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Enforcement Decisions

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Applied Companies Inc.

On May 22, 1996, the Chief Counsel issued an Order to Applied Companies, Inc. (Respondent) assessing a penalty in the amount of $3,920 for two violations of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR). (Violation No. 1) The Order found that Respondent knowingly represented, marked, certified, offered, and sold compressed gas cylinders as meeting the requirements of the HMR when hydrostatic testing had been performed on equipment having a pressure gauge that was not capable of being read within one percent of test pressure, and (violation No.

Amarillo Testing and Engineering, Inc.

On September 17, 1996, the Chief Counsel issued an Order to Amarillo Testing and Equipment, Inc. (Respondent) assessing a penalty in the amount of $7,700 for three violations of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR). (1): Respondent had knowingly: (1) transported in commerce a package containing radioactive materials without assuring that the package was in unimpaired physical condition and that each closure was properly secured and free from all defects (violation No.

Eagle X-Ray of Texas, Inc.

On January 8, 1997, the Chief Counsel issued an Order to Eagle X-Ray of Texas, Inc. (Respondent) assessing a penalty in the amount of $5,800 for three violations of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR). The Order found that the Respondent knowingly offered for transportation in commerce special form radioactive material without being registered with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) as a party to the NRC package approval(violation No.

Gary R. Probst Formerly d/b/a Pro Divers Supply and/or Puget Sound Divers Association

On March 11, 1996, the Chief Counsel issued an Order (the Order) to Gary R. Probst formerly doing business as Pro Divers Supply and/or Puget Sound Divers Association (Respondent) assessing a civil penalty for two violations of the Hazardous Materials (HMR).

The Order found that Respondent knowingly violated 49 C.F.R. §§ 171.2(c), 172.702(b), and 173.34(e)(3).

Clean All Products, Inc.

On March 18, 1996, the Chief Counsel issued an Order to Clean All Products, Inc. (Respondent), finding that Respondent had knowingly committed the following four violations of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR), and assessing a penalty in the amount of $5,790: Violation 1. Offering for transportation in commerce a hazardous material, hydrochloric acid solution, in unauthorized packagings (fiberboard boxes containing one-gallon plastic bottles that were not strong enough for their contents and lacked any marking that they met an authorized specification or performance standard). 2.

Custom Corrugated Box Corp.

On January 14, 1998, the Chief Counsel issued an Order to Custom Corrugated Box Corp. (Respondent) assessing a penalty in the amount of $7,400 for two violations of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR). The Order found that Respondent had knowingly represented, marked, certified, offered and sold fiberboard boxes, marked UN 4G as meeting the requirements of the HMR, when design qualification testing had not been conducted (violation No. 1), and that Respondent had failed to train its hazmat employees (violation No. 2).

Chec Soda and Refrigeration Co., Inc

On October 30, 1997, the Chief Counsel issued an Order to Chec Soda and Refrigeration Co., Inc. (Respondent) assessing a penalty in the amount of $15,000 for four violations of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR). The Order found that the Respondent knowingly offered carbon dioxide in cylinders for transportation in commerce without placarding its vehicles containing the carbon dioxide cylinders (violation No. 1), without labeling the cylinders (violation No. 2), without describing the hazardous material on a shipping paper (violation No.