On December 15, 2009, EPA filed a Consent Agreement and Final Order concerning Claire Manufacturing Company, Incorporated (Claire), alleging that Claire violated Section 3005(a) of RCRA, 42 U.S.C. § 6925, at its facility in Addison, Illinois. The allegations included Claire's failure to meet the hazardous waste permit exemption by (1) failure to maintain aisle space and records documenting attempts to make arrangements with local authorities; (2) failure to include an evacuation plan in its contingency plan or update its contingency plan to reflect the change in emergency coordinators; (3) failure to provide training records at the time of the inspection; (4) failure to label or mark containers with the words, Hazardous Waste and failure to close containers of hazardous waste at the point of generation; (5) failure to obtain a certification for its hazardous waste storage tank system; and (6) failure to store hazardous waste for less than 90 days in violation of the permit exemption. Claire agreed to close its hazardous waste storage tank system and agreed to pay a penalty in the amount of $44,200.