EPA v. SCHNEE-MOREHEAD, INC.
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$4,693,000
Case summary
SCHNEE-MOREHEAD WAS CHARGED WITH NUMEROUS VIOLATIONS OF TSCA SECTION 5. A FULLY EXECUTED CONSENT AGREEMENT WAS PROVIDED TO THE CJO ON THE SAM DAY THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE CJO SIGNED THE FINAL ORDER IN THIS CASE ON 1/26/89. THE FINAL ORDER IMPOSES A PENALTY OF $596,979,76. THE PENALTY WAS REDUCED DUE TO ABILITY TO PAY LIABILITY TO CONTINUE IN BUSINESS.
Defendants (1)
- SCHNEE-MOREHEAD, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
Statutes cited
- TSCA 5 — Manufacturing and Processing Notices
Enforcement conclusions (1)
SCHNEE-MOREHEAD, INC.entered 1989-01-26
Primary law: TSCA
Federal penalty: $4,693,000
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 1989-01-26Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1989-01-26Final Order Issued
- 1989-02-23Enforcement Action Closed
- 1989-04-07Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 56808
- Case number
- HQ-1989-0003
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- TOX
- Branch
- PES
- 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-1989-0003 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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