EPA v. WORTHEN INDUSTRIES INC. - UPACO ADHESIVES DIV.
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$148,750
Case summary
FAILURE TO NOTIFY OF INTENTION TO MANUFACTURE A CHEMICAL SUBSTANCE NOT ON THE TSCA INVENTORY (5 COUNTS) AND FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH NOTICE OF COMMENCEMENT REQUIREMENTS. ** ON MARCH 16, 1989 U.S. EPA ISSUED AN EIGHT-COUNT COMPLAINT AGAINST WORTHEN INDUSTRTIES, INC. - UPACO ADHENSIVES DIV- ISION CHARGING WORTHEN WITH VIOLATING TSCA SECTION 5 REQUIREMENTS FOR THE SUBMISSION OF PREMANUFACTURING NOTIFICATIONS (PMNS) AND NOTICES OF COMMENCEMENT (NOCS) EPA PROPOSED TO ASSESS A CIVIL PENALTY OF $3,429,500. WORTHEN FILED AN ANSWER ON APRIL 10, 1989, IN WHICH WORTHEN GENERALLY DENIED THE ALLEGATIONS AND ASSERTED NUMEROUS AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES. SETTLEMENT NEGOTIATIONS ARE IN PROGRESS.
Defendants (1)
- WORTHEN INDUSTRIES INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
Statutes cited
- TSCA 5 — Manufacturing and Processing Notices
Enforcement conclusions (1)
WORTHEN INDUSTRIES INC. - UPACO ADHESIVES DIV.entered 1990-05-01
Primary law: TSCA
Federal penalty: $148,750
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 1989-03-16Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1989-05-04Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1990-05-01Final Order Issued
- 1990-05-14Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 56813
- Case number
- HQ-1989-0008
- 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-1989-0008 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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