Document NE973893MRmr4baZYV17VVY9p
April 8, 2025
VIA EMAIL
Ms. Tamara Echevarra EHS Environmental Operations Coordinator Demaco Terminal Operations Corp. Road 127 KM 13.5 Guayanilla, Puerto Rico 00656 techevarria@demacopr.com
RE: RCRA 3007 - REQUEST FOR INFORMATION, CEPD-RCRA-25-3007-0000-005
Dear Ms. Echevarra:
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is charged with the protection of human health and the environment under Section 3008 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) of 1976 and the Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments (HWSA) of 1984, 42 U.S.C. 6901 and 6928.
This request for information is made pursuant to the provisions of Section 3007 of RCRA, 42 U.S.C. 6927, which requires that you provide the information requested in Enclosure I to this letter using the instructions and definitions included in Enclosure II. This information is required to evaluate the full regulatory and compliance status of the facility. The information requested in Enclosure I must be submitted no later than thirty (30) calendar days from receipt of this letter. Requests for additional time to provide the information requested in Enclosure I must be justified and made in writing within ten (10) calendar days of receipt of this letter. The response must be signed by a responsible official or agent of your facility, using the form in Enclosure III to this letter.
Failure to respond to this letter truthfully and accurately within the time provided may subject you to sanctions authorized by federal law, including but not limited to a potential enforcement action pursuant to Section 3008 of RCRA, 42 U.S.C. 6928, including the assessment of a monetary penalty. Please also note that all information you provide may be used in an administrative, civil judicial or criminal action. This information request is not subject to the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act as amended, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.
You may, if you desire, assert a business confidentiality claim covering all or part of the information herein requested. This claim may be asserted by placing on (or attaching to) the information at the time it is submitted, a cover sheet, stamped or typed legend, or other suitable form of notice employing language such as "trade secret", "proprietary", or "company confidential". The claim should set forth
CITY VIEW PLAZA II BUILDING, 7TH FLOOR ROUTE 165 GUAYNABO, PR 00968
the information requested in 40 C.F.R. 2.204(e)(4). Information covered by such a claim will be disclosed by EPA only to the extent permitted by, and by means of procedures set forth in 40 C.F.R. Part 2. EPA will review the information to determine the extent of confidentiality of the information, and may, at its discretion challenge the confidentiality claim pursuant to the procedures set forth at 40 C.F.R. Part 2. If no such claim accompanies the information when it is received by EPA, it may be available to the public by EPA without further notice you.
The responses to the information request in Enclosure I must be provided either by email or by mail to the following address:
Carlos J Colombani, 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, PR 00968-8069 colombani.carlos@epa.gov
If you have any questions or need any additional information, please contact me at 787-977-5875 or guerrero.carmen@epa.gov or have your staff contact Carlos J Colombani, Enforcement Officer at colombani.carlos@epa.gov or (787) 977-5862.
Sincerely,
CARMEN
Digitally signed by CARMEN GUERRERO PEREZ
GUERRERO PEREZ Date: 2025.04.08 14:35:07
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Carmen R. Guerrero Prez
Director
ENCLOSURES I. RCRA Section 3007 Request for Information II. Instructions and Definitions III. Certification of Answers to Responses
cc: Lorna Rodriguez, Chief PRDNER, lornarodiguez@drna.pr.gov David N Cuevas Miranda, Supervisor USEPA, cuevas.david@epa.gov
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