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06/20/1995 |
Legacy Site Inspection |
Downloaded From Rcris On 18-Oct-96 Downloaded From Rcris On 18-Oct-96 |
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08/11/1995 |
Warning Letter Issued |
Downloaded From Rcris On 18-Oct-96 Downloaded From Rcris On 18-Oct-96 |
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08/07/2002 |
Legacy Site Inspection |
Recordkeeping Violations. Report Pending. Recordkeeping Violations. Report Pending. |
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08/07/2002 |
Informal Verbal Enforcement |
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08/22/2002 |
Compliance W/O Formal Enforcement Action |
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01/22/2003 |
Case Closed By District |
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09/21/2004 |
Compliance Evaluation Inspection |
No Violations Noted No Violations Noted |
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12/15/2004 |
Letter |
Report Issued To Facility Report Issued To Facility |
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12/27/2004 |
Letter |
Letter Received From Pwc Documenting 50 Foot Distances For Storage Of Ignitable Waste Letter Received From Pwc Documenting 50 Foot Distances For Storage Of Ignitable Waste |
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01/07/2005 |
Letter |
Letter Issued To Facility Agreeing That Current Location Of Ignitable Waste Storage Area Does Meet 50 Foot Setback Requirement Letter Issued To Facility Agreeing That Current Location Of Ignitable Waste Storage Area Does Meet 50 Foot Setback Requirement |
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01/07/2005 |
Case Closed By District |
No Further Action Required No Further Action Required |
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06/30/2008 |
Compliance Evaluation Inspection |
Contingency Plan Must Be Updated Contingency Plan Must Be Updated |
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09/04/2008 |
Letter |
Sent on Thu Sep 04, 2008-09/04/2008 ; Finished-09/09/2008 |
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01/24/2012 |
Site Inspection |
Routine; Transporter - Routine; Transfer Facility - Routine; SQG (100-1000 kg/month) - Routine; Used Oil Transporter - Routine; Universal Waste Transporter On January 24, 2012, Danielle Bentzen And Michael Eckoff, Florida Department Of Environmental Protection (Dep), Inspected Photographic Waste Control, Inc (Pwc) For Compliance With State And Federal Hazardous Waste Regulations. Mr. Ahmadi Accompanied Inspectors Through The Facility.
Pwc Notified The Department Of Its Activities As A Hazardous Waste Transporter, Small Quantity Generator, And Transfer Facility On January 8, 1992 And Received Epa Identification Number Fld984229609.
Inspection History
On June 30, 2008, The Department Inspected Pwc And Found The Facility Had Failed To Register As A Used Oil And Universal Waste Transporter. Pwc Immediately Registered With The Department And No Enforcement Action Was Taken.
On September 21, 2004, Pwc Was Inspected By The Department And Was In Compliance At The Time.
On August 7, 2002, Pwc Was Inspected By The Department And Was Not In Compliance At The Time. The Facility Was Cited For The Following Violations: Failure To Maintain Signed Manifests For Three Years; Failure To Notify Local Authorities; Failure To Document Weekly Container Inspections; And Not Maintaining A Written Transfer Facility Log. Pwc Subsequently Submitted Records Indicating The Facility Had Come Into Compliance And No Enforcement Action Was Taken. | Pwc Is A Hazardous Waste, Used Oil, And Universal Waste Transporter And Transfer Facility Servicing Small Businesses Generating Photographic, Printing, And Mercury Wastes. Waste Chemicals Are Transported From The Generator Locations To The Transfer Facility Where Wastes Are Stored Prior To Processing In A Silver Recovery Unit Or Shipment Off-Site For Disposal.
Spent Photographic Fixer Containing Silver Is Consolidated Into A 150-Gallon Above Ground Tank. The Tank Feeds An Electrolysis Unit For Recovery Of The Silver. Treated Waste Water Containing Lower Levels Of Silver Passes From The Electrolysis Unit To A Separate 1,000-Gallon Above Ground Tanks. This Tank Is Connected To A Series Of Four Ion Exchange Cartridges For Recovery Of The Silver. Waste Passing Through The Cartridges Is Stored In 55-Gallon Drums. The Combined Waste Stream From The Drums Is Transferred To A Tanker Truck And Shipped For Off-Site Disposal.
Pwc Transports Small Amounts Of Used Oil, Oily Rags, And Oily Debris Generated By Printing Presses. Aquaclean Disposes Of The Waste Water. Non-Hazardous Inks Are Consolidated And Shipped Off-Site. Mercury Lamps Are Shipped To Lighting Resources, And Hazardous Waste Chemicals Are Shipped To Eq Of Florida, Giant Resource Recovery, Or Perma-Fix.
Inspection
Silver Recovery Operations All Take Place Within A Curbed Area Inside The Building. Ion Exchange Cartridges For Recovery Of Silver Are Operated In Series. The First Cartridge Removes Most Of The Silver And The Second And Third Cartridges Remove The Remaining Silver. When The First Filter Is No Longer Able To Effectively Remove Silver, The Cartridge Is Removed And The Next Cartridge In Line Is Moved Forward To The First Position. This Allows Pwc To Use The Cartridges More Efficiently And For Longer Periods Of Time. Sampling Of Waste Water Generated By Cartridges Over Several Years Has Provided The Facility With Guidelines On How Long Cartridges Will Last.
At The Time Of The Inspection, There Were Twenty-Nine 5-Gallon Containers, Three 2.5-Gallon Containers, And Four 1-Gallon Containers Waiting For Processing.
Ignitable Wastes Are Stored Within A Delineated Area In The First Bay. The Lines On The Floor Are Markings To Ensure The Ignitable Wastes Are Stored At Least 50 Feet From The Property Line. At The Time Of The Inspection, There Were Four 5-Gallon Containers Of Waste Xylene, One 55-Gallon Drum Of Paint Waste, One 55-Gallon Drum Of Waste Aerosol Cans, And Several Small Containers Of Various Wastes. All Containers Were Properly Labeled And Dated.
Records Review
Hazardous Waste Manifests And Shipping Papers For Photographic Waste, Hazardous Waste, And U |
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09/24/2014 |
Site Inspection |
Routine; Transfer Facility On September 24, 2014, John White And Michael Eckoff, Florida Department Of Environmental Protection (Fdep), Inspected Photographic Waste Control, Inc (Pwc) For Compliance With State And Federal Hazardous Waste Regulations. Pwc, Located At 1943 High Street, Longwood, Florida, Was Represented By Mr. Bahram Ahmadi, President.
Pwc Notified The Department Of Its Activities As A Hazardous Waste Transporter, Small Quantity Generator, And Transfer Facility On January 8, 1992 And Received Epa Identification Number Fld984229609. The Facility Most Recently Provided Proof Of Insurance Meeting The Hazardous Waste Transporter And Used Oil Transporter Requirements Of 62-730.170(2)(A), F.A.C. And 62-710.600(2)(E), F.A.C. On September 8, 2014.
Inspection History:
On January 24, 2012, The Fdep Inspected Pwc And Found No Violations.
On June 30, 2008, The Fdep Inspected Pwc And Found The Facility Had Failed To Register As A Used Oil And Universal Waste Transporter. Pwc Immediately Registered With The Department And No Formal Enforcement Action Was Taken.
On September 21, 2004, The Fdep Inspected Pwc And Found No Violations.
On August 7, 2002, Pwc Was Inspected By Fdep And Was Not In Compliance At The Time. The Facility Was Cited For The Following Violations: Failure To Maintain Signed Manifests For Three Years; Failure To Notify Local Authorities; Failure To Document Weekly Container Inspections; And Not Maintaining A Written Transfer Facility Log. Pwc Subsequently Submitted Records Indicating The Facility Had Come Into Compliance And No Formal Enforcement Action Was Taken. | Pwc Is A Hazardous Waste, Used Oil, And Universal Waste Transporter And Transfer Facility Servicing Small Businesses Generating Photographic, Printing, And Mercury Wastes. Waste Chemicals Are Transported From The Generator Locations To The Transfer Facility Where Wastes Are Stored Prior To Processing In A Silver Recovery Unit Or Shipment Off-Site For Disposal.
Pwc Transports Small Amounts Of Used Oil, Oily Rags, And Oily Debris Generated By Printing Presses. Aqua Clean Disposes Of The Waste Water. Non-Hazardous Inks Are Consolidated And Shipped Off-Site. Mercury Lamps Are Shipped To Lighting Resources, And Hazardous Waste Chemicals Are Shipped To Eq Of Florida, Giant Resource Recovery, Or Perma-Fix.
Spent Photographic Fixer Containing Silver Is Consolidated Into A 150-Gallon Above Ground Tank. The Tank Feeds An Electrolytic Treatment Unit For Recovery Of The Silver. Treated Waste Water Containing Lower Levels Of Silver Passes From The Electrolytic Unit To A Separate 1,000-Gallon Above Ground Tank. This Tank Is Connected To A Series Of Four Ion Exchange Cartridges For Recovery Of The Silver. Waste Passing Through The Cartridges Is Stored In 55-Gallon Drums. The Combined Waste Stream From The Drums Is Transferred To A Tanker Truck And Shipped For Off-Site Disposal.
Silver Recovery Operations All Take Place Within A Curbed Area Inside The Building. Ion Exchange Cartridges For Recovery Of Silver Are Operated In Series. The First Cartridge Removes Most Of The Silver And The Second And Third Cartridges Remove The Remaining Silver. When The First Filter Is No Longer Able To Effectively Remove Silver, The Cartridge Is Removed And The Next Cartridge In Line Is Moved Forward To The First Position. This Allows Pwc To Use The Cartridges More Efficiently And For Longer Periods Of Time. Sampling Of Waste Water Generated By Cartridges Over Several Years Has Provided The Facility With Guidelines On How Long Cartridges Will Last. The Primary Filter Was Dated 10-4-2013 And The Secondary Filter Was Dated 4-4-2014.
Located Within The First Bay Of The Warehouse, Where The Silver Recovery Unit Is Located, Was A Group Of Twenty-One 5-Gallon Containers Of Fixer And A Second Group Of Eleven 2.5 Gallon-Containers Of Fixer, One 5-Gallon Container And One 15-Gallon Container Or Fixer. The Fixer Contains Silver And The Waste Was Awaiting Processing In The Treatment System |
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05/10/2016 |
Site Inspection |
Routine; Transporter On May 10, 2016, John White, Florida Department Of Environmental Protection (Department), And Jeff Waters And Edgardo Bautista, Seminole County Ecap3, Inspected Photographic Waste Control (Pwc) For Compliance With State And Federal Hazardous Waste Regulations. Pwc, Located At 1943 High Street, Longwood, Florida, Was Represented By Mr. Bahram Ahmadi, President.
Pwc Notified The Department Of Its Activities As A Hazardous Waste Transporter, Small Quantity Generator, And
Transfer Facility On January 8, 1992 And Received Epa Identification Number Fld984229609. The Facility Most
Recently Provided Proof Of Insurance Meeting The Hazardous Waste Transporter And Used Oil Transporter
Requirements Of 62-730.170(2)(A), F.A.C. And 62-710.600(2)(E), F.A.C. On March 24, 2016.
The Facility Operates In Central And Southeast Florida Running One Truck With One Driver. The Facility Has A Total Of Three Employees. Normal Business Hours Are 8:00 Am To 5:00 Pm Monday Through Friday.
Inspection History (Last 10 Years):
On September 24, 2014, The Department Inspected Pwc And No Violations Were Cited.
On January 24, 2012, The Department Inspected Pwc And No Violations Were Cited.
On June 30, 2008, The Department Inspected Pwc And Found The Facility, A Registered Hazardous Waste Transporter, Had Failed To Also Register As A Used Oil And Universal Waste Transporter. Pwc Immediately Registered With The Department And No Formal Enforcement Action Was Taken. | Pwc Is A Hazardous Waste, Used Oil, And Universal Waste Transporter And Transfer Facility Servicing Small Businesses Generating Photographic, Printing, And Mercury Wastes. Waste Chemicals Are Transported From The Generator Locations To The Transfer Facility Where Wastes Are Stored Prior To Processing In A Silver Recovery Unit Or Shipment Off-Site For Disposal.
Pwc Operates From Two Bays. The Southern-Most Bay Contains The Offices, The Silver Recovery System, And The Main Transfer Waste Storage Area. The Second Bay Is Used For Storage Of Processed Silver Fixer, Photographic Developer, And Empty Containers.
Pwc Transports Small Amounts Of Used Oil, Oily Rags, And Oily Debris Generated By Printing Presses. Aqua Clean Disposes Of The Waste Water. Non-Hazardous Inks Are Consolidated And Shipped Off-Site. Mercury Lamps Are Shipped To Lighting Resources, And Hazardous Waste Chemicals Are Shipped To Perma-Fix, Located In Gainesville, Florida.
Spent Photographic Fixer Containing Silver Is Consolidated Into A 150-Gallon Above Ground Tank. The Tank Feeds An Electrolytic Treatment Unit For Recovery Of The Silver. Treated Waste Water Containing Lower Levels Of Silver Passes From The Electrolytic Unit To A Separate 275-Gallon Tote. The Tote Is Connected To A Series Of Two Ion Exchange Cartridges For Recovery Of The Silver. Waste Passing Through The Cartridges Is Stored In 55-Gallon Drums. The Combined Waste Stream From The Drums Is Transferred To A Tote And Shipped For Off-Site Disposal.
Silver Recovery Operations All Take Place Within A Curbed Area Inside The Building. Ion Exchange Cartridges For Recovery Of Silver Are Operated In Series. The First Cartridge Removes Most Of The Silver And The Second Cartridge Removes The Remaining Silver. When The First Filter Is No Longer Able To Effectively Remove Silver, The Cartridge Is Removed And The Second Cartridge Is Moved Forward To The First Position. This Allows Pwc To Use The Cartridges More Efficiently And For Longer Periods Of Time. Sampling Of Waste Water Generated By Cartridges Over Several Years Has Provided The Facility With Guidelines On How Long Cartridges Will Last. The Primary Filter Was Dated 03-27-2015 And The Secondary Filter Was Dated 01-29-2016.
Located Adjacent To The Silver Recovery System Were Eighteen 5-Gallon And Three 15-Gallon Containers Of Silver Fixer Waiting To Be Processed.
Inside The Main Bay Is An Area Of The Floor Outlined In Yellow. This "Yellow" Area Is Used For Storage Of Flammable Wastes As This I |
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06/16/2016 |
Informal Verbal Enforcement |
Compliance Assistance On-Site Visit for Informal Verbal Enforcement-05/10/2016 ; Finished-06/16/2016 |
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02/07/2019 |
Site Inspection |
Routine; Hazardous Waste Transporter On February 7, 2019, John White And Michael Eckoff, Florida Department Of Environmental Protection, Inspected Photographic Waste Control (Pwc) For Compliance With State And Federal Hazardous Waste Regulations. Pwc, Located At 1943 High Street, Longwood, Florida, Was Represented By The President Of Pwc, Mr. Bahram Ahmadi.
Pwc Notified The Department Of Its Activities As A Hazardous Waste Transporter, Small Quantity Generator, And Transfer Facility On January 8, 1992 And Received Epa Identification Number Fld984229609. The Facility Most Recently Provided Proof Of Insurance Meeting The Hazardous Waste Transporter And Used Oil Transporter Requirements Of 62-730.170(2)(A), F.A.C. And 62-710.600(2)(E), F.A.C. On September 10, 2018.
The Facility Operates In Central And Southeast Florida With One Truck And One Driver. The Facility Has Two Employees And Normal Business Hours Are 8:00 Am To 5:00 Pm Monday Through Friday.
Inspection History: (Last 5 Years)
Pwc Was Last Inspected On May 10, 2016, And Was Not In Compliance. One Shipment Of Hazardous Waste Was Stored On-Site For A Period Of Fifteen Days In Violation Of The 10-Day Limit For Transfer Facilities. The Case Was Closed Without Formal Enforcement.
Pwc Was Inspected On September 24, 2014, And No Violations Were Cited. | Pwc Is A Hazardous Waste, Used Oil, And Universal Waste Transporter And Transfer Facility Servicing Small Businesses Generating Photographic, Printing, And Mercury Wastes. Waste Chemicals Are Transported From The Generator Locations To The Transfer Facility Where Wastes Are Stored Prior To Processing In A Silver Recovery Unit Or Consolidated For Shipment Off-Site Every 10-Days For Disposal.
Pwc Previously Operated From Two Bays But The Operation Has Consolidated Into One Bay. The Facility Consists Of Offices And A Warehouse Area Containing The Silver Recovery System And A Waste Transfer Area.
Pwc Transports Small Amounts Of Used Oil, Oily Rags, And Oily Debris Generated By Printing Presses. Aqua Clean Disposes Of The Waste Water. Non-Hazardous Inks Are Consolidated And Shipped Off-Site. Mercury Lamps Are Shipped To Lighting Resources, And Hazardous Waste Chemicals Are Shipped To Perma-Fix, Located In Gainesville, Florida.
Spent Photographic Fixer Containing Silver Is Consolidated Directly Into An Electrolytic Treatment Unit For Recovery Of The Silver (Figure 1). Treated Waste Water Containing Lower Levels Of Silver Passes From The Electrolytic Unit To A 55-Gallon Drum. The Drum Is Connected To A Series Of Two Ion Exchange Cartridges Operated In Series For Recovery Of Silver. The First Cartridge Removes Most Of The Silver And The Second Cartridge Removes The Remaining Silver. When The First Filter Is No Longer Able To Effectively Remove Silver, The Cartridge Is Removed And The Second Cartridge Is Moved Forward To The First Position. This Allows Pwc To Use The Cartridges More Efficiently And For Longer Periods Of Time. Waste Passing Through The Cartridges Is Stored In A 55-Gallon Drum. The Combined Waste Stream From The Drums Is Transferred To A Tote And Shipped For Off-Site Disposal. The Silver Recovery Unit Only Operates Every Couple Of Months Due To The Reduction In The Number Of Companies Using Photographic Fixer. Most X-Ray Equipment Is Now Digital.
Solids Settling In The Silver Recovery Filters Are Dried In A Shallow, Metal Pan (Figure 2) Before Being Accumulated In A Container And Shipped Off-Site For Silver Recovery At Hallmark Refining Corporation, Mt. Vernon, Washington.
Inside The Main Bay Is An Area Of The Floor Outlined In Yellow. This "Yellow" Area Is Used For Storage Of Flammable Wastes As This Is The Only Area Of The Facility That Meets The 50-Foot Setback Requirement Of 40 Cfr 265.176. Located In The Area Was One 55-Gallon Drum Of “Waste Flammable Liquid.”
Adjacent To The Flammables Storage Area Were Five 55-Gallon Drums Of Waste Latex Paint. These Wastes Will Be Shipped To A Subtitle D Landfill In Sumter, South Carolina.
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04/20/2022 |
Site Inspection |
Routine; Hazardous Waste Transporter On April 20, 2022, Miranda Rothenberger And Michael Eckoff, Florida Department Of Environmental Protection (Fdep Or Department) Inspected Photographic Waste Control Inc (Pwc Or Facility) For Compliance With State And Federal Hazardous Waste Regulations. Bahram (Bob) Ahmadi, Owner, Represented The Facility. The Facility Is Located At 1943 High Street, Longwood, Florida And Is Currently Registered As A Hazardous Waste Transporter And Transfer Facility; A Used Oil Transporter, Transfer Facility, Filter Transporter, Filter Transfer Facility; A Registered Mercury Handler; And Notified As A Large Quantity Generator (Lqg) Of Hazardous Waste.
The Facility Originally Notified As A Hazardous Waste Transporter On January 8, 1992, And Received Epa Identification Number Fld984229609 On February 10, 1992. The Facility Most Recently Provided Proof Of Insurance Meeting The Hazardous Waste Transporter And Used Oil Transporter Requirements Of 62-730.170(2)(A), F.A.C. And 62-710.600(2)(E), F.A.C. On March 7, 2022.
Inspection History (Past Five Years)
Pwc Was Inspected On February 7, 2019, For Compliance With State And Federal Hazardous Waste Regulations And Was In Compliance.
| The Facility Was Inspected As A Hazardous Waste Transporter And Transfer Facility During This Inspection.
Pwc Is A Hazardous Waste, Used Oil, And Universal Waste Transporter And Transfer Facility Servicing Small Businesses Generating Photographic, Printing, And Mercury Wastes. Waste Chemicals Are Transported From The Generator Locations To The Transfer Facility Where Wastes Are Stored Prior To Processing In A Silver Recovery Unit Or Consolidated For Shipment Off-Site Every 10-Days For Disposal. Pwc Previously Operated From Two Bays But The Operation Has Consolidated Into One Bay. The Facility Consists Of Offices And A Warehouse Area Containing The Silver Recovery System And A Waste Transfer Area.
Pwc Transports Small Amounts Of Used Oil, Oily Rags, And Oily Debris Generated By Printing Presses. Aqua Clean Disposes Of The Waste Water. Non-Hazardous Inks Are Consolidated And Shipped Off-Site.
Spent Photographic Fixer Containing Silver Is Consolidated Directly Into An Electrolytic Treatment Unit For Recovery Of The Silver. Treated Waste Water Containing Lower Levels Of Silver Passes From The Electrolytic Unit To A 55-Gallon Drum. The Drum Is Connected To A Series Of Two Ion Exchange Cartridges Operated In Series For Recovery Of Silver. The First Cartridge Removes Most Of The Silver And The Second Cartridge Removes The Remaining Silver. When The First Filter Is No Longer Able To Effectively Remove Silver, The Cartridge Is Removed And The Second Cartridge Is Moved Forward To The First Position. This Allows Pwc To Use The Cartridges More Efficiently And For Longer Periods Of Time. Waste Passing Through The Cartridges Is Stored In A 55-Gallon Drum. The Combined Waste Stream From The Drums Is Transferred To A Tote And Shipped For Off-Site Disposal. The Silver Recovery Unit Only Operates Every Couple Of Months Due To The Reduction In The Number Of Companies Using Photographic Fixer. Most X-Ray Equipment Is Now Digital.
Solids Settling In The Silver Recovery Filters Are Dried In A Shallow, Metal Pan Before Being Accumulated In A Container And Shipped Off-Site For Silver Recovery At Hallmark Refining Corporation, Mt. Vernon, Washington.
Inside The Main Bay Is An Area Of The Floor Outlined In Yellow. This "Yellow" Area Is Used For Storage Of Flammable Wastes As This Is The Only Area Of The Facility That Meets The 50-Foot Setback Requirement Of 40 Cfr 265.176. This Area Was Not Inspected.
Records
10-Day Transfer Logs Were Reviewed And Found To Be Out Of Compliance. Waste Received From Lqgs And Very Small Quantity Generators (Vsqgs) Were Kept On Separate Logs And The Vsqg Logs Were Found To Be Exceeding The 10-Day Storage Limit On Multiple Occasions [62-730.171(1), F.A.C.]. Noted Was Waste Received On 03/02/22 And Stored Until 03/22/22; 04/06/22 And Stored Until The |
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06/14/2022 |
Issue Non-Compliance Letter |
Sent-06/14/2022 ; Return to Compliance Letter Sent (RCL)-07/06/2022 ; Finished-07/07/2022 |
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