EPA settles with Ag Distributors, Inc. of Nashville, Tenn. for violations of Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act.ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 22, 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 Ag Distributors, Inc. of Nashville, Tenn. for 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 alleged that the company failed to submit the following to the State Emergency Response Commission (SERC), the local Emergency Planning Committee Local Emergency Planning Committees are quasi-governmental bodies, generally at the county or municipal level, in the United States. They do not function in actual emergency situations, but attempt to have identified and catalogued potential hazards and all sorts of resources, , and the fire department with jurisdiction over the facility: -- Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs) on or before Oct. 17, 1987 or within three months after the company first became subject to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA OSHA n. Occupational Safety and Health Administration, a branch of the US Department of Labor responsible for establishing and enforcing safety and health standards in the workplace. ) MSDS MSDS Material Safety Data Sheets, see there requirements for diammonium phosphate (DAP), urea, muriate of potash muriate of potash: see potassium chloride. , sulphate of potash, and ammonium nitrate; -- completed Emergency and Hazardous Chemical Inventory Forms for DAP, urea, and Muriate of Potash for calendar year 1992; and -- completed Emergency and Hazardous Chemical Inventory Forms for DAP, urea, muriate of potash, and sulphate of potash, for calendar year 1993. In accordance with the terms of the Consent Agreement and Consent Order, the company paid a civil penalty of $29,625 to the U.S. Treasury. EPCRA, in part, requires certain businesses to submit reports on the amounts, location, and potential effects of certain chemicals used or stored in designated quantities at the facilities. These reports provide communities with information to prepare for and respond to emergencies involving hazardous compounds. CONTACT: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Atlanta Charlie Cartwright, 404/347-3555 ext. 6985 Carl Terry, 404/347-3555 ext. 6755 |
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