Chemical supplier Transchem Inc. will pay a $147,617 civil penalty for Toxic Substances Control Act violations the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency found.
The EPA entered a settlement agreement with the company after finding it didn’t “accurately report the total annual volume of six chemical substances it imported in 2015" at its facility in Carlsbad, Calif., a Sept. 22 EPA news release said. Transchem also didn’t notify the EPA 90 days before it imported and distributed a chemical material subject to a “significant new use” rule.
“It is essential that companies accurately report the quantity of chemicals that they import into the U.S., as well as provide notice about these substances when they are subject to significant new use rules, so that EPA can evaluate the potential risks to communities and the environment,” EPA Pacific Southwest Regional Administrator Martha Guzman said in the release. “Companies that do not comply can face significant penalties.”
Chemical Data Reporting information must be sent to EPA every four years by chemical importers and manufacturers in accordance with the Toxic Substances Control Act, the release said. The EPA uses this information to monitor the chemicals entering the U.S. and evaluate potential effects on human health and the environment.
