STATE OF INDIANA		)	SS:	BEFORE THE INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF
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COUNTY OF MARION		)		ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
COMMISSIONER OF THE DEPARTMENT					)
OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT,					)
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Complainant,					)
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	v.				)	Case No. 2019-26350-H
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THE TJX COMPANIES, INC.,					)
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Respondent.					)

AGREED ORDER

Complainant and Respondent desire to settle and compromise this action without hearing or adjudication of any issue of fact or law, and consent to the entry of the following Findings of Fact and Order. Pursuant to Indiana Code (“IC”) 13-30-3-3, entry into the terms of this Agreed Order does not constitute an admission of any violation contained herein. Respondent’s entry into this Agreed Order shall not constitute a waiver of any defense, legal or equitable, which Respondent may have in any future administrative or judicial proceeding, except a proceeding to enforce this order.

I. FINDINGS OF FACT

1. Complainant is the Commissioner (“Complainant”) of the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (“IDEM”), a department of the State of Indiana created by IC 13-13-1-1.

2. Respondent is The TJX Companies, Inc. (“Respondent”), which owns/operates the facility with United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) ID No. IND197284862, located at 3301 Maxx Road, in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana (“Site”).

3. Respondent is a retail distribution center of apparel and home fashion. Respondent notified the U.S. EPA of Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generator activities.

4. IDEM has jurisdiction over the parties and the subject matter of this action.

5. Pursuant to IC 13-30-3-3, IDEM issued a Notice of Violation (“NOV”) via Certified Mail to:

The TJX Companies, Inc.	C T Corporation System, Registered Agent for
Attn: Ernie Herman, President	The TJX Companies, Inc.
770 Cochituate Road	150 West Market Street, Suite 800
Framingham, MA 01701	Indianapolis, IN 46204

6. 329 Indiana Administrative Code (“IAC”) 3.1 incorporates certain federal hazardous waste management requirements found in 40 Code of Federal Regulations (“CFR”) Parts 260 through 270 and Part 273, including those identified below.

7. During an investigation including an inspection on July 17, 2019 conducted by a representative of IDEM, the following violations were found:

a. Pursuant to 329 IAC 3.1-1-10, every hazardous waste generator, transporter, or owner or operator of a hazardous waste facility shall notify the commissioner of its hazardous waste activity on the approved forms.

As noted during the inspection, Respondent failed to notify the Commissioner of a status change to hazardous waste generator activities. Respondent changed generator status from a conditionally exempt small quantity generator of hazardous waste to a small quantity generator of hazardous waste during the years 2017, 2018, and 2019.

b. Pursuant to IC 13-22-4-3.1(b), a hazardous waste small quantity generator (SQG), i.e., a person that generates, in any one or more calendar months of a calendar year:

a) more than one hundred (100) kilograms but less than one thousand (1,000) kilograms of hazardous waste;

b) less than one (1) kilogram of acute hazardous waste; or

c) less than one hundred (100) kilograms of material from the cleanup spillage of acute hazardous waste; or

accumulates at least one thousand (1,000) kilograms of hazardous waste or less than one (1) kilogram of acute hazardous waste shall, before March 1 of each year, submit to the department on forms provided by the department, a report that summarizes the person's hazardous waste shipments during the previous calendar year.

Respondent changed generator status from a conditionally exempt small quantity generator of hazardous waste to a small quantity generator of hazardous waste during the years 2017, 2018, and 2019. Respondent failed to submit an annual manifest report for 2017 and 2018.

8. IDEM developed annual manifest reporting forms called the ID Form and the Form OS.

9. Orders of the Commissioner are subject to administrative review by the Office of Environmental Adjudication under IC 4-21.5; however, in recognition of the settlement reached, Respondent acknowledges notice of this right and waives any right to administrative and judicial review of this Agreed Order.

II. ORDER

1. This Agreed Order shall be effective (“Effective Date”) when it is approved by Complainant or Complainant’s delegate, and has been received by Respondent. This Agreed Order shall have no force or effect until the Effective Date.

2. Within thirty (30) days of the Effective Date, Respondent shall submit notification of its hazardous waste activity on the approved forms to IDEM.

3. Within thirty (30) days of the Effective Date, Respondent shall submit an annual manifest report for 2017 and 2018, including the ID Form and the Form OS. The Form OS and instructions to the ID Form and Form OS can be obtained from IDEM’s web site at http://www.in.gov/idem/landquality/2373.htm . Both the Form OS and the ID Form can be obtained upon request at:

Indiana Department of Environmental Management

Regulatory Reporting Section

100 North Senate Avenue

Indianapolis, IN 46204-2251

4. All submittals required by this Agreed Order, unless IDEM notifies the Respondent otherwise in writing, shall be sent to:

Debbie Chesterson, Enforcement Case Manager

Office of Land Quality

Indiana Department of Environmental Management

100 North Senate Avenue

Indianapolis, IN 46204-2251

5. Respondent is assessed and agrees to pay a civil penalty of Two Thousand Two Hundred Dollars ($2,200). Said penalty amount shall be due and payable to the “Environmental Management Special Fund” within thirty (30) days of the Effective Date; the 30^th day being the “Due Date.”

6. In the event the terms and conditions of the following paragraphs are violated, Complainant may assess and Respondent shall pay stipulated penalties in the following amounts:

Paragraph	Stipulated Penalty
Order paragraph 2	$100 per week
Order paragraph 3	$100 per week

7. Stipulated penalties shall be due and payable no later than the thirtieth day after Respondent receives written notice that Complainant has determined a stipulated penalty is due; the thirtieth day being the “Due Date.” Complainant may notify Respondent at any time that a stipulated penalty is due. Failure to notify Respondent in writing in a timely manner of a stipulated penalty assessment shall not waive Complainant’s right to collect such stipulated penalty or preclude Complainant from seeking additional relief against Respondent for violation of this Agreed Order. Neither assessment nor payment of stipulated penalties shall preclude Complainant from seeking additional relief against Respondent for a violation of this Agreed Order; such additional relief includes any remedies or sanctions available pursuant to Indiana law, including, but not limited to, civil penalties pursuant to IC 13-30-4.

8. Civil and stipulated penalties are payable by check to the “Environmental Management Special Fund.” Checks shall include the Case Number of this action and shall be mailed to:

Indiana Department of Environmental Management

Accounts Receivable

IGCN, Room 1340

100 North Senate Avenue

Indianapolis, IN 46204

9. In the event that the monies due to IDEM pursuant to this Agreed Order are not paid on or before their Due Date, Respondent shall pay interest on the unpaid balance at the rate established by IC 24-4.6-1. The interest shall be computed as having accrued from the Due Date until the date that Respondent pays any unpaid balance. Such interest shall be payable to the Environmental Management Special Fund, and shall be payable to IDEM in the manner specified in Paragraph 8, above.

10. Signatories to this Agreed Order certify that they are fully authorized to execute this Agreed Order and legally bind the party they represent.

11. This Agreed Order shall apply to and be binding upon Respondent and all successors and assigns. Respondent shall provide a copy of this Agreed Order, if in force, to any subsequent owners, successors, or assigns before ownership rights are transferred.

12. No change in ownership, corporate, or partnership status of Respondent shall in any way alter the Respondent’s status or responsibilities under this Agreed Order.

13. Respondent shall ensure that all contractors, firms, and other persons performing work under this Agreed Order comply with the terms of this Agreed Order.

14. In the event that any terms of this Agreed Order are found to be invalid, the remaining terms shall remain in full force and effect and shall be construed and enforced as if this Agreed Order did not contain the invalid terms.

15. This Agreed Order is not and shall not be interpreted to be a permit or a modification of an existing permit. This Agreed Order, and IDEM’s review or approval of any submittal made by Respondent pursuant to this Agreed Order, shall not in any way relieve Respondent of the obligation to comply with the requirements of any applicable permits or any applicable Federal or State laws or regulations.

16. Complainant does not, by its approval of this Agreed Order, warrant or aver in any manner that Respondent’s compliance with any aspect of this Agreed Order will result in compliance with the provisions of any permit, order, or any applicable Federal or State law or regulation. Additionally, IDEM or anyone acting on its behalf shall not be held liable for any costs or penalties Respondent may incur as a result of Respondent’s efforts to comply with this Agreed Order.

17. Nothing in this Agreed Order shall prevent or limit IDEM’s rights to obtain penalties or injunctive relief under any applicable Federal or State law or regulation, except that IDEM may not, and hereby waives its right to, seek additional civil penalties for the violations specified in the NOV.

18. Nothing in this Agreed Order shall prevent IDEM or anyone acting on its behalf from communicating with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) or any other agency or entity about any matters relating to this enforcement action. IDEM or anyone acting on its behalf shall not be held liable for any costs or penalties Respondent may incur as a result of such communications with the U.S. EPA or any other agency or entity.

19. This Agreed Order shall remain in effect until IDEM issues a Resolution of Case letter to Respondent.

TECHNICAL RECOMMENDATION:				RESPONDENT:
Department of Environmental Management
By: _________________________				By: _________________________
	Linda L. McClure, Chief
	Land Enforcement Section			Printed: ______________________
Office of Land Quality
				Title: ________________________
Date: __________________				Date: _______________________
				COUNSEL FOR RESPONDENT:
				By: ________________________
				Date: ______________________
APPROVED AND ADOPTED BY THE INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL
MANAGEMENT THIS		______	DAY OF	________________________, 20_____.
				For the Commissioner:
				Signed 01/10/20
				Peggy Dorsey, Assistant Commissioner
				Office of Land Quality