EPA v. PAGING NETWORK, INC.

Case summary

MARCH 1999 PAGING NETWORK, INC ( PAGENET ), THROUGH ITS ATT ORNEYS, NOTIFIED EPA THAT IT HAD POSSIBLE NON-COMPLIANCE WIT H EPCRA, CWA (SPCC PLANS), AND CAA (MINOR SOURCE PERMIT) AT APPROXIMATELY 7 OF ITS FACILITIES, DISCOVERED THROUGH AN INT ERNAL SELF-EVALUATION PROCESS. UPON COMPLETION OF THEIR EVA LUATION, THEY PROVIDED EPA INFORMATION CONCERNING VIOLATIONS OF EPCRA 302, 303, 311, AND 312 RELATED TO THE PRESENCE OF SULFURIC ACID, DIESEL FUEL, AND/OR LEAD AT 6 FACILITIES LOCATED IN 5 STATES (CA, IL, TX, PA, AND MA), WITH TWO OF TH OSE FACILITIES ALSO VIOLATING SPCC REQUIREMENTS (CA AND TX), AND 1 FACILITY (LOCATED IN NJ) FAILED TO GET OBTAIN A GENER AL PERMIT TO OPERATE EMERGENCY BACK-UP GENERATORS IN VIOLATI ONS OF THE NJ SIP REGULATIONS.

Defendants (1)

• PAGING NETWORK, INCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• PAGING NETWORK, INC.

  14911 QUORUM DR, DALLAS, TX, 75240

  Registry ID: 110010683778

Statutes cited

• EPCRA 311 — Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)
• CAA 110 — Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards
• EPCRA 302 — Substances and Facilities Covered and Notification
• CWA 311J — SPCC and/or Federal Response Plan Violations
• EPCRA 303 — Comprehensive Emergency Response Plans
• EPCRA 312 — Emergency and Hazardous Chemical Inventory Forms

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• PAGING NETWORK, INC.entered 2000-02-15

  Primary law: EPCRA

  Federal penalty: $3,294

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 1999-10-06Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2000-02-15Final Order Issued
• 2000-10-23Enforcement Action Data Entered