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HQ-1991-0002Administrative - FormalClosedFY 1991· Region HQ

EPA v. MERICHEM COMPANY

Final Order With Penalty

Penalty assessed

$14,500

Case summary

VIOLATION OF 40 CFR SECTION 712.20 AND 30 FOR FAILURE TO FILE A MANUFACTURE'S REPORT PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT INFOR- MATION IN A TIMELY MANNER.

Defendants (1)

  • MERICHEM COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Statutes cited

  • TSCA 8AFailure To Comply With Preliminary Assessment Inf. Reporting & Chemical Specific Recordkeeping Rules

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • MERICHEM COMPANYentered 1991-06-26

    Primary law: TSCA

    Federal penalty: $14,500

Timeline (4 milestones)

  • 1991-01-31Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
  • 1991-03-11Enforcement Action Data Entered
  • 1991-06-26Final Order Issued
  • 1991-07-01Enforcement Action Closed

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
56876
Case number
HQ-1991-0002
Lead agency
EPA
HQ division
TOX
Branch
PES
EPA region
HQ
Multimedia
No
Voluntary self-disclosure
No
Primary statute
Failure To Comply With Preliminary Assessment Inf. Reporting & Chemical Specific Recordkeeping Rules

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case HQ-1991-0002 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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