EPA v. 3M Company

Case summary

3M violated Sections 5(a)(1) and 13(a)(1)(B) of TSCA by failing to file a Low Volume Exemption (LVE) application for the chemical under 40 C.F.R. Part 723.50 and by failing to comply with TSCA section 13 import certification requirements under 40 C.F.R. ? 707.20(b)(2)(i). The chemical substance is subject to LVE (L-07-0311) that only 3M's supplier is authorized to import, not 3M.

Defendants (1)

• 3M CompanyNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• 3M CO

  600 E MEIGS ST, VALLEY, NE, 68064-0368

  Registry ID: 110000447464

Statutes cited

• TSCA 5H — Failure To Comply With New Chemical

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• 3M Companyentered 2024-03-06

  Primary law: TSCA

Timeline (2 milestones)

• 2024-03-06Final Order Issued
• 2024-03-20Enforcement Action Data Entered