HQ-2011-5052Administrative - FormalFinal Order IssuedFY 2011· Region HQ

EPA v. E.I. DuPont de Nemours

Case summary

In a letter dated 4/20/10, Respondent voluntarily disclosed to EPA that four lots of starting material having an analyte slightly over the [TSCA 5(e)] Consent Order limit were used in the manufacture of Consent Order PMN substances. The starting material at issue has been declared Confidential Business Information by Respondent and will be referenced in this matter as Chemcial A and its analyte. Respondent manufactured four separate lots of chemical A on 11/9/09, 12/12/09, 1/24/10, and 2/13/10 that failed to meet one of the analyte limit requirements in the TSCA 5(e) Consent Order. Respondent's use of the four lots of Chemical A during the manufacture of Consent Order PMN substances constitutes four violations under TSCA 15(1)(C), 15 U.S.C. 2614(1)(C). Respondent has agreed to pay a civil penalty of $52,500.

Defendants (1)

E.I. DuPont de NemoursNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (12)

E.I. DUPONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
1007 MARKET STREET, WILMINGTON, DE, 19898
Registry ID: 110024268246
E.I. DUPONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
1007 MARKET STREET, WILMINGTON, DE, 19898
Registry ID: 110024268246
E.I. DUPONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
1007 MARKET STREET, WILMINGTON, DE, 19898
Registry ID: 110024268246
E.I. DUPONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
1007 MARKET STREET, WILMINGTON, DE, 19898
Registry ID: 110024268246
E.I. DUPONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
1007 MARKET STREET, WILMINGTON, DE, 19898
Registry ID: 110024268246
E.I. DUPONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
1007 MARKET STREET, WILMINGTON, DE, 19898
Registry ID: 110024268246
E.I. DUPONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
1007 MARKET STREET, WILMINGTON, DE, 19898
Registry ID: 110024268246
E.I. DUPONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
1007 MARKET STREET, WILMINGTON, DE, 19898
Registry ID: 110024268246
E.I. DUPONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
1007 MARKET STREET, WILMINGTON, DE, 19898
Registry ID: 110024268246
E.I. DUPONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
1007 MARKET STREET, WILMINGTON, DE, 19898
Registry ID: 110024268246
E.I. DUPONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
1007 MARKET STREET, WILMINGTON, DE, 19898
Registry ID: 110024268246
E.I. DUPONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
1007 MARKET STREET, WILMINGTON, DE, 19898
Registry ID: 110024268246

Statutes cited

TSCA 15-2 — Knowing Commercial Use [15(2)]
TSCA 5E — Failure To Comply With 5E Consent Order

Enforcement conclusions (1)

E.I. DuPont de Nemoursentered 2011-09-30
Primary law: TSCA
Federal penalty: $52,500

Timeline (3 milestones)

2011-09-30Final Order Issued
2011-09-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
2011-10-13Enforcement Action Data Entered

Case metadata

EPA activity ID: 2600067223
Case number: HQ-2011-5052
Lead agency: EPA
EPA region: HQ
Voluntary self-disclosure: No
Primary statute: Knowing Commercial Use [15(2)]

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case HQ-2011-5052 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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