9/25/12 - NOTICE OF DETERMINATION ISSUED.
PURSUANT TO THE AUDIT POLICY AND BASED ON INFO PROVIDED BY SANDVIK, EPA MAKES THE FOLLOWING FINAL DETERMINATION FOR THE FEDERALLY ENFORCEABLE VIOLATIONS IDENIFIED ABOVE: SANDVIK VIOLATED EPCRA 313 BY FAILING TO SUBMIT FORM R REPORTS FOR THE 2005, 2006, 2007 AND 2008 REPORTING YEARS FOR TOLUNE AND THE SANDVIK SELF-DISCLOSURE MEETS THE CONDITIONS OF THE AUDIT POLICY FOR 100 PERCENT ELIMINATION OF THE GRAVITY-BASED PORTION OF THE PENALTY. THEREFORE, EPA WILL NOT SEEK GRAVITY-BASED PENALTIES FOR THESE VIOLATIONS. IN ADDITION, FOR PURPOSES OF THIS DISCLOSURE, EPA WILL NOT SEEK THE ECONOMICS BENFITS PORTION OF THE PENALTY.