EPA SETTLES WITH HOLOX, LTD. OF FAIRBURN, 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 Holox, Ltd. of Fairburn, Georgia for alleged violation 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 EPCRA Emergency Planning & Community Right-To-Know Act EPCRA Estes Park Chamber Resort Association (now Estes Park Chamber of Commerce; Estes Park, Colorado, USA) ). The Administrative Complaint alleges that the company failed to submit a reporting form (Form R) for acetone for calendar year 1993 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 SERC - Science and Engineering Research Council ) by the July 1, 1994 due date. The Consent Agreement and Consent Order requires the company to pay a civil penalty of $1,260 to the U.S. Treasury. 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 Ezequiel Velez, 404/347-1033, ext. 6967 Carl Terry, 404/347-3004, ext. 6755 |
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