EPA v. GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$20,000
Case summary
GENERAL ELECTRIC IS CHARGED WITH FAILING TO SUBMIT A NOTICE OF COMMENCEMENT OF MANUFACTURE ON OR WITHIN 30 DAYS FO MANUFACTURING A NEW POLYCARBONATE PLASTIC THAT HAD EARLIER CLEARED PMN REVIEW. THE $20,000 PENALTY INCLUDES A BASE PENALTY OF $10,000, PLUS AN UPWARD ADJUSTMENT OF 50% FPR PAST HISTORY OF NON-COMPLIANCE .
Defendants (1)
- GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Statutes cited
- TSCA 5 — Manufacturing and Processing Notices
Enforcement conclusions (1)
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYentered 1989-08-08
Primary law: TSCA
Federal penalty: $20,000
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 1989-06-16Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1989-07-10Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1989-08-08Final Order Issued
- 1989-10-08Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 56821
- Case number
- HQ-1989-0016
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- TOX
- 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-1989-0016 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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