1/17/07 - NOTICE OF DETERMINATION ISSUED. AJINOMOTO FAILED TO TIMELY SUBMIT TRI REPORTS FOR HYDROCHLORIC ACID, METHANOL, SULFURIC ACID, AND AMMONIA FOR REPORTING YEAR 2005 TO THE EPA AND THE STATE OF NC AS REQUIRED BY EPCRA SECTIN 313. ON AUGUST 6, 2006, AJINOMOTO SUBMITTED THE REPORTS TO THE APPROPRIATE AGENCIES. UNDER EPA'S ENFORCEMENT POLICY FOR EPCRA VIOLATIONS, A GRAVITY-BASED PENALTY OF $36,388 COULD HAVE BEEN ASSESSED FOR THIS NON-REPORTING VIOLATION.