Under the agreement, Oxy Vinyls, headquartered in Dallas, will significantly reduce vinyl chloride emissions at its plants in Pasadena, Texas; Louisville, Ky.; and Pedricktown, N.J., and the requirements associated with these reductions will become part of Oxy Vinyls' permits. Oxy Vinyls has agreed to perform three environmental projects at an estimated cost of $1,224,000 that are expected to permanently decrease emissions of vinyl chloride by approximately 40,000 pounds per year within five years. Oxy Vinyls will also pay a civil penalty of $140,000 to be split evenly between the United States and the LMAPCD and a civil penalty of $200,000 to New Jersey for separate violations in that state. Further, Oxy Vinyls will conduct sampling for hazardous wastes at the Pasadena facility. Oxy Vinyls has also agreed to comply with specific leak detection requirements at its Pedricktown facility.