[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 163 (Wednesday, August 24, 1994)] [Unknown Section] [Page 0] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 94-20709] [[Page Unknown]] [Federal Register: August 24, 1994] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION [CPSC Docket No. 94-C0015] Great Lakes Products, Inc., a Corporation; Provisional Acceptance of a Settlement Agreement and Order AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission. ACTION: Provisional acceptance of a settlement agreement under the Consumer Product Safety Act. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: It is the policy of the Commission to publish settlements which it provisionally accepts under the Consumer Product Safety Act in the Federal Register in accordance with the terms of 16 CFR Part 1118.20(e)-(h). Published below is a provisionally-accepted Settlement Agreement with Great Lakes Products, Inc., a corporation. DATES: Any interested person may ask the Commission not to accept this agreement or otherwise comment on its contents by filing a written request with the Office of the Secretary by September 8, 1994. ADDRESSES: Persons wishing to comment on this Settlement Agreement should send written comments to the Comment 94-C0015, Office of the Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission, Washington, D.C. 20207. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Melvin I. Kramer, Trial Attorney, Office of Compliance and Enforcement, Consumer Product Safety Commission, Washington, D.C. 20207; telephone (301) 504-0626. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The text of the Agreement and Order appears below. Dated: August 16, 1994. Sadye E. Dunn, Secretary. Settlement Agreement and Order 1. Great Lakes Products, Inc. (hereinafter, ``Great Lakes''), a corporation, enters into this Settlement Agreement (hereinafter, ``Agreement'') with the staff of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, and agrees to the entry of the Order described herein. The purpose of the Agreement and Order is to settle the staff's allegations that Great Lakes knowingly caused the export of certain banned hazardous products, namely volatile alkyl nitrites used for inhaling or otherwise introducing into the human body for euphoric or physical effects, in violation of sections 8 and 18 of the Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA), 15 U.S.C. 2057 and 2067, which are prohibited acts under sections 19(a)(10) of the CPSA, 15 U.S.C. 2068(a)(10). I. The Parties 2. The ``staff'' is the staff of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, an independent regulatory commission of the United States established pursuant to section 4 of the CPSA, 15 U.S.C. 2053. 3. Great Lakes is a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Indiana with its principal corporate offices located at 1491 N. Harding St., Indianapolis, IN 46202. Great Lakes is engaged in the business of manufacturing for export, room odorants, under various trade names including, but not limited to, Rush, Hardware, Quicksilver, Bolt and Ram. These products are commonly used as sexual stimulants. II. Allegations of the Staff 4. From early 1991 until early 1994, Great Lakes exported to various foreign countries quantities of the above described products on at least 93 separate occasions. 5. Pursuant to section 18 of the CPSA, 15 U.S.C. 2067, and the Commission's export regulations, 16 CFR 1019, Great Lakes is required to notify the Commission, in writing, prior to the exportation of any banned hazardous substance. This notice must specify the (1) anticipated shipment date; (2) country and port of destination; (3) quantity of the substance that will be exported; and (4) any additional information required by regulation. 6. On or about March 18, 1994 Great Lakes voluntarily informed the staff that an employee had failed to file with the Commission the ``Notification of Intent To Export'' required prior to exporting the products which made up the 93 shipments referred to above. 7. Up until February of 1991 the firm had filed the necessary notification, and admittedly was fully aware of its legal obligation to continue to do so. 8. Great Lakes knowing failure to file the required statements informing the Commission of its intent to export is a violation of section 18(b) of the CPSA and thereby a prohibited act under section 19(a)(10) of the CPSA. The violation of section 19(a)(10) is punishable by a civil penalty as prescribed in section 20 of the CPSA, 15 U.S.C. 2069. IV. Response of Great Lakes 9. Great Lakes denies the allegations of the staff that it knowingly failed to comply with export notification requirements of the CPSA. V. Agreement of the Parties 10. The Consumer Product Safety Commission has jurisdiction over Great Lakes and the subject matter of this Settlement Agreement and Order under the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2051 et seq.). 11. Great Lakes agrees to pay to the Commission a civil penalty in the amount of TEN THOUSAND AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($10,000.00). 12. The Commission and Great Lakes agree that this Agreement is entered into for the purposes of settlement only. 13. Upon final acceptance of this Settlement Agreement by the Commission and issuance of the Final Order, Great Lakes knowingly, voluntarily and completely, waives any rights it may have in this matter (1) to an administrative or judicial hearing, (2) to judicial review or other challenge or contest of the validity of the Commission's actions, (3) to a determination by the Commission as to whether Great Lakes failed to comply with the CPSA as aforesaid, and (4) to a statement of findings of fact and conclusions of law. 14. For purposes of section 6(b) of the CPSA, 15 U.S.C. 2055(b), this matter shall be treated as if a complaint had been issued; and, the Commission may publicize the terms of the Settlement Agreement and Order. 15. Upon provisional acceptance of this Settlement Agreement and Order by the Commission, this Settlement Agreement and Order shall be placed on the public record and shall be published in the Federal Register in accordance with the procedures set forth in 16 CFR 1118.20(e)-(h). If the Commission does not receive any written request not to accept the Settlement Agreement and Order within 15 days, the Settlement Agreement and Order will be deemed finally accepted on the 16th day after the date it is published in the Federal Register. 16. The parties further agree that the Commission shall issue the attached Order, incorporated herein by reference; and that a violation of the Order shall subject Great Lakes to appropriate legal action. 17. Agreements, understandings, representations, or interpretations apart from those contained in this Settlement Agreement and Order may not be used to vary or to contradict its terms. 18. The provisions of the Settlement Agreement and Order shall apply to Great Lakes and each of its successors and assigns. Dated: July 7, 1994. Respondent Great Lakes Products, Inc. Joseph F. Miller, President, Great Lakes Products, Inc., 1491 N. Harding St., Indianapolis, IN 46202. Commission Staff David Schmeltzer, Assistant Executive Director, Office of Compliance and Enforcement. Eric L. Stone, Acting Director, Office of Compliance and Enforcement, Division of Administrative Litigation. Dated: July 15, 1994. Melvin I. Kramer, Trial Attorney, Office of Compliance and Enforcement, Division of Administrative Litigation. Order Upon consideration of the Settlement Agreement entered into between respondent Great Lakes Products Inc., a corporation, and the staff of the Consumer Product Safety Commission; and the Commission having jurisdiction over the subject matter and Great Lakes; and it appearing that the Settlement Agreement is in the public interest, it is Ordered, that the Settlement Agreement be and hereby is accepted; and it is Further Ordered, that within 20 days of service of this final Order upon Great Lakes, Great Lakes shall pay to the Order of the Consumer Product Safety Commission a civil penalty in the amount of TEN THOUSAND AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($10,000.00). Provisionally accepted and Provisional Order issued on the 16th day of August 1994. By Order of the Commission. Sadye E. Dunn, Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission. [FR Doc. 94-20709 Filed 8-23-94; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6355-01-M