Enforcement Case Report: Data Dictionary

Enforcement Case Report: Data Dictionary

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Summary

This document provides users with a list of the variables and definitions that are presented in the Enforcement Case Report.

The Enforcement Case Report contains data extracted from EPA's Integrated Compliance Information System (ICIS). The case reports summarize the Federal administrative or judicial enforcement actions taken by the U.S. EPA. Only those Enforcement Actions lead by EPA are entered into ICIS. Federally reportable records of state and local enforcement actions are not contained in ICIS. State and locally lead actions are in the program data systems (AFS, NCDB, PCS, RCRAInfo).

The Enforcement Case Report is organized in nine sections:

Case Overview
Case Summary
Laws/Programs
Facility Information
Defendants
Case Milestones
Pollutants
Case Conclusion

Case Overview

The Case Overview Section contains information that identifies the action and some key descriptive variables, such as case status (e.g. concluded) and case type (e.g., judicial). This information is a summary of the more detailed record of the case that is presented in the rest of the report.

Case Number

A unique number identifying the enforcement action these numbers begin with either an EPA region or "HQ" for headquarters cases; followed by the fiscal year in which the action was initiated. After the fiscal year there is a sequence number.

Headquarters Division

The EPA Headquarters Division responsible for the enforcement action.

Case Type

The type of compliance event or enforcement action. The following is a list of possible case types.

Administrative - Formal
Administrative - Informal
Judicial

Result of Voluntary Disclosure

A Yes/No flag indicating whether the enforcement action was the result of a facility self disclosure.

Case Status

The current status of the enforcement action.

Administrative Enforcement Action Closed
Active
Administrative Hearing
Complaint/AO Issued
Enforcement Action Record Opened
Appeal To Administrator
Civil Enforcement Action Closed
Complaint Filed
Closed
Compliance Achieved
Concluded
Enforcement Action Record Opened
Demand for Stipulated Penalties
Environmental Appeals Board Decision
Final Order Issued
In Compliance
Administrative Law Judge Decision
Pre-Referral Negotiation
Referred To DOJ
Referred To HQ
Returned To Region
Settlement Present
Stayed While Under Appeal
To US Attorney l

Multimedia Case

A Yes/No flag indicating whether the enforcement action is a multimedia action. Multimedia actions involve violations of multiple environmental laws.

Court Docket Number

The number the Clerk of the Court assigned to the case that is filed or to a consent decree when it is lodged. For administrative cases, this number is assigned to the case by the Regional Hearing Clerk.

Enforcement Outcome

The outcome of the enforcement action. The following is a list of possible outcomes:

Combined With Another Case(s)

Default Order, No Penalty

Default Order With Penalty

Default Order With Penalty & Specified Cost Recovery

Default Order With Specified Cost Recovery

Dismissed By Tribunal

DOJ Declined

EPA Did Not Pursue

EPA HQ Declined To Refer

Final Order No Penalty

Final Order With Penalty

Final Order With Penalty & Specified Cost Recovery

Final Order With Pen & Unspecified Cost Recovery

Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery

Final Order With Unspecified Cost Recovery

Litigated, Lost

Litigated No Penalty

Litigated With Penalty

Litigated With Penalty & Specified Cost Recovery

Litigated With Penalty & Unspecified Cost Recovery

Litigated With Specified Cost Recovery

Litigated With Unspecified Cost Recovery

Source Agrees

Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication

Unknown

US Attorney Declined

Voluntarily Dismissed After Filing

Withdrawn By EPA HQ

Withdrawn By Region

Withdrawn: Deferred To State

Total Federal Penalty Sought

The preliminary deterrence amount minus an adjustment that is based on renegotiation adjustment factors. It is the amount asked for in the filed complaint even though a complaint may be filed with a negotiated consent instrument, such as a final order or a consent decree.

Total Federal Penalty Assessed or Agreed To

The total federal penalty assessed is the dollar penalty amount to be paid in a concluded enforcement action. EPA settles the vast majority of its administrative and civil judicial enforcement actions, and these settlements (often called a consent decree or consent order) include an agreed upon penalty amount. In most of these settlements, there is not a direct admission by the defendant of liability for violations. In a few cases that involve bankruptcy, the penalty amount may be determined as an "allowed claim" in bankruptcy, and the amount actually recovered may be less than the amount of the allowed claim.

Total SEP (Supplemental Environmental Project) Cost

The estimated cost of environmentally beneficial projects which a defendant/respondent agrees to undertake as part of the settlement of an enforcement action, but which the defendant/respondent is not otherwise legally required to perform.

Total Compliance Action Cost

The combination of the injunctive relief and the physical or nonphysical costs of returning to compliance. Injunctive relief represents the actions a regulated entity is ordered to undertake to achieve and maintain compliance, such as installing a new pollution control device to reduce air pollution, or preventing emissions of a pollutant in the first place. Note: CERCLA 120(e) actions refer to a Record of Decision (ROD) that provides detail for cleanup actions under the federal Superfund law; the Compliance Action Cost is not a penalty but rather the dollar value of the cleanup documented in the ROD.

Total Cost Recovery

The total cost recovery associated with an enforcement action. These are generally the costs incurred by EPA to clean up Superfund sites which are then recovered from the parties responsible.

Case Summary

A text description of the case.

Laws/Programs

This section lists the laws and regulations that were violated. It also identifies which EPA programs took the lead in addressing the specified violations.

Law

The unique code that identifies the law which is authorizing the enforcement action or being violated. (The list of possible laws are presented in the section below.)

Section

The unique identifier for the Section(s) of law violated and cited in the enforcement action.

Statute Code	Law Section Code	Law Section Description
CAA	110	State Implementation Plan Standards
CAA	111	New Source Performance Standards (NSPS)
CAA	112	Hazardous Air Pollutants
CAA	112B	Asbestos
CAA	112D	MACT Standards
CAA	112E	MACT Adoption Schedule
CAA	112G	Modification
CAA	112H	Work Practices
CAA	112I	Permits/Compliance Schedule
CAA	112K	Area Source MACT
CAA	112R	General Duty/Accidental Release
CAA	113A	Violation of Existing Administrative Order
CAA	114	Record keeping, Inspection., Information Request
CAA	118D	Federal Facility Motor Vehicles
CAA	129	Solid Waste Fuel Combustion
CAA	165	Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD)
CAA	173	New Source Review Permit Requirements
CAA	202	Emission Standards for New Motor Vehicles and New Motor Vehicle Engines
CAA	203	Prohibited Acts: Mobile Sources
CAA	208	Record keeping, Inspection, Information Request
CAA	211	Fuel Regulation
CAA	213	Non-road Engines & Vehicles
CAA	219	Urban Bus Standards
CAA	303	Imminent/Substantial Endangerment
CAA	412	Acid Rain Requirements
CAA	502	Operating Permits (Title V)
CAA	608	CFC Recycling/Emissions Reduction
CAA	609	Motor Vehicle Air Conditioning (CFCs)
CAA	610	Non-Essential CFC Products
CAA	611	CFC Labeling
CAA	PARTC	Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD)
CAA	PARTD	Nonattainment/SIP Provisions
CAA	TITLE4	Acid Rain
CAA	TITLE5	Operating Permits
CAA	TITLE6	Stratospheric Ozone Protection
CERCLA	103A	Notification of Hazardous Reportable Quantity Release
CERCLA	103D2	Destruction of Records
CERCLA	104E2	Information and/or Access
CERCLA	104E3	Entry Access
CERCLA	104E4	Inspection and Samples
CERCLA	104E5	Violation of 104(e) Compliance Order
CERCLA	106	Imminent & Substantial Endangerment Order
CERCLA	106A	Imminent & Substantial Endangerment Order
CERCLA	107A	Cost Recovery
CERCLA	107C3	Treble Damages
CERCLA	107L	Lien
CERCLA	107M	Maritime Lien
CERCLA	108	Violation of Financial Responsibility
CERCLA	109A5	Violation of 109(a)(5) Subpoena
CERCLA	120E	Federal Facility Interagency Agreement
CERCLA	122A	Agreement To Do 104B RI/FS
CERCLA	122D3	Violation of Existing AO or CD
CERCLA	122E3B	Violation of 122(e)(3)(B) Subpoena
CERCLA	122G	Administrative De Minimis Settlement
CERCLA	122H	Administrative Cost Recovery Settlement
CWA	301	NPDES Discharge without a Permit
CWA	301/307	Toxic & Pretreatment Effluent Standards
CWA	301/311	Spills/SPCC
CWA	301/311B	Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge
CWA	301/311C2/311E	Emergency Powers Oil Imminent & Substantial Endangerment
CWA	301/402	NPDES Wet Weather/Other Permit Violations
CWA	301/404	Discharge Dredge and Fill Permit Violations
CWA	308	Information Request, Records, Entry
CWA	309	Violation of Existing AO
CWA	309G3/311B6H	Collection Action
CWA	311F	Oil Removal Cost Recovery
CWA	311J	SPCC and/or Federal Response Plan Violations
CWA	405	Sewage Sludge Disposal
CWA	504	Emergency Powers
EPCRA	302	List Presence of Substances/Notify
EPCRA	303	Emergency Response Plans
EPCRA	304	Emergency Release Notification
EPCRA	311	Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)
EPCRA	312	Inventory of Chemicals
EPCRA	313	Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (TRI)
EPCRA	322	Trade Secrets
EPCRA	323	Provide Information to Health Professionals
FIFRA	12A1A	Unregistered Pesticide
FIFRA	12A1B	Claim Difference
FIFRA	12A1C	Composition Difference
FIFRA	12A1D	Colored/Discolored
FIFRA	12A1E	Adulterated/Misbranded
FIFRA	12A1F	Device Misbranded
FIFRA	12A2A	Label Alter/Detach
FIFRA	12A2B	Refuse Records, Reports, Entry
FIFRA	12A2C	False Guaranty
FIFRA	12A2D	Confidential Information Revealed
FIFRA	12A2E	Advertise without Classification
FIFRA	12A2F	Restricted Usage
FIFRA	12A2G	Misuse
FIFRA	12A2H	Contrary Use - Experimental Permit
FIFRA	12A2I	Violate SSUR Order
FIFRA	12A2J	Violate Suspension Order
FIFRA	12A2K	Violate Cancellation Order
FIFRA	12A2L	Establishment Registration
FIFRA	12A2M	Falsify Application, Information, etc.
FIFRA	12A2N	Failure to File Reports
FIFRA	12A2O	Add/Remove Substance
FIFRA	12A2P	Test Pesticide on Humans
FIFRA	12A2Q	Falsify Testing Information
FIFRA	12A2R	Falsify Registration Data
FIFRA	12A2S	Violate Regulations Under 3(a) or 19
FIFRA	13	Stop Sale, Remove, and Seizure
FIFRA	8	Books And Records Inspections
FIFRA	9	Establishment Inspection
MCRBMA	103A	Rechargeable Batteries, Rechargeable Consumer Products, Easy Removability & Labeling
MCRBMA	103B	Regulated Batteries & Rechargeable Consumer Products
MCRBMA	104A	Collection, Storage & Trans. of Spent Rechargeable Batteries & Rechargeable Consumer Products
MCRBMA	104B	Enforcement of Handling Requirements Under RCRA
MCRBMA	203	Alkaline-Manganese Batteries
MCRBMA	204	Zinc-Carbon Batteries
MCRBMA	205	Button Cell Mercuric Oxide Batteries
MCRBMA	206	Non-Button Cell Mercuric Oxide Batteries
MCRBMA	5A	Violation of MCRBMA Section 5(A) AO or Civil Action in District Court
MCRBMA	5F	Violation of 5(F) Subpoena
MCRBMA	6	Reports, Records, Access
RCRA	3002	Hazardous Waste Generator Regulations
RCRA	3003	Hazardous Waste Transporter Regulations
RCRA	3004	Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Standards
RCRA	3004VU	TSD Corrective Action
RCRA	3005	Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Permit Requirements
RCRA	3005D	Revocation of Permit
RCRA	3005F	Reclamation Permit
RCRA	3005G	RD&D Permits
RCRA	3007	Record keeping, Inspection, Information Request
RCRA	3008A	Compliance Order: Injunctive & Penalty
RCRA	3008C	Violation of Compliance Order
RCRA	3008G	Penalty Authority
RCRA	3008H	Interim Status Corrective Action Order
RCRA	3010	Notification of Hazardous Waste Activity
RCRA	3013	Monitoring, Analysis, Testing Order
RCRA	3014	Recycled Oil
RCRA	3017	Export of Hazardous Waste
RCRA	3018D	Information Gathering & Enforcement Authority - Domestic Sewage
RCRA	3020	Underground Injection of Hazardous Waste
RCRA	3023	Hazardous Waste Discharge to Federally Owned Treatment Works
RCRA	4005A	Solid Waste Management - Subtitle D
RCRA	7003	Imminent Order: Solid or Hazardous Waste
RCRA	9002	Underground Storage Tanks Notification Requirements
RCRA	9003	Underground Storage Tanks Release Detection, Prevention, Correction
RCRA	9003(C)(3)-(4)	UST Release Detection, Prevention, Correction
RCRA	9005	Inspection, Monitoring, Testing, Corrections
RCRA	9006	Underground Storage Tanks
RCRA	9006A	Underground Storage Tanks Compliance Order
RCRA	9006D	UST Civil Penalties
SDWA	1412	Nat'l Drinking Water Compliance Schedule - Effective Date
SDWA	1412/1414	National Drinking Water Regulations
SDWA	1414C	PWS - Notice to Persons Served
SDWA	1414G	PWS - Violation of 1414(g) AO
SDWA	1414G3D	PWS Administrative Penalty Case Collection Action
SDWA	1415	Nat'l Drinking Water Compliance Schedule - Variances
SDWA	1416	Nat'l Drinking Water Compliance Schedule - Exemptions
SDWA	1417	Lead Pipe, Solder & Flux
SDWA	1421	UIC Regulations
SDWA	1422/1423	UIC Regulations Classes I - V
SDWA	1423C	UIC - Violation of 1423(c) AO
SDWA	1423C7	UIC Administrative Penalty Case Collection Action
SDWA	1431	Emergency Powers
SDWA	1432	Tampering with a PWS
SDWA	1441	Adequate Supplies of Chemicals
SDWA	1445	Record keeping and/or Access
SDWA	1463	Lead in Water Coolers
TSCA	11	Inspections & Subpoenas
TSCA	12	Exports
TSCA	13	Imports
TSCA	15-2	Knowing Commercial Use
TSCA	16A4	Failure to Pay Civil Penalty
TSCA	203	School Asbestos Regulations
TSCA	205	Plan Submission - LEA
TSCA	206	Asbestos - Contractor/Lab Certification
TSCA	207A2	False Info on Asbestos Inspection
TSCA	207A5	False Asbestos Information under 205(d)
TSCA	208	Asbestos Emergency Authority
TSCA	215	Asbestos Worker Protection
TSCA	4	Good Laboratory Practices and Testing Requirements
TSCA	402	Lead (Pb) Paint Training and/or Certification
TSCA	402/406	Other Lead Requirements
TSCA	406A	HUD 1018 Disclosure Rule
TSCA	406B	Renovation/Lead Hazard Pamphlet
TSCA	5	Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) 5
TSCA	5A/5B	Failure To Comply With Significant New Use Rules and Pre-manufacture Notice
TSCA	5E	Failure To Comply With 5E Consent Order
TSCA	5F	Violation of Unreasonable Risk AO
TSCA	5H	Failure To Comply With New Chemical
TSCA	6	Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA)
TSCA	6A	Hazardous Chemicals, not otherwise specified
TSCA	6-LEAD	1018 Lead-Based Paint Disclosure
TSCA	6-PCBS	PCBS
TSCA	7	Imminent Hazard
TSCA	8	Reporting & Records Retention
TSCA	8A	Failure To Comply With Preliminary Assessment Inf. Reporting & Chemical Specific Recordkeeping Rules
TSCA	8B	Failure To Comply With Invention Update Rule
TSCA	8C	Failure To Comply With Allegations Of Significant Adverse Reactions Record & Reporting Rule
TSCA	8D	Failure To Comply With Healthy And Safety
TSCA	8E	Failure To Comply With Substance Risk

Programs

The EPA programs under which an enforcement action has been taken.

Program Description

Acid Rain

Emergency Powers

Federal Facilities

Informations Requests, Monitoring, & Recordkeeping

Labeling

Monitoring, Reporting

Mobile Sources

Non Essential Products

National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAPs)

Nonattainment/SIP Provisions

New Source Performance Standards (NSPS)

Notices of Violations & Compliance Orders

Operating Permits

Permit Requirements

Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD)

PSD Preconstruction Requirements

Recycling & Emission Reduction Programs

State Implementation Plan (SIP)

Servicing Motor Vehicle ACs

Stratospheric Ozone

State Permit Programs

Solid Waste Fuel Combustion

Cost Recovery/Financial

CERCLA-Other

Reporting and Access

Response Action by PRP

Section 404

NPDES - Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs)

NPDES - Combined Sewer Overflows (CSO)

NPDES - Section 308 Information Requests

NPDES - Other Permit Violations-Base Program: Limits, Reporting, Schedule

NPDES - Other Unpermitted Discharges

NPDES - Post Administrative Penalty Case (Settlement)

NPDES - Pretreatment

NPDES - Sludge/Biosolids

NPDES - Spills/SPCC

NPDES - Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO)

NPDES - Stormwater

NPDES - Violation of Administrative Compliance Order

NPDES - Emergency Actions

Emergency Preparedness

Emergency Release Notification

Inventory of Chemicals

Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)

Toxics Chemical Release Inventory (TRI)

Antimicrobials-Efficacy, Labels, Composition and Other Registration Problems

Adverse Effects Reporting (Could be a Combination of Several Sections)

Antimicrobials-Unregistered

Establishment Registration

Label, Composition & Other Registration Issues (Not Antimicrobial)

Misbranding

Misuse

Stop Sale, Remove, and Seizure

Unregistered

Worker Protection

Good Laboratory Practices

Battery Recycling

Mercury Batteries

Gen Hazardous Waste Management - Subtitle C - CESQG

Hazardous Waste Management - Subtitle C - T

Imminent & Substantial Endangerment - Order for Hazardous Waste

Imminent & Substantial Endangerment - Order for Solid Waste

Gen Hazardous Waste Management - Subtitle C - Interim Status Facility

Gen Hazardous Waste Management - Subtitle C - LQG

Gen Hazardous Waste Management - Subtitle C - Permitted Facility

Underground Storage Tanks - Subtitle I - Corrective Action Petroleum

Underground Storage Tanks - Subtitle I - Corrective Action Hazardous Substance

Underground Storage Tanks - Subtitle I - Corrective Action Hazardous Waste

Underground Storage Tanks - Subtitle I - Corrective Waste Petroleum

Underground Storage Tanks - Subtitle I - Regulatory Hazardous Substance

Underground Storage Tanks - Subtitle I - Regulatory Petroleum

Gen Hazardous Waste Management - Subtitle C - SQG

Solid Waste Management - Subtitle C - Generator

Solid Waste Management - Subtitle C

Solid Waste Management - Subtitle C - TSD Facility

Solid Waste Management - Subtitle C - Transporter

Gen Hazardous Waste Management - Subtitle C - Transporter Requirements

Gen Hazardous Waste Management - Subtitle C - Transfer Station

TSD Corrective Action

Underground Storage Tanks - Subtitle I

Recordkeeping

SDWA, Public Water System

PWS Violation of Administrative Compliance Order

PWS Emergency Actions-PWS, USDW

PWS-Other

PWS Post Administrative Penalty Case (Settlement)

Underground Injection Control

UIC Violation of Administrative Compliance Order

Underground Injection Control, Class I

Underground Injection Control, Class II

Underground Injection Control, Class IV

UIC Post Administrative Penalty Case (Settlement)

Underground Injection Control, Class V

Underground Injection Control, Class III

Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA)

Exports

Existing Chemicals

Existing Chemicals - Assessment

Existing Chemicals - Recordkeeping

General Authority to Issue Penalty

Imports

Imminent Hazard

Inspections & Subpoenas

1018 Lead-Based Paint Disclosure

New Chemicals

Other Lead Requirements

Poly Chlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)

Test Rules

Citations Title

The Title of the corresponding regulation in the Code of Federal Regulations associated with an enforcement action.

Citations Part

The Part of the corresponding regulation in the Code of Federal Regulations associated with the enforcement action.

Citations Section

The Section of the corresponding regulation in the Code of Federal Regulations associated with the enforcement action.

Facility Information

This section provides detailed facility and address information on all of the facilities associated with the case.

Facility UIN	A numeric identifier assigned by EPA's Facility Registry System which is used to link facility records from multiple environmental database systems that are known or believed to represent the same facility.
Facility Name	The public or commercial name of a facility or site (i.e., the name that commonly appears on invoices, signs, or other business documents, or as assigned by the state when the name is ambiguous).
Address	The address that describes the physical (geographic) location of the front door or main entrance of a facility site, including urban-style street address or rural address.
City Name	The name of the city, town, or village where the mail is delivered.
State	The two letter abbreviation that represents the state or state equivalent for the U.S.
ZIP	US postal ZIP code, as maintained by ICIS.

Defendants

This section lists each defendant's name and whether the defendant was named in the complaint or in the settlement.

Defendant Name	The name of the defendant, Potentially Responsible Parties (PRP for Superfund cases), or respondents associated with the enforcement action.
Defendant Named in Compliant	A Yes No flag indicating whether the defendant was named in the filed complaint.
Defendant Named in Settlement	A Yes No flag indicating whether the defendant was named in the settlement.

Case Milestones

This section lists the events tracked for the enforcement action and the dates on which each event occurred.

Appeal To Administrator
Attorney Assigned to Case
Amended Referral
Administrative Hearing
Amended CAFO
Amended Complaint
Amended Administrative Order
Amended Complaint
Agreement on Relief to be Sought
Final Order Issued
Enforcement Action Closed
Enforcement Action Closed
Complaint Filed With Court
Complete Negotiations
Compliance Achieved
Concluded
Complaint/Proposed Order
Case Screening Proposed Date
Admin Law Judge Decision
Referred To Dept Of Justice
DOJ Complaint Approval
DOJ File Review
Draft of Referral Package
Demand for Stipulated Penalties
Deferred To State
Draft Violation-Evidence Document
EAB Decision
Field Citation
Final Order Entered
Final Order Lodged
HQ Concurrence Received
HQ Concurrence Request Sent
Identify Additional Information Needs
Information Request Response Received
Inspection Report Amended
Inspection Report Completed
Inspection Report Received
Investigation Report Amended
Investigation Report Completed
Investigation Report Received
Information to DOJ
Lead Change Between EPA Programs
Lead Change from EPA to State
Lead Change from State to EPA
Motion for Entry of CD
Notice of Violation Sent
Pipeline Closed
Public Comment on CD if required
Preliminary Meeting
PRN Sent
Program Sent Case to Legal Enforcement Program for Attorney Assignment
Request Attorney Assignment
Referred to Criminal Enforcement
Response Due from Regulated Entity
Rereferred
Returned To Region
Routed for Higher Level Review
Referral Date
Referral Placed into Concurrence
Returned From State
Referred To Headquarters
Referred to Other Federal Agency
Enforcement Action Data Entered
Send Close Letter Or Permit
SEC Notice Sent
SEC Notice Received
Send Demand Letter
Start Negotiations
Sent to Office of Regional Council for Attorney Assignment
Stayed While Under Appeal
Referred TO U.S. Attorney
Voluntary Compliance Agreement
Written Notice of Violation

Pollutants

This section contains information about the pollutants that were involved in the case.

Pollutant Code	The unique identifier for the pollutant.
Chemical Abstract Number	The Chemical Abstract Service (CAS) number of the pollutant, if available.
Pollutant Name	The common name of the pollutant.

Case Conclusion

This section contains information about the conclusion of the case. It includes the penalties that were sought, assessed and collected. It also includes associated pollutant reductions, details associated with returning to compliance.

Enforcement Conclusion in Dollars

Federal Penalty Sought

Federal Penalty Assessed or Agreed To

For civil judicial enforcement actions, this amount is the federal penalty assessed against the defendant(s) as specified in the final entered Consent Decree or Court Order. For administrative enforcement actions, it is the penalty assessed in the Consent/Final Order. It does not include the amount of the penalty mitigated due to a SEP or the amount shared with the state or local entities. Interest payments associated with a penalty paid over time are not to be included in this amount. EPA settles the vast majority of its administrative and civil judicial enforcement actions, and these settlements include an agreed upon penalty amount. In most of these settlements, there is not a direct admission by the defendant of liability for violations.

State/Local Penalty Assessed

The penalty amount for states or local agencies in the settlements.

SEP Cost

Compliance Action Cost

Cost Recovery

The amount of cost recovery ordered or agreed to be repaid by the responsible party of parties and due the Superfund in accordance with either an administrative or judicial settlement.

Pollutant Reductions

Pollutant

The common name identifying the waste material, substance, or chemical reduced as a result of the enforcement action.

Average Annual Value

Average annual amount of pollutant reduction as a result of the enforcement action.

Units

The units in which the pollutant amount is measured. (e.g. pounds, gallons, tons, etc.)

Media

A code identifying the type of environmental media (air, water, land, etc.) where the pollutants or waste would have been emitted/discharged.

AIR	Air and Radiation
DWT	Drinking Water
GWT	Groundwater
LDF	Landfill
LIQ	Liquid
LND	Land
MLT	Multimedia, May Include Air, Water, Solid Waste and Toxics.
SED	Sediment
SLG	Sludge Lagoon
SOL	Soil
SWT	Surface Water
TXC	Pesticides and Toxic Substances
WAT	Water
WST	Solid Waste
WTL	Wetlands

SEP or Comp.

A flag indicating if the quantitative environmental impacts will be a result of a Supplemental Environmental Project or complying actions a regulated entity is ordered to undertake to achieve and maintain compliance, such as installing a new pollution control device to reduce air pollution, or preventing emissions of a pollutant in the first place.
C = Compliance Action
S = SEP

Complying Actions

Complying Action Type

Text description of enforceable requirement that the defendant/respondent is obliged to take or refrain from certain, specified actions.

Supplemental Environmental Projects

Category

The category of the SEP.

Assessments and Audits

Environmental Compliance Promotion

Pollution Prevention/Energy Efficiency-Conservation

Emergency Planning and Preparedness

Environmental Restoration and Protection

Pollution Prevention/Equipment-Technology Modification

Pollution Prevention/Improved Housekeeping/O&M, Training, Inventory Control

Pollution Prevention/In-Process Recycling

Other Program Specific SEP

Public Health

Pollution Prevention/Process-Procedure Modification

Pollution Reduction

Pollution Prevention/Product Reformulation/Redesign

Pollution Prevention/Raw Materials Substitution

Description

Text description of the Supplemental Environmental Project (SEP).

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