVE FAILED TO REGISTER A PCB TRANSFORMER WITH THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT, CONDUCT QUARTERLY INSPECTIONS OF TRANSFORMERS, MARK THE TRANSFORMERS WITH THE MARK ML AND MAINTAIN ANNUAL REPORTS. THE COMPLAINT AS AMENDED, SEEKS $16,000 IN PENALTIES.
Defendants (1)
- BARRY WRIGHT CORPORATIONNamed in complaint
Statutes cited
- TSCA 6 — Regulation of Hazardous Chemical Substances and Mixtures (includes Asbestos and PCBs)
Enforcement conclusions (1)
**PROPOSED SETTLEMENT**
Primary law: TSCA
Timeline (3 milestones)
- 1987-05-26Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1987-05-26Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1988-04-25Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 56749
- Case number
- HQ-1987-0012
- 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-1987-0012 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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