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UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC. |
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AGREED
ORDER
The Complainant and the 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.
I. FINDINGS OF FACT
1.
Complainant is the Commissioner (“Complainant”) of the
Indiana Department of Environmental Management, a department of the State of
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Respondent is United Parcel Service Inc.
("Respondent"), which operates the facility with U.S. EPA ID No.
IND981782030, located at
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The Indiana Department of Environmental Management (“IDEM”)
has jurisdiction over the parties and the subject matter of this action.
4.
Pursuant to IC 13-30-3-3, IDEM issued a Notice of Violation
via Certified Mail to:
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Michael L. Eskew, President |
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United Parcel Service Inc. |
United Parcel Service Inc. |
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5.
Respondent most recently notified the U.S. EPA and IDEM of
Small Quantity Generator (SQG) activities at the Site on February 22,
1993. IDEM has no indication that Respondent
ceased SQG activities at the Site in 2004, and thus believes that Respondent
was required to submit a 2004 annual manifest report by March 1, 2005.
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IDEM developed annual manifest reporting forms called the ID
Form and the Form OS.
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A Violation Letter was issued to Respondent on May 3, 2005,
stating that IDEM had not yet received Respondent's 2004 annual manifest report
and requiring that it be submitted within thirty (30) days.
8.
A review of IDEM records pertaining to the Site was
conducted on August 17, 2005, by a representative of IDEM. The following violation was in existence or
observed at the time of this record review:
Pursuant to Indiana Code 13-22-4-3.1(b), an SQG,
i.e., a person that generates, in any one or more calendar months of a calendar
year:
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more than one hundred (100) kilograms but less than one
thousand (1,000) kilograms of hazardous waste
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less than one (1) kilogram of acute hazardous waste; or
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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.
As of August 17, 2005, Respondent had not submitted a
2004 annual manifest report.
Since the issuance of the Notice of Violation,
Respondent submitted the 2004 annual manifest report. Respondent presented information at a
settlement conference held between the parties on November 17, 2005, indicating
that “Environmental Task Procedures” have been implemented at the facility to
minimize the possibility of the violation recurring.
9.
In recognition of the settlement reached, Respondent 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 the Complainant or his delegate, and has
been received by the Respondent. This
Agreed Order shall have no force or effect until the Effective Date.
2.
Upon the Effective Date of this Agreed Order, Respondent
shall ensure that annual manifest reports, including the ID Form and the Form
OS, are submitted to IDEM, pursuant to IC 13-22-4-3.1(b)
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All submittals required by this Agreed Order, unless
notified otherwise in writing, shall be sent to:
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Brenda Lepter, Enforcement Case Manager |
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Office of Enforcement |
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Indiana Department of Environmental Management |
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Mail Code 60-02 |
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4.
Respondent is assessed a civil penalty of One Thousand One
Hundred Dollars ($1,100). Said penalty amount
shall be due and payable to the Environmental Management Special Fund within
thirty (30) days of the Effective Date of this Agreed Order.
5.
The civil penalty is payable by check to the Environmental
Management Special Fund. Checks shall
include the Case Number of this action and shall be mailed to:
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Cashier’s Office |
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Indiana Department of Environmental Management |
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Mail Code 50-10C |
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6.
In the event that the civil penalty required by Order
paragraph 4 is not paid within thirty (30) days of the Effective Date of this
Agreed Order, Respondent shall pay interest on the unpaid balance at the rate
established by IC 24-4.6-1-101. The
interest shall continue to accrue until the civil penalty is paid in full.
7.
This Agreed Order shall apply to and be binding upon the
Respondent, its successors and assigns. The Respondent's signatories to this
Agreed Order certify that they are fully authorized to execute this document
and legally bind the parties they represent.
No change in ownership, corporate, or partnership status of the
Respondent shall in any way alter its status or responsibilities under this
Agreed Order.
8.
In the event that any terms of the 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 the Agreed Order did not contain the invalid
terms.
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The Respondent shall provide a copy of this Agreed Order, if
in force, to any subsequent owners or successors before ownership rights are
transferred. Respondent shall ensure
that all contractors, firms and other persons performing work under this Agreed
Order comply with the terms of this Agreed Order.
10.
This Agreed Order shall remain in effect until IDEM issues a
Resolution of Case letter to Respondent.
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Signed on 1/4/06 |
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