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HQ-1988-0047Administrative - FormalClosedFY 1988· Region HQ

EPA v. 3-M COMPANY

Source Agrees

Case summary

3-M COMPANY VIOLATED TSCA SECTIONS 5 AND 13 BY IMPORTING A NEW CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES WITHOUT HAVING FIRST SUBMITTED A PREMANUFACTURE NOTICE, AND FALSELY CERTIFYING THE TSCA STATUS OF THE SUBSTANCE TO CUSTOMS, RESPECTIVELY.

Defendants (1)

  • 3-M. COMPANY.

Statutes cited

  • TSCA 13Entry into Customs Territory of the U.S.
  • TSCA 5Manufacturing and Processing Notices

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • **PROPOSED SETTLEMENT**

    Primary law: TSCA

Timeline (3 milestones)

  • 1988-09-02Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
  • 1988-12-07Enforcement Action Data Entered
  • 1995-05-17Enforcement Action Closed

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
56805
Case number
HQ-1988-0047
Lead agency
EPA
HQ division
TOX
Branch
PES
EPA region
HQ
Multimedia
No
Voluntary self-disclosure
No
Primary statute
Entry into Customs Territory of the U.S.

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case HQ-1988-0047 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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