Rohm and Haas Company (Board decision, May 10, 1999)

In re Rohm and Haas Company (EAB RCRA Appeal No. 99-1): petition withdrawn with prejudice

Decision type
Board decision
Dockets
RCRA 99-1, KYD006390017
Decided
May 10, 1999
Outcome
Procedural
Precedential status
Citable Board precedent
Checked against source
2026-08-23

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Final EAB decision
This Environmental Appeals Board order is a final disposition of the permit appeal. The Board granted Rohm and Haas Company's motion to withdraw its petition for review of the HSWA permit and deemed the withdrawal with prejudice. The full text below is the official EPA release.
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Plain-English summary

Rohm and Haas Company petitioned for review of a hazardous and solid waste amendment permit issued for its Louisville, Kentucky facility. The company later moved to withdraw its petition, and stated that EPA Region IV agreed to the motion. The Board granted the motion and deemed the petition withdrawn with prejudice.

Decision snapshot

  • Cited authorities: No statute or regulation is cited in the order.
  • Outcome: Petition for review withdrawn with prejudice.
  • Key point: The Board closed the permit appeal after granting the petitioner's agreed withdrawal.

Full text (EPA EAB public release)

BEFORE THE ENVIRONMENTAL APPEALS BOARD
UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY WASHINGTON, D.C.

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In re: )
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Rohm and Haas Company ) RCRA Appeal No. 99-1
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EPA ID No. KYD 006 390 017 )
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ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO WITHDRAW

By motion filed May 6, 1999, petitioner Rohm and Haas

Company indicates that it withdraws its petition for review of

the HSWA permit issued to its Louisville, Kentucky facility by

EPA Region IV. Petitioner represents that the Region has

agreed to the motion.

Petitioner’s motion is granted and the petition is deemed

withdrawn with prejudice.

So ordered.

ENVIRONMENTAL APPEALS BOARD

By: /s/
Edward E. Reich
Environmental Appeals Judge
Dated: 5/10/99
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that copies of the foregoing Order Granting Motion to Withdraw in the Matter of Rohm and Haas Company, RCRA Appeal No. 99-1, were sent to the following persons in the manner indicated:

First Class Mail
Judy K. Marshall
Postage Prepaid
Associate Regional Counsel
(and copy by facsimile): U.S. EPA - Region IV 61 Forsyth Street, S.W.
Atlanta, GA 30303-3104
(404) 562-9663 (fax)

Kenneth M. Kastner
Bryan Cave LLP
700 Thirteenth Street, N.W.
Suite 700
Washington, D.C. 20005-3960
(202) 508-6200 (fax)

Dated: 5/10/99
/s/
Annette Duncan
Secretary

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