EPA v. UNION CARBIDE CORP.
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$1,000,000
Case summary
10/11/96 FAILURE TO IMMEDIATELY INFORM THE ADMINISTRATOR ABOUT INFORMATION CONTAINED IN STUDIES OR REPORTS SUPPORTING THE CONCLUSION THAT CERTAIN CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES OR MIXTURES PRESENT A SUBSTANTIAL RISK TO HUMAN HEALTH AND/OR THE ENVIRONMENT.
Defendants (1)
- UNION CARBIDE CORP.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION
39 OLD RIDGEBURY RD, DANBURY, CT, 06817
Registry ID: 110038158604
Statutes cited
- TSCA 8A — Failure To Comply With Preliminary Assessment Inf. Reporting & Chemical Specific Recordkeeping Rules
Enforcement conclusions (1)
UNION CARBIDE CORP.entered 1996-10-03
Primary law: TSCA
Federal penalty: $1,000,000
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 1996-09-27Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1996-10-03Final Order Issued
- 1996-10-11Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1996-10-28Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 57102
- Case number
- HQ-1996-0044
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- TOX
- 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-1996-0044 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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