Set base offense level and special offense characteristics (SOCs).

Total Offense Level:8

Selected Guideline: 2Q1.2 - Mishandling of Hazardous or Substances or Pesticides; Recordkeeping, Tampering, and Falsification; Unlawfully Transporting Hazardous Materials in Commerce Toxic

Total Offense Level:8

Statutory Provisions:

7 U.S.C. §§ 136j–136l
15 U.S.C. §§ 2614 and 2615
33 U.S.C. §§ 1319(c)(1), (2), 1321(b)(5), 1517(b)
42 U.S.C. §§ 300h-2, 6928(d), 7413(c)(1)–(4), 9603(b), (c), (d)
43 U.S.C. §§ 1350, 1816(a), 1822(b)
49 U.S.C. §§ 5124, 46312. For additional statutory provision(s), see Appendix A (Statutory Index)

Special Offense Characteristics:

Check the characteristics that apply to calculate the total offense level.

Option A: If the offense resulted in an ongoing, continuous, or repetitive discharge, release, or emission of a hazardous or toxic substance or pesticide into the environment +6 levels

Option B: if the offense otherwise involved a discharge, release, or emission of a hazardous or toxic substance or pesticide +4 levels

If the offense resulted in a substantial likelihood of death or serious bodily injury

+9 levels

If the offense resulted in disruption of public utilities or evacuation of a community, or if cleanup required a substantial expenditure

+4 levels

If the offense involved transportation, treatment, storage, or disposal without a permit or in violation of a permit

+4 levels

If a recordkeeping offense reflected an effort to conceal a substantive environmental offense

If the offense involved a simple recordkeeping or reporting violation only

-2 levels

If the defendant was convicted under 49 U.S.C. § 5124 or § 46312

+2 levels

Chapter 2 Offense Level Calculation:

Base Offense Level:0

Current Total:8

Chapter 2 Adjustments

Selected Guideline: 2Q1.2 - Mishandling of Hazardous or Substances or Pesticides; Recordkeeping, Tampering, and Falsification; Unlawfully Transporting Hazardous Materials in Commerce Toxic

Statutory Provisions:

Special Offense Characteristics:

Chapter 2 Offense Level Calculation: