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US Environmental Protection Agency - Region 2 Caribbean Environmental Protection Division Response and Remediation Branch
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
Compliance Evaluation Inspection
Facility Name:
Auro PR Inc - Caguas
EPA ID Number:
PRD987369766
Date of Inspection:
August 30, 2023
Generator Status in Record: Large Quantity Generator (LQG)
Generator Status at the time LQG
of inspection:
RCRA Permitted:
No
Basis for Inspection:
Core Program
Corrective Action:
No
Potential EJ Concern
Yes. At least 1 EJ Index is above the 80% USA Percentile. (See Appendix C)
Potential Flood Prone Area Yes. The Facility's boundary is located within the 100-Year FEMA Flood
Zone. (See Appendix D)
Facility Physical Location: Caguas West Industrial Park
(Municipality, PR, zip
Lot 24B PR-156 KM 58.8
code)
Caguas, PR 00725
Geographical Coordinates: 18.233730, -66.050820
Facility Owner:
Aurobindo PR LLC
787-704-7500
Lot 24B PR-156 KM 58.8
Caguas, PR 00725
Facility Operator:
Aurobindo PR LLC
787-704-7500
Lot 24B PR-156 KM 58.8
Caguas, PR 00725
NAICS:
325412; Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing
SIC:
2834; Pharmaceutical Preparations
Area:
~33-acre lot; ~6-acre plant
Number Employees:
~190 (including regulars, contractors, and temps)
Personnel participating in the inspection:
Name
Affiliation
Title
Contact Information
Carlos J. Colombani
EPA Region 2 Enforcement Officer 787-977-5862;
CEPD
colombani.carlos@epa.gov
Cary A. Ramos
Anacelis Rodriguez
Gilberto Rodriguez Status: Record Schedule:
Aurobindo, Inc
Aurobindo, Inc
Aurobindo, Inc Final 1044(c)
Facilities Engineer & EHS Manager HR Manager
EHS Specialist
787-905-7780 cary.ramos@auroprinc.com 787-905-7503 anacelisrodriguez@auroprinc.com
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EPA Inspector Signature/Date
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Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Auro PR, Inc. - Caguas PRD987369766
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Carlos Josue Colombani Enforcement Officer
Digitally signed by CARLOS COLOMBANI DN: c=US, o=U.S. Government, ou=Environmental Protection Agency, cn=CARLOS COLOMBANI, 0.9.2342.19200300.100.1.1=68001003667 785 Date: 2023.09.25 10:07:37 -04'00' Adobe Acrobat version: 2023.006.20320
DAVID CUEVAS-
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Digitally signed by DAVID CUEVAS-MIRANDA Date: 2023.09.25 10:18:56 -04'00'
David N. Cuevas Miranda, Ph.D.
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CONTENTS
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INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................... 4
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OPENING CONFERENCE............................................................................................................ 5
2.1 Facility Background And Operation ......................................................................................... 5
2.2 Solid And Hazardous Waste Generation .................................................................................. 6
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FACILITY WALKTHROUGH...................................................................................................... 6
3.1 Satellite Accumulation Areas (SAAs) ...................................................................................... 6
3.2 Central Accumulation Area (CAA) .......................................................................................... 7
3.3 Used Oil Storage ....................................................................................................................... 8
3.4 Universal Waste Storage Area .................................................................................................. 8
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DOCUMENT REVIEW ................................................................................................................. 8
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CLOSING CONFERENCE .......................................................................................................... 11
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POTENTIAL AREAS OF CONCERN ........................................................................................ 11
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ENVIRONMENTAL ASSISTANCE........................................................................................... 14
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APPENDICES .............................................................................................................................. 14
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1 INTRODUCTION
On August 30, 2023, a Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Subtitle C Compliance Evaluation Inspection (CEI) was conducted at Auro PR, Inc. - Caguas, (the Facility), pursuant to Section 3007 of RCRA. As part of the inspection, an opening conference, walkthrough, document review and closing conference were conducted to evaluate the Facility's compliance with the requirements that govern hazardous waste generators, universal waste handlers and used oil generators, as applicable.
The Facility is located at Caguas West Industrial Park Lot 24B PR-156 KM 58.8, Caguas, Puerto Rico, 00725. See aerial photograph (Figure 1) below for reference.
Figure 1: Auro PR, Inc. - Caguas Aerial Photograph
The purpose of this inspection was to evaluate the Facility's compliance with the RCRA requirements for hazardous waste management. Based on EPA's RCRAInfo database, the Facility is listed as a large quantity generator (LQG) of hazardous waste and was last inspected by EPA on August 1, 2018. Under EPA Policy, LQGs are required to be inspected every 5 (five) years, and thus, an inspection was due in August of 2023. The inspection was unannounced.
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2 OPENING CONFERENCE
I met with Ms. Cary A. Ramos, Facilities Engineer and Environmental, Health and Safety Manager, and Ms. Anacelis Rodriguez, Human Resources Manager, for the opening conference. I identified myself as an EPA RCRA enforcement officer, told the Facility representatives the purpose of the inspection, and offered Ms. Ramos and Ms. Rodriguez an opportunity to claim confidential business information (CBI).
I then proceeded to request documents that would be needed to complete the compliance evaluation. These were the following:
Hazardous waste manifests; Land disposal restrictions; RCRA personnel training records; Contingency Plan; Quick reference guide; Biennial report; and Weekly inspections.
I also explained the areas that required a visit to ensure compliance with the regulations. A plan was put in place to ensure these areas were inspected during the walkthrough.
2.1 FACILITY BACKGROUND AND OPERATION
Aurobindo Pharma Limited is a multinational pharmaceutical manufacturing company headquartered in India. It manufactures generic pharmaceuticals and active pharmaceutical ingredients. The major therapeutic and product areas are antibiotics, anti-retrovirals, cardiovascular products, central nervous system products, gastroenterological, and anti-allergics.
In 2021, Aurobindo Pharma Limited established operations in Puerto Rico (PR) under the name Auro PR, Inc. It acquired a 240,000 (two hundred and forty thousand) square foot pharmaceutical manufacturing plant in Caguas, PR (the Facility) that was owned by Mylan, LLC. The acquisition is expected to generate approximately 500 (five hundred) jobs in the first 3 (three) to 5 (five) years of operation. The products that will be manufactured in PR will be sold first in the United States and later in more countries.
The Facility is designed to manufacture oral solid dose products, both tablets and capsules, with both regular and high potency capabilities. It consists of 5 (five) packaging lines, 4 (four) laboratories (Raw Materials, Finished Products, Microbiology and Quality Control) and a warehouse for receiving, sampling, dispensing, storing, and shipping.
Since June 2023, the Facility ceased its manufacturing operations to undergo a plant modernization causing a reduction in the workforce. The construction/renovation project is expected to be completed sometime in 2026. The Facility aims in producing between 250 (two hundred and fifty) and 300 (three hundred) million tablets a month versus the 30 (thirty) to 40 (forty) that were being produced with its current infrastructure. Ms. Ramos stated that due to the operation pause, several RCRA documents were stored in boxes and/or sent off-site for record management but they would be gathered and sent electronically to EPA.
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The Facility representatives reported that the plant currently employs approximately 190 (one hundred and ninety) people that are composed by regular employees, contractors, and temps. Auro Pr, Inc covers an area of about 15.3 (thirty) acres of land.
2.2 SOLID AND HAZARDOUS WASTE GENERATION
Up until June 2023, the Facility was manufacturing oral solid dose products, both tablets and capsules, with both regular and high potency capabilities. This process, in addition to its laboratories, were generating hazardous and nonhazardous waste. After pausing the operation, the Facility is no longer generating hazardous waste from the production lines because products are not being manufactured. Production is expected to restart in 2026 which is when the project is expected to be completed.
Auro Pr, Inc is still generating hazardous and nonhazardous waste from several satellite accumulation areas (SAAs) in laboratories and accumulates its hazardous and nonhazardous waste in a central accumulation area (CAA). The SAAs are located in the Finished Product Laboratory and in the Quality Control Laboratory. The Facility's dedicated hauler is Clean Harbors.
Majority of the hazardous waste that has been generated is shipped under waste codes D001 (ignitable), D002 (corrosive), F-listed spent solvents and F-listed spent nonhalogenated solvents, P-listed acute hazardous waste from discarded commercial chemical products, U-listed hazardous waste from discarded commercial chemical products, benzene, pyridine, and chromium. Its P-listed waste are mainly P030 (soluble cyanides salts) and P098 (potassium cyanide).
3 FACILITY WALKTHROUGH
Ms. Ramos accompanied me during the facility walkthrough. The following areas were inspected for compliance:
Finished Products Laboratory SAA; Quality Control Laboratory SAA; and CAA.
The observations for each area are described below.
3.1 SATELLITE ACCUMULATION AREAS (SAAS)
As mentioned above, the Finished Product Laboratory and the Quality Control Laboratory SAAs were visited to evaluate compliance with the RCRA regulations.
At the time of the inspection, the Finished Product Laboratory SAA had a 55-gallon drum of laboratory waste mixed with spent solvents and 2 (two) hazardous waste containers of laboratory dissolution hydrochloric acid (HCL) (See Appendix A, Photographs 1 and 2).
At the Quality Control Laboratory SAA, there was a hazardous waste container of dissolution HCL, 2 (two) 55-gallon drums of laboratory waste mixed with spent solvents and a 55-gallon drum of laboratory dissolution HCL (See Appendix A, Photographs 3 and 4).
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The hazardous waste containers at the SAAs that I visited were properly labeled with the words "hazardous waste", with an indication of the nature of the hazard being stored, and at or near the point of generation.
3.2 CENTRAL ACCUMULATION AREA (CAA)
Mr. Gilberto Rodriguez, Environmental, Health and Safety Specialist, joined for this portion of the walkthrough.
At the time of the inspection, 24 (twenty-four) 30-gallon drums of buspirone hydrochloride (UN2811 toxic solid, organic, not otherwise specified [N.O.S.]) labeled as toxic were awaiting hazardous waste determination. The accumulation time of the drums was unclear given there were no accumulation start date labels on any drum. See Appendix A, Photographs 5, 6, and 7.
The CAA was also storing the following hazardous waste:
2 (two) 55gallon drums of laboratory dissolution HCL both dated June 19, 2023; a 55-gallon drum of laboratory waste (mixture of spent solvents) dated June 26, 2023; a 55-gallon drum of laboratory waste (mixture of spent solvents) dated June 29, 2023; a 55-gallon drum of laboratory waste (mixture of spent solvents) dated June 30, 2023; a 55-gallon drum of absorbent material with contaminated isopropyl alcohol (IPA) dated June
30, 2023; a 55-gallon drum of laboratory waste (mixture of spent solvents) dated July 7, 2023; a 55gallon drum of laboratory dissolution HCL dated July 7, 2023; a 55-gallon drum of spent IPA 70% dated July 7, 2023; a 55-gallon drum of laboratory waste (mixture of spent solvents) dated July 13, 2023; a container of corrosive waste dated July 14, 2023; a 55gallon drum of laboratory dissolution HCL dated July 18, 2023; a 55-gallon drum of absorbent material with contaminated IPA dated July 24. 2023; a 55-gallon drum of laboratory waste (mixture of spent solvents) dated July 24, 2023; a 55-gallon drum of laboratory waste (mixture of spent solvents) dated July 27, 2023; a container of spent IPA 70% dated August 2, 2023; a 55-gallon drum of spent IPA 70% dated August 2, 2023; a container of isopar g fluid dated August 3, 2023; a container of isopar g fluid (a viscosity reducing agent) dated August 3, 2023; a 55-gallon drum of laboratory waste (mixture of spent solvents) dated August 3, 2023; a 55-gallon drum of absorbent material with contaminated IPA dated August 4, 2023; a 55-gallon drum of spent IPA 70% dated August 10, 2023; a 55gallon drum of lab dissolution HCL dated August 11, 2023; a container of acetonitrile and methanol dated August 11, 2023; a container of isopar g fluid dated August 14, 2023; a 55-gallon drum of laboratory waste (mixture of spent solvents) dated August 14, 2023; a 55-gallon drum of laboratory waste (mixture of spent solvents) dated August 14, 2023; a 55-gallon drum of laboratory waste (mixture of spent solvents) dated August 24, 2023; and a 55gallon drum of laboratory dissolution HCL dated August 24, 2023.
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At the time of the inspection, the CAA had emergency spill kits and an eye washing station readily available, a telephone at reach in case emergency protocols had to be activated, fire extinguishers present, the emergency contact information signage posted, and adequate aisle space to conduct a thorough inspection of the hazardous waste drums/containers (See Appendix A, Photographs 8, 9, 10 and 11).
The hazardous waste in the CAA was not over the 90-day on-site accumulation limit an LQG is allowed without having a storage facility permit.
3.3 USED OIL STORAGE
According to Ms. Ramos, the Facility does not generate used oil.
3.4 UNIVERSAL WASTE STORAGE AREA
While the Facility has a dedicated area for used fluorescent bulbs and batteries, at the time of the inspection, universal waste was not being accumulated nor generated.
4 DOCUMENT REVIEW
During the inspection, I requested the documents listed under Section 2 of this report. Below are the observations noted after the document review was completed on and off-site.
Weekly Inspections
CAA
The Facility provided CAA weekly inspection records for calendar years 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 (January through July) The inspection checklist includes checking for leaking containers and for deterioration of containers caused by corrosion or other factors, and for proper hazardous waste labels and accumulation start dates.
Contingency Plan
The Facility does not have a contingency plan. The August 2018 contingency plan that was provided pertains to the prior plant owner, Mylan LLC. As mentioned in Section 2.1, in 2021, Aurobindo Pharma Limited established operations in Puerto Rico (PR) under the name Auro PR, Inc when it acquired Mylan LLC's plant in Caguas, PR.
Quick reference guide
The Facility does not have a quick reference guide. The August 2018 quick reference guide that was provided pertains to the prior plant owner, Mylan LLC. As mentioned in Section 2.1, in 2021, Aurobindo Pharma Limited established operations in Puerto Rico (PR) under the name Auro PR, Inc when it acquired Mylan LLC's plant in Caguas, PR.
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Personnel Training
Annual RCRA personnel training was provided for Mr. Miguel Pedraza, Mr. Gilberto Rodriguez, and Mr. Jose Muoz for calendar year 2020. The Facility also provided the RCRA waste management training material slides that are used for annual refreshers.
RCRA personnel training for calendar years 2021 and 2022 were not provided. Documents were not provided for job titles and written descriptions of type and amount of introductory and continuing training needed for personnel associated with the Facility's hazardous waste management.
Manifests
All the hazardous waste manifests that were provided had proper land disposal restriction notification forms based on the shipped waste codes and were processed into EPA's Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest System (e-Manifest). Hazardous waste manifests from January 2022 through September 2022 were not provided by the Facility. Based on e-Manifest, the following manifest tracking numbers were shipped between January 2022 through September 2022:
015721541FLE shipped on January 27, 2022; 015721452FLE shipped on January 27, 2022; 017088351FLE shipped on January 27, 2022; 017088383FLE shipped on February 25, 2022 017088430FLE shipped on March 31, 2022; 015271790FLE shipped on May 12, 2022; 015721791FLE shipped on May 12, 2022; 015721829FLE shipped on May 12, 2022; 017086954FLE shipped on July 1. 2022 017088354FLE shipped on July 1, 2022; 017087339FLE shipped on August 25, 2022; 017087343FLE shipped on August 25, 2022; 017087344FLE shipped on August 25, 2022; and 017086162FLE shipped on September 8, 2022.
The Facility did not have a copy of the manifest with the handwritten signature of the owner or operator of the designated facility for the following hazardous waste manifest tracking numbers:
015728964FLE shipped on November 17, 2022; 015728992FLE shipped on November 17, 2022; 01899452FLE shipped on May 26, 2023; and 018199181FLE shipped on June 15, 2023.
Note, a generator of 1,000 (one thousand) kilograms or greater of hazardous waste and/or greater than 1 (one) kg of acute hazardous waste in a calendar month that does not receive a copy of the manifest with the handwritten signature of the owner or operator of the designated facility within 35 (thirty-five) days of the date the waste was accepted by the initial transporter must contact the transporter and/or the owner or operator of the designated facility to determine the status of the hazardous waste.
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In addition, an Exception Report must be submitted to the EPA Regional Administrator for the Region in which the generator is located if a copy of the manifest with the handwritten signature of the owner or operator of the designated facility is not received within 45 (forty-five) days of the date the waste was accepted by the initial transporter.
Manifest Tracking Number 015728964FLE 015728992FLE 01899452FLE 018199181FLE
Date of Shipment November 17, 2022 November 17, 2022
May 26, 2023 June 15, 2023
Days Since Shipment/Inspection Date 287 days 287 days 97 days 77 days
In 2020, the Facility shipped approximately 49,189 kilograms of hazardous waste, and 10 kilograms of acute hazardous waste. In 2021, it shipped approximately 48,804 kilograms of hazardous waste, and 5 kilograms of acute hazardous waste. In 2022, the Facility shipped approximately 35,274 kilograms of hazardous waste, and 3 kilograms of acute hazardous waste. So far, in 2023, the Facility has shipped approximately 16,747 kilograms of hazardous waste and 7 kilograms of acute hazardous waste (from January through June of 2023).
Thus, based on the manifests reviewed for the past three years, and conversations with the Facility representatives, it appears that the Facility routinely generated more than 1,000 kg per month of hazardous waste. Consequently, the Facility appears to be correctly classified as a LQG.
The following table summarizes the amount of non-acute and acute hazardous waste shipped by calendar year.
Manifest Year 2020 2020 2021 2021 2022 2022 2023 2023
Acute? Acute Non-Acute Acute Non-Acute Acute Non-Acute Acute Non-Acute
Amount of Waste (kg) 10
49189 5
48804 3
35274 7
16747
Up until the operations ceased in June 2023, Auro PR, Inc - Caguas used to ship its hazardous waste every 2 (two) or 3 (three) months but often sooner given the amount that was being generated.
Biennial Report
The Facility provided proof of its Biennial Report submission. This was verified in RCRAInfo for the reporting cycle of calendar year 2021. The report was received on February 21, 2022.
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5 CLOSING CONFERENCE
On August 30, 2023, after completion of the walkthrough and onsite document review, I met with Ms. Ramos to conduct a closing conference. I indicated that the purpose of the closing conference was to inform the Facility about the CEI observations and the opportunity to clarify any questions or doubts the representative might have pertaining the RCRA inspection. I also communicated that a CEI report would be emailed once finalized.
6 POTENTIAL AREAS OF CONCERN
Based on observations made during the walkthrough of the Facility and/or a review of records provided to EPA by the Facility on-site and/or afterwards, the following potential areas of concern were identified:
REGULATORY, STATUTORY OR PERMIT REFERENCE
FIELD OBSERVATION
RCRA Subtitle C - Hazardous Waste
40 CFR Part 262.11(a): The hazardous waste determination for each solid waste must be made at the point of waste generation, before any dilution, mixing, or other alteration of the waste occurs, and at any time in the course of its management that it has, or may have, changed its properties as a result of exposure to the environment or other factors that may change the properties of the waste such that the RCRA classification of the waste may change.
At the time of the inspection, 24 (twenty-four) 30-gallon drums of buspirone hydrochloride (UN2811 toxic solid, organic, not otherwise specified [N.O.S.]) labeled as toxic were awaiting hazardous waste determination. The accumulation time of the drums was unclear given there were no accumulation start date labels on any drum. See Appendix A, Photographs 5, 6 and 7).
40 CFR Part 262.260(a): A large quantity generator must have a contingency plan for the facility. The contingency plan must be designed to minimize hazards to human health or the environment from fires, explosions, or any unplanned sudden or non-sudden release of hazardous waste or hazardous waste constituents to air, soil, or surface water.
The Facility provided a contingency plan for Mylan LLC (prior plant owner/operator) dated August 2018, not for Auro PR, Inc - Caguas.
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REGULATORY, STATUTORY OR PERMIT REFERENCE
FIELD OBSERVATION
40 CFR Part 262.262(b): Prepares a quick reference guide and submits it to emergency response agencies.
The Facility provided a quick reference guide for Mylan LLC (prior plant owner/operator) dated August 2018, not for Auro PR, Inc - Caguas.
40 CFR Part 262.17(a)(7)(iii): Facility personnel must take part in an annual review of the initial training required in paragraph (a)(7)(i) of this section.
The Facility provided RCRA personnel training records for Mr. Pedraza, Mr. Rodriguez, and Mr. Muoz for calendar year 2020. RCRA personnel training for calendar years 2021 and 2022 were not provided.
40 CFR Part 262.17(a)(7)(iv): Tracks specific job titles and names of persons filling positions. Describe, in writing, skills, education, or qualification, and duties associated with each job title. Prepares written description of type and amount of introductory and continuing training.
40 CFR Part 262.40(a): A generator must keep a copy of each manifest signed in accordance with 262.23(a) for three years or until he receives a signed copy from the designated facility which received the waste. This signed copy must be retained as a record for at least three years from the date the waste was accepted by the initial transporter.
Documents were not provided for job titles, persons filling positions, and written descriptions of type and amount of introductory and continuing training needed for personnel associated with the Facility's hazardous waste management.
Based on e-Manifest, the following manifest tracking numbers were shipped between January 2022 through September 2022 but were not provided by the Facility:
015721541FLE shipped on January 27, 2022; 015721452FLE shipped on January 27, 2022; 017088351FLE shipped on January 27, 2022; 017088383FLE shipped on February 25, 2022 017088430FLE shipped on March 31, 2022; 015271790FLE shipped on May 12, 2022; 015721791FLE shipped on May 12, 2022; 015721829FLE shipped on May 12, 2022; 017086954FLE shipped on July 1. 2022 017088354FLE shipped on July 1, 2022; 017087339FLE shipped on August 25, 2022; 017087343FLE shipped on August 25, 2022; 017087344FLE shipped on August 25, 2022; and 017086162FLE shipped on September 8, 2022.
40 CFR Part 262.42(a)(1): A generator of 1,000 kilograms or greater of hazardous waste in a calendar month, or
The Facility did not have a copy of the manifest with the handwritten signature of the owner or operator of the
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REGULATORY, STATUTORY OR PERMIT REFERENCE
FIELD OBSERVATION
greater than 1 kg of acute hazardous waste listed in 261.31 or 261.33(e) in a calendar month, who does not receive a copy of the manifest with the handwritten signature of the owner or operator of the designated facility within 35 days of the date the waste was accepted by the initial transporter must contact the transporter and/or the owner or operator of the designated facility to determine the status of the hazardous waste.
designated facility for the following hazardous waste manifest tracking numbers:
Manifest Tracking Number
015728964FLE
015728992FLE
Date of Shipment
November 17, 2022
November 17, 2022
Days Since Shipment/Inspection Date
287 days
287 days
01899452FLE
May 26, 2023 97 days
40 CFR Part 262.42(a)(2): A generator of 1,000 kilograms or greater of hazardous waste in a calendar month, or greater than 1 kg of acute hazardous waste listed in 261.31or 261.33(e) in a calendar month, must submit an Exception Report to the EPA Regional Administrator for the Region in which the generator is located if he has not received a copy of the manifest with the handwritten signature of the owner or operator of the designated facility within 45 days of the date the waste was accepted by the initial transporter. The Exception Report must include: a legible copy of the manifest for which the generator does not have confirmation of delivery; a cover letter signed by the generator or his authorized representative explaining the efforts taken to locate the hazardous waste and the results of those efforts.
018199181FLE June 15, 2023 77 days
The Facility did not have a copy of the manifest with the handwritten signature of the owner or operator of the designated facility which are more than 45 (forty-five) days from the date the waste was accepted by the initial transporter nor an Exception Report for the following hazardous waste manifest tracking numbers:
Manifest Tracking Date of
Number
Shipment
015728964FLE
November 17, 2022
015728992FLE
November 17, 2022
Days Since Shipment/Inspection Date
287 days
287 days
01899452FLE
May 26, 2023 97 days
018199181FLE June 15, 2023 77 days
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7 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSISTANCE
Based on the observations made during the inspection, the Facility should consider the following resources to increase their understanding and compliance with applicable environmental requirements and/or go `beyond compliance' to reduce its overall environmental footprint:
Final Rule: Hazardous Waste Generator Improvements (2017), https://www.epa.gov/hwgenerators/final-rule-hazardous-waste-generator-improvements
Compliance Assistance Centers, https://www.complianceassistance.net/
Hazardous Waste Portal, and https://www.hazwasteportal.org/
Fact Sheet on Requirements for Large Quantity Generators of Hazardous Waste, https://www.epa.gov/sites/default/files/2020-07/documents/10635_lqg-factsheet_508.pdf
8 APPENDICES
A. Inspection Photographs B. Hazardous Waste Manifests C. EJScreen Report D. Flood Zone Map
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Appendix A: Inspection Photos
Photograph 1: A 55-gallon drum of laboratory waste mixed with spent solvents in the Finished Product Laboratory SAA.
Photograph 2: 2 (two) hazardous waste containers of laboratory dissolution HCL in the Finished Product Laboratory SAA.
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Photograph 3: A 55-gallon drum of laboratory dissolution HCL in the Quality Control Laboratory SAA.
Photograph 4: 2-55-gallon drums of laboratory waste mixed with spent solvents and a hazardous waste container of dissolution HCL in the Quality Control Laboratory SAA.
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Photograph 5: Drums awaiting hazardous waste determination in the CAA.
Photograph 6: 55-gallon drum of buspirone hydrochloride in the CAA.
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Photograph 7: 55-gallon drum of buspirone hydrochloride in the CAA.
Photograph 8: Emergency signage outside the CAA.
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Photograph 9: Fire extinguisher outside the CAA.
Photograph 10: Fire alarm outside the CAA.
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Photograph 11: Emergency equipment outside the CAA.
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Appendix B: Hazardous Waste Manifests
Manifest Date 6/15/2023 6/15/2023 6/15/2023 6/15/2023 5/26/2023 5/26/2023 5/26/2023 5/26/2023 5/26/2023 5/26/2023 5/26/2023 5/26/2023 5/26/2023 5/26/2023 4/13/2023 4/13/2023 4/13/2023 4/13/2023 4/13/2023 4/13/2023 4/13/2023 4/13/2023 4/13/2023 4/13/2023 2/9/2023 2/9/2023 2/9/2023 2/9/2023 2/9/2023 2/9/2023 2/9/2023 2/9/2023 2/9/2023 2/9/2023 2/9/2023 2/9/2023 2/9/2023
Waste (kg) 1,267 2,504 91 1,252 2 2 2 41 27 19 2 5 6 0 6 1,167 2,712 23 68 22 12 835 2 6 1,099 837 12 3,180 34 16 1,461 14 2 0 1 23 1
Manifest Tracking Number 018199181FLE 018199181FLE 018199181FLE 018199181FLE 018199452FLE 018199452FLE 018199452FLE 018199452FLE 018199452FLE 018199452FLE 018199452FLE 018199452FLE 018199452FLE 018199452FLE 017848431FLE 018199120FLE 018199120FLE 017848431FLE 018199120FLE 017848431FLE 017848431FLE 018199120FLE 017848431FLE 017848431FLE 017846890FLE 017848141FLE 017848141FLE 017846890FLE 017846890FLE 017848141FLE 017846890FLE 017848141FLE 017848141FLE 017848141FLE 017848141FLE 017848141FLE 017848141FLE
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10 1,322
5 2 4 41 2,295 112 48 1,043 2 4 0 5 27 2 2 1 2 835 410 4 5 19 2,921 31 113 1,461 8 0 19 1 1 0 0 1 1,613 2,712 120
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1,043 1,225
5 4 6 11 2 2 10 2,295 209 48 20 1,043 1 0 0 3 7 2 0 1,551 2,295 69 1,354 1,045 2,295 38 1,043 8 895 217 1 23 1,936 34 68 9 1,252
017086954FLE 015721829FLE 015721790FLE 015721790FLE 015721790FLE 015721790FLE 015721790FLE 015721790FLE 015721790FLE 015721829FLE 015721829FLE 015721790FLE 015721790FLE 015721829FLE 015721790FLE 015721790FLE 015721790FLE 015721790FLE 015721790FLE 015721791FLE 015721790FLE 017088430FLE 017088430FLE 017088430FLE 017088430FLE 017088383FLE 017088383FLE 017088383FLE 017088383FLE 015721541FLE 017088351FLE 017088354FLE 015721542FLE 015721541FLE 017088351FLE 015721541FLE 017088351FLE 015721541FLE 017088351FLE
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66 1,459
359 11 4 2,504 59 38 41 1,252 5 0 4 0 301 346 1,878 35 835 4 930 386 2,295 49 25 1,461 9 2 2 1 2 0 8 15 621 4 1,669 86 54
015158653FLE 015721972FLE 015721973FLE 015158653FLE 015158653FLE 015721972FLE 015158653FLE 015721972FLE 015158653FLE 015721972FLE 015158653FLE 015158653FLE 015158653FLE 015158653FLE 015721977FLE 015721979FLE 015721977FLE 015721977FLE 015721977FLE 016425125FLE 016425232FLE 016425235FLE 016425232FLE 016425232FLE 016425125FLE 016425232FLE 016425232FLE 016425125FLE 016425125FLE 016425125FLE 016425125FLE 016425125FLE 016425125FLE 015722734FLE 016425084FLE 015722734FLE 016425084FLE 016425084FLE 015722734FLE
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0 5 785 20 2 20 2 4 1,067 336 1,878 93 1,252 5 1,500 5 2,391 17 33 12 835 3 1,056 4 1,252 27 29 27 1,043 1 6 1,429 422 113 8 0 12 1,878 24
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46 626 13
0 17 1 1 721 304 1,669 34 835 1,473 1 10 20 4 2,087 62 7 1,043 23 3 222 1,929 1 2,087 33 12 1,043 18 20 1 24 0 1,191 10 53 5
015722623FLE 015722494FLE 015722623FLE 015722623FLE 015722623FLE 015722623FLE 015722623FLE 015456007FLE 015456010FLE 015456007FLE 015456007FLE 015456007FLE 015455575FLE 015455784FLE 015455784FLE 015455784FLE 015455784FLE 015455575FLE 015455575FLE 015455784FLE 015455575FLE 015455784FLE 015455784FLE 012253641FLE 013822677FLE 012253641FLE 013822677FLE 013822677FLE 012253641FLE 013822677FLE 013822677FLE 012253641FLE 012253641FLE 012253641FLE 012253641FLE 013822639FLE 014720006FLE 013822641FLE 014720006FLE
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8/3/2020 8/3/2020 8/3/2020 8/3/2020
1,669 20 65 835 15 20 753 298 160
1,515 40 635 11
1,107 211 7 1 1 4
1,960 1 4 15 3
653 9 3 3
1,288 314 153
1,742 59 21
1,089 397 871
1,742 45
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1,306 5 8 16 3 2 1 7
567 1,041
8 0 2,658 27 36 2 16 1,524 14 32 4 1,157 428 57 11 1,742 22 45 136 16 29 871 13 10 0 1 15 1,225 781
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4 2,463
36 2 11 50 5 11 871 7 15 1,179 569 4 1,742 119 871 16 34 789 340 3 1,960 45 7 1,089 0 4 1 5 487 1,157 3 1,524 16 41 8 871 0
014172534FLE 014172719FLE 014172721FLE 014172534FLE 014172534FLE 014172719FLE 014172534FLE 014172534FLE 014172719FLE 014172534FLE 013485738FLE 014172630FLE 014172632FLE 013485738FLE 014172630FLE 014172630FLE 014172630FLE 013485738FLE 013486059FLE 013822369FLE 013822370FLE 013486059FLE 013822369FLE 013822369FLE 013486059FLE 013822369FLE 013486059FLE 013486059FLE 013486059FLE 014106660FLE 014173813FLE 014173814FLE 014106660FLE 014173814FLE 014106660FLE 014173814FLE 014106660FLE 014173814FLE 014106660FLE
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EJScreen Community Report
This report provides environmental and socioeconomic information for user-defined areas, and combines that data into environmental justice and supplemental indexes.
Caguas, PR
1 mile Ring Centered at 18.270691,-66.042506 Population: 8,167
Area in square miles: 3.14
COMMUNITY INFORMATION
LANGUAGES SPOKEN AT HOME
LANGUAGE English Spanish Total Non-English
PERCENT 7% 93% 93%
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Low income: 47 percent
People of color: 97 percent
Less than high school education:
11 percent
Limited English households: 52 percent
Unemployment: 12 percent
Persons with disabilities: 25 percent
Male: 44 percent
Female: 56 percent
0 years
Average life expectancy
$24,398
Per capita income
Number of households:
3,032
BREAKDOWN BY RACE
Owner occupied: 82 percent
White: 51%
Black: 8%
Asian: 0%
Hispanic: 96%
American Indian: 1% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0%
Other race: 27%
BREAKDOWN BY AGE
From Ages 1 to 4 From Ages 1 to 18 From Ages 18 and up From Ages 65 and up
Two or more races: 13%
4% 17% 83% 25%
LIMITED ENGLISH SPEAKING BREAKDOWN
Speak Spanish
100%
Speak Other Indo-European Languages
0%
Speak Asian-Pacific Island Languages
0%
Speak Other Languages
0%
Notes: Numbers may not sum to totals due to rounding. Hispanic popultion can be of any race. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2017 -2021. Life expectancy data comes from the Centers for Disease Control.
Environmental Justice & Supplemental Indexes
The environmental justice and supplemental indexes are a combination of environmental and socioeconomic information. There are thirteen EJ indexes and supplemental indexes in EJScreen reflecting the 13 environmental indicators. The indexes for a selected area are compared to those for all other locations in the state or nation. For more information and
calculation details on the EJ and supplemental indexes, please visit the EJScreen website.
PERCENTILE
EJ INDEXES
The EJ indexes help users screen for potential EJ concerns. To do this, the EJ index combines data on low income and people of color populations with a single environmental indicator.
EJ INDEXES FOR THE SELECTED LOCATION
100 NaNNaN NaNNaN 90 80
91 83
70
61 60
54 50 50
40 33
30 25 26 28 20 20
10
0
Particulate Matter
Ozone
Diesel Particulate
Matter
Air Toxics Cancer Risk*
Air Toxics Respiratory
HI*
Toxic Releases
To Air
Traffic Proximity
68 35
Lead Paint
93 90 91 85
74 68
47 39 36
Superfund Proximity
RMP Facility Proximity
0
Hazardous Underground Wastewater
Waste
Storage Discharge
Proximity
Tanks
State Percentile National Percentile
PERCENTILE
SUPPLEMENTAL INDEXES
The supplemental indexes offer a different perspective on community-level vulnerability. They combine data on percent low-income, percent linguistically isolated, percent less than high school education, percent unemployed, and low life expectancy with a single environmental indicator.
SUPPLEMENTAL INDEXES FOR THE SELECTED LOCATION
100 NaNNaN NaNNaN
90
80
70
60 50 50 50
40
30
28
20 14
10
0
Particulate Matter
Ozone
Diesel Particulate
Matter
Air Toxics Cancer Risk*
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86
30 31 26
Air Toxics Respiratory
HI*
Toxic Releases
To Air
94 96 94 90
73 54
65 62
36 33
94
43 30
Traffic Proximity
Lead Paint
Superfund Proximity
RMP Facility Proximity
0
Hazardous Underground Wastewater
Waste
Storage Discharge
Proximity
Tanks
State Percentile National Percentile
These percentiles provide perspective on how the selected block group or buffer area compares to the entire state or nation.
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EJScreen Environmental and Socioeconomic Indicators Data
SELECTED VARIABLES
VALUE STATE PERCENTILE USA AVERAGE PERCENTILE
AVERAGE IN STATE
IN USA
POLLUTION AND SOURCES
Particulate Matter (g/m3) Ozone (ppb)
N/A
N/A
N/A
8.08
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
61.6
N/A
Diesel Particulate Matter (g/m3) Air Toxics Cancer Risk* (lifetime risk per million) Air Toxics Respiratory HI* Toxic Releases to Air Traffic Proximity (daily traffic count/distance to road) Lead Paint (% Pre-1960 Housing) Superfund Proximity (site count/km distance) RMP Facility Proximity (facility count/km distance) Hazardous Waste Proximity (facility count/km distance)
0.0546 0.0667
62
0.261
4
20
20
15
25
5
0.2
0.19
17
0.31
4
480 4,300
30
4,600
46
280
180
78
210
81
0.071 0.16
42
0.3
30
0.067 0.15
40
0.13
53
0.62 0.47
77
0.43
80
1.7
0.76
86
1.9
71
Underground Storage Tanks (count/km2)
0.33
1.7
60
3.9
35
Wastewater Discharge (toxicity-weighted concentration/m distance)
0.013 2.3
60
22
69
SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATORS
Demographic Index Supplemental Demographic Index People of Color Low Income Unemployment Rate Limited English Speaking Households Less Than High School Education Under Age 5 Over Age 64 Low Life Expectancy
72% 83%
13
35%
91
31% 43%
16
14%
95
97% 96%
13
39%
94
47% 70%
13
31%
78
12% 15%
50
6%
87
52% 67%
17
5%
98
11% 21%
24
12%
61
4%
4%
61
6%
40
25% 22%
63
17%
80
N/A N/A%
N/A
20%
N/A
*Diesel particulate matter, air toxics cancer risk, and air toxics respiratory hazard index are from the EPA's Air Toxics Data Update, which is the Agency's ongoing, comprehensive evaluation of air toxics in the United States. This effort aims to prioritize air toxics, emission sources, and locations of interest for further study. It is important to remember that the air toxics data presented here provide broad estimates of health risks over geographic areas of the country, not definitive risks to specific individuals or locations. Cancer risks and hazard indices from the Air Toxics Data Update are reported to one significant figure and any additional significant figures here are due to rounding. More information on the Air Toxics Data Update can be found at: https://www.epa.gov/haps/air-toxics-data-update.
Sites reporting to EPA within defined area:
Superfund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 Hazardous Waste, Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Water Dischargers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Air Pollution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Brownfields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 Toxic Release Inventory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Other community features within defined area:
Schools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Hospitals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 Places of Worship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0
Other environmental data:
Air Non-attainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No Impaired Waters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yes
Selected location contains American Indian Reservation Lands* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No Selected location contains a "Justice40 (CEJST)" disadvantaged community . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yes Selected location contains an EPA IRA disadvantaged community . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yes
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EJScreen Environmental and Socioeconomic Indicators Data
INDICATOR
Low Life Expectancy Heart Disease Asthma Cancer Persons with Disabilities
HEALTH VALUE
N/A N/A N/A N/A 22.4%
HEALTH INDICATORS
STATE AVERAGE
STATE PERCENTILE
-99999900%
N/A
-999999
N/A
-999999
N/A
-999999
N/A
21.6%
54
US AVERAGE
20% 6.1 10 6.1 13.4%
INDICATOR
Flood Risk Wildfire Risk
HEALTH VALUE
N/A N/A
CLIMATE INDICATORS
STATE AVERAGE
STATE PERCENTILE
-99999900%
N/A
-99999900%
N/A
US AVERAGE
12% 14%
INDICATOR
Broadband Internet Lack of Health Insurance Housing Burden Transportation Access Food Desert
HEALTH VALUE
13% 7% No No No
CRITICAL SERVICE GAPS
STATE AVERAGE
STATE PERCENTILE
32%
15
7%
62
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
US AVERAGE
14% 9% N/A N/A N/A
Footnotes
Report for 1 mile Ring Centered at 18.270691,-66.042506
US PERCENTILE
N/A N/A N/A N/A 91
US PERCENTILE
N/A N/A
US PERCENTILE
55 53 N/A N/A N/A
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Appendix D: Flood Zone Map
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) 100 Year Flood Zones and EPA's Region 2 Composite Flood Risk Layer
Facility Name: Aurobindo, Inc. - Caguas
The Facility's boundary is located within the 100-Year Flood Zones FEMA Layer.
Status: Final
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The Facility is located within a potential flood risk area based on EPA's Region 2 Composite Flood Risk layer.
Status: Final
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