EPA SETTLES WITH CRISPAIRE CORPORATION OF CORDELE, GEORGIA FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE EMERGENCY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT.ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 1, 1995--The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), independent agency of the U.S. government, with headquarters in Washington, D.C. It was established in 1970 to reduce and control air and water pollution, noise pollution, and radiation and to ensure the safe handling and announced today the settlement of an administrative enforcement action against Crispaire Corporation of Cordele, Georgia for alleged violations of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act The Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986 is a United States federal law locate at Title 42, Chapter 116 of the U.S. Code, concerned with emergency response preparedness. (EPCRA). The Administrative Complaint alleges that the company failed to submit reporting forms (Form R) for xylene xylene (zī`lēn) or dimethylbenzene (dī'mĕthəlbĕn`zēn), C6H4(CH3)2 for calendar year 1989-91 to EPA EPA eicosapentaenoic acid. EPA abbr. eicosapentaenoic acid EPA, n.pr See acid, eicosapentaenoic. EPA, n. and the Georgia State Emergency Response Commission (SERC). The Consent Agreement and Consent Order requires the company to pay a civil penalty of $6,545 to the U.S. Treasury and undertake and complete a Supplemental Environmental Project (SEP 1. SEP - Someone Else's Problem. 2. (tool) SEP - A SASD tool from IDE. ). The SEP, a pollution reduction project, will be designed to eliminate the storage and use of xylene at the facility through a modification of the coating process currently in use. The total cost of the project is estimated at more than $60,000. EPCRA, in part, requires certain businesses to submit annual reports on the total amount of toxic chemicals released into the environment, either accidentally or as a result of routine plant operations. These reports can serve as indicators for potential toxic chemical problems. CONTACT: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Atlanta Hashim Safi, 404/347-1033, ext. 6940 Carl Terry, 404/347-3004, ext. 6755 |
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