THIS IS AN APO PURSUANT TO TSCA ISSUED TO E-TEK DYNAMICS, IN C. THE VIOLATION INVOLVES THE COMPANY'S FAILURE TO SUBMIT A PRE-MANUFACTURING NOTICE (PMN). E-TEK IMPORTED 3 CHEMICAL PRODUCTS FROM JAPAN UNDER AN LVE. E-TEK CLAIMS CBI PROTECTIO N FOR THE NAMES AND FORMULAS OF THE CHEMICALS THEMSELVES. MO RE THAN 1,000 KILOGRAMS WERE IMPORTED. E-TEK SHOULD HAVE SUB MITTED THEIR PMN AS REQUIRED, BUT DID NOT. E-TEK CERTIFIED TO CUSTOMS THAT THE IMPORTED PRODUCTS WERE IN COMPLIANCE WIT H TSCA WHEN THIS WAS NOT THE CASE. THE COMPLAINT SEEKS A PEN ALTY OF $45,000. HOWEVER, BECAUSE E-TEK REPORTED UNDER THE S ELF AUDIT POLICY, THEY WERE ALLOWED A 75% REDUCTION OF PENAL TY. THUS THE AMOUNT COLLECTED WAS $9,562.50. E-TEK HAS PAID IN FULL.