EPA v. Cingular Wireless, LLC

Case summary

This settlement resolves violations at legacy Cingular Wireless sites from 2001 to 2003, and violations at NCW sites from October 2004 to 2006. In March 2005 and May 2007, NCW notified EPA pursuant to EPA’s Audit Policy that it had possible noncompliance with reporting requirements related to the presence of sulfuric acid, diesel, and lead at multiple facilities under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA). NCW disclosed the following violations to EPA: EPCRA § 311(a), 42 U.S.C. § 11021(a), and the regulations found at 40 C.F.R. Part 370, when NCW failed to submit Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) for a hazardous chemical(s) or, in the alternative, a list of such chemicals, for 525 facilities, to the Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC), State Emergency Response Commission (SERC), and the fire department with jurisdiction over these facilities. EPCRA § 312(a), 42 U.S.C. § 11022(a), and the regulations found at 40 C.F.R. Part 370 at 641 facilities, by failing to prepare and submit emergency and chemical inventory forms to the LEPC, the SERC and the fire department with jurisdiction over each facility.

Defendants (1)

• Cingular Wireless, LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (643)

• CINGULAR WIRELESS LLC - BIR HOOVER MTSO(P000)

  2401A HIGHWAY 150, HOOVER, AL, 35244

  Registry ID: 110040074157

• CINGULAR WIRELESS LLC - BCOS

  3333 S CONGRESS AVE, DELRAY BEACH, FL, 33445

  Registry ID: 110045462968

• CINGULAR WIRELESS LLC - RIO COMMUNITIES

  2363 HIGHWAY 47, BELEN, NM, 87002

  Registry ID: 110045473251

• CINGULAR WIRELESS LLC - CHICAGO MTSO(7501)

  1450 S MICHIGAN AVE., CHICAGO, IL, 60605

  Registry ID: 110040050501

• CINGULAR WIRELESS LLC - WINDWARD (000)

  12550 CINGULAR WAY, ALPHARETTA, GA, 30004

  Registry ID: 110040073210

• CINGULAR WIRELESS LLC - ST LAWRENCE(3038)

  6145 COUNTY ROUTE 27, CANTON, NY, 13619

  Registry ID: 110040073336

• CINGULAR WIRELESS LLC - MTSO JAX(004)

  5120 STEPP AVENUE, JACKSONVILLE, FL, 32216

  Registry ID: 110040050306

• CINGULAR WIRELESS LLC - POTTSTOWN MSC(4000)

  349 CIRCLE OF PROGRESS, POTTSTOWN, PA, 19464

  Registry ID: 110040051298

• CINGULAR WIRELESS LLC - DOEE

  1140 SEABREEZE BOULEVARD, FORT LAUDERDALE, FL, 33316

  Registry ID: 110045462655

• CINGULAR WIRELESS LLC - GA3528 1028 BEC SOUTH STONE MOUNTAIN

  5716 ROCKBRIDGE RD, STONE MOUNTAIN, GA, 30087

  Registry ID: 110045458223

• CINGULAR WIRELESS LLC - HJXS

  22171 SW 112TH AVE, MIAMI, FL, 33170

  Registry ID: 110045467071

• CINGULAR WIRELESS LLC - CAREFREE HIGHWAY & 50TH STREET

  34215 NORTH BLACK MOUNTAIN PARKWAY, PHOENIX, AZ, 85085

  Registry ID: 110045472323

• CINGULAR WIRELESS LLC - ABO

  7105 NORTON AVE, PALM BEACH, FL, 33480

  Registry ID: 110045462799

• CINGULAR WIRELESS LLC - MI35

  2730 SW 3RD AVE #303, MIAMI, FL, 33129

  Registry ID: 110045467455

• CINGULAR WIRELESS LLC - PHILADELPHIA MSC(2000)

  940 MADISON AVENUE, NORRISTOWN, PA, 19403

  Registry ID: 110040051305

• …and 628 more

Statutes cited

• EPCRA 311 — Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)
• EPCRA 312 — Emergency and Hazardous Chemical Inventory Forms

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Cingular Wireless, LLCentered 2012-02-09

  Primary law: EPCRA

  Federal penalty: $125,728

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2006-10-05Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2012-02-09Final Order Issued
• 2012-02-09Complaint Filed/Proposed Order