This is a consolidated action pursuant to our Consolidated Rules of Practice, 40 C.F.R. �22.18(b)(2) and (3), which provide that a proceeding may be simultaneously commenced and concluded by the issuance of a Consent Agreement and Final Order when the parties agree to settle one or more causes of action before the filing of an Administrative Complaint.
A review of the Toxic Release Inventory Envirofacts Database (TRI Database) indicated that Ironbound Heat Treating (Division of Metal Improvement Company) voluntarily submitted to the EPA late Form R reports for the following:
Chemical Name ReportingYear Report Due Report Submitted Days Late
ammonia 2001 July 1, 2002 July 23, 2003 > 1 year
On June 27, 2003, a letter was sent to the company to address these late reporting violations and to request additional information. Based on the information provided by Ironbound Heat Treating�s (Division of Metal Improvement Company) initial response and subsequent communications the late reporting was confirmed.
This failure to submit the Form R report, in a timely manner, constitutes a violation of Section 313 of EPCRA, 42 U.S.C. �11023, and 40 C.F.R �372.30. The penalty was initially calculated using the Enforcement Response Policy (ERP) for Section 313 of EPCRA issued by the USEPA Office of Compliance Monitoring, Office of Pesticides and Toxic Substances, on August 10, 1992. The original proposed penalty would have been $5,500 if an administrative complaint