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ALLEHENY POWER PLEASANT VALLEY SERVICE CENTER

Administrative - Formal · FY2008 · — · Final Order With Penalty · 1000009523

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Case

Case Number
03-2008-0153
Type
Administrative - Formal
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Final Order With Penalty
Multimedia
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Self-disclosure
Y

Defendants (1)

Summary

EPA ENERED INTO A SUPERCAFO WITH ALLEGHENY POWER, INC. ( ALLEGHENY ), RESOLVING TSCA SECTION 6(e) AND 15 VIOLATIONS: FIALING TO PROPERLY TRANSPORT A PCB-CONTAMINATED TRANSFORMER. THE VIOLATIONS OCCURRED AT AN ALLEGHENY BRANCH, ALLEGHENY POWER, PLEASANT VALLEY SERVICE CENTER. PURSUANT TO THE FINAL POLICY STATEMET ON INCENTIVES FOR SELF-POLICING: DISCOVERY, DISCLOSURE, CORRECTION, AND PRVENTION OF VIOLATIONS, 65 FED. REG. 19618 (APRIL 11, 200) ( AUDIT POLICY ), ALLEGHENY DISCLOSED THAT IT FAILED TO PROPERLY TRANSPORT THE PCB CONTAMINATD TRANSFORMER FROM ITS PLEASANT VALLEY FACILITY TO G&S TECHNOLOGIES IN EDISON, NEW JERSEY ON JUYL 2, 2007. HOWEVER, SINCE ALLEGHENY DID NOT DISCOVER THE VIOLATIONS THROUGH AN AUDIT OR COMPLAINCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND ALLEGHENY HAS HAD SIMILAR VIOLATIONS DURING THE PAST 5 YEARS, IT DID NOT QUALIFY FOR PENALTY MITGATION UNDER THE AUDIT POLICY. THE PARTIES AGREED TOSETTLE THE VIOLATIONS FOR AN $ 3,850 PENALTY.

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