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EPA REGION 2 CARIBBEAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DIVISION
February 13, 2024
VIA EMAIL AND CERTIFIED MAIL
Mr. Jose Aleman Environmental Health Safety Manager Pfizer Pharmaceuticals LLC. (Viatris) 689 State Road Km.1.9 Carmelita Ward, Vega Baja, Puerto Rico 00694 jose.alemanfigueroa@viatris.com
RE: RCRA 3007 - REQUEST FOR INFORMATION Pfizer Pharmaceuticals LLC. (Viatris) EPA ID: PRD0901144709
Dear Mr. Jose Aleman:
The U.S. Environmental Protecon Agency (EPA) is charged with the protecon of human health and the environment under Secon 3008 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended by the Resource Conservaon and Recovery Act (RCRA) of 1976 and the Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments (HWSA) of 1984, 42 U.S.C. 6901, 6928.
This request for informaon is made pursuant to the provisions of Secon 3007 of RCRA, 42 U.S.C. 6927, which requires that you provide the informaon requested in Enclosure I to this leter using the instrucons and definions included in Enclosure II. This informaon is required to evaluate the full regulatory and compliance status of the facility. The informaon requested in Enclosure I must be submited no later than thirty (30) calendar days from receipt of this leter. Requests for addional me to provide the informaon requested in Enclosure I must be jusfied and must be made in wring within ten (10) calendar days of receipt of this leter. The response must be signed by a responsible official or agent of your facility, using the form in Enclosure III to this leter.
Failure to respond to this leter truthfully and accurately within the me provided may subject you to sancons authorized by federal law, including but not limited to a potenal enforcement acon pursuant to Secon 3008 of RCRA, 42 U.S.C. 6928, including the assessment of a monetary penalty. Please also note that all informaon you provide may be used in an administrave, civil judicial or criminal acon. This informaon is not subject to the requirements of the Paperwork Reducon Act as amended, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.
CITY VIEW PLAZA II BUILDING, 7TH FLOOR ROUTE 165 GUAYNABO, PR 00968
You may, if you desire, assert a business confidenality claim covering all or part of the informaon herein requested. This claim may be asserted by placing on (or ataching to) the informaon at the me it is submited, a cover sheet, stamped or typed legend, or other suitable form of noce employing language such as "trade secret", "proprietary", or "company confidenal". The claim should set forth the informaon requested in 40 C.F.R. 2.204(e)(4). Informaon covered by such a claim will be disclosed by EPA only to the extent permited by, and by means of procedures set forth in 40 C.F.R. Part 2. EPA will review the informaon to determine the extent of confidenality of the informaon, and may, at its discreon challenge the confidenality claim pursuant the procedures set forth at 40 C.F.R. Part 2. If no such claim accompanies the informaon when it is received by EPA, it may be available to the public by EPA without further noce you.
The responses to the informaon request in Enclosure I must be mailed to the following address:
Khrystian M. Vazquez, Enforcement Officer Response and Remediation Branch U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Region 2 Caribbean Environmental Protection Division City View Plaza II, Suite 7000 #48 PR-165 Km 1.2 Guaynabo, Puerto Rico 00968
If you have any quesons regarding this mater, please contact Khrysan M. Vazquez from my staff at 787-977-5860 or via e-mail at: vazquez.khrysan@epa.gov
Sincerely,
HECTOR
Digitally signed by HECTOR VELEZ-CRUZ
VELEZ-CRUZ 17:13:49 -04'00' Date: 2024.02.13
Hctor L. Vlez-Cruz, Esq. Acng Director
Enclosures:
cc: Ms. Lorna Rodrguez, RCRA Enforcement Secon Chief Puerto Rico Dept. Natural & Environmental Resources
bcc: [CEPD-RRB BRANCH CHIEF] [CEPD-RRB ENFORCEMENT OFFICER] RCRA Enforcement Files
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