EPA v. AT&T CORP.

Case summary

IN APRIL 1999 AT&T CORP. NOTIFIED EPA THAT IT HAD POSSIBLE NON-COMPLIANCE WITH EPCRA REPORTING REQUIREMENTS AND CWA (SPCC PLANS). FROM APRIL 1999 TO MARCH 2000 AT&T EVALUATED APPROXIMATELY 8500 FACILITIES. UPON COMPLETION OF THEIR EVALUATION, THEY PROVIDED EPA INFORMATION CONCERNING VIOLATIONS OF EPCRA 302, 303, 311, AND 312 RELATED TO THE PRESENCE OF SULFURIC ACID AND DIESEL FUEL AT 480 FACILITIES LOCATED IN 31 STATES (AK, AR, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, IL, IN, LA, MA, MD, MN, MO, NC, NE, NJ, NY, NV, OK, OH, OR, PA, RI, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WV, WI), WITH 24 FACILITIES ALSO VIOLATING SPCC REQUIREMENTS LOCATED IN 14 STATES (AZ, CA, IL, IN, MN, MO, NC, NJ, NY, OH, OR, TN, UT, WI) IN PARTICULAR, RESPONDENTS FAILED TO: 1) NOTIFY THE APPROPRIATE STATE EMERGENCY RESPONSE COMMISSIONS OF THE PRESENCE OF SULFURIC ACID IN EXCESS OF EPCRA'S 1,000 POUND REPORTING THRESHOLD; 2) IDENTIFY TO THE APPROPRIATE LOCAL EMERGENCY PLANNING COMMISSIONS A FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE RESPONSIBLE FOR EMERGENCY PLANNING; 3) FILE REQUIRED MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEETS; 4) SUBMIT CHEMICAL INVENTORY FORMS; AND 5) PREPARE AND IMPLEMENT A SPCC PLAN

Defendants (1)

• AT&T CORP.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• A T & T CORP

  32 AVE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK, NY, 10013

  Registry ID: 110008011793

Statutes cited

• EPCRA 311 — Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)
• CWA 311J — SPCC and/or Federal Response Plan Violations
• EPCRA 302 — Substances and Facilities Covered and Notification
• EPCRA 303 — Comprehensive Emergency Response Plans
• EPCRA 312 — Emergency and Hazardous Chemical Inventory Forms

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• AT&T CORP.entered 2001-01-18

  Primary law: EPCRA

  Federal penalty: $90,469

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2000-10-19Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2000-11-01Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2001-01-18Final Order Issued
• 2001-02-15Compliance Achieved
• 2001-02-15Enforcement Action Closed