2/24/09 - EXPEDITED SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $780, DUE WITHIN 15 DAYS. ALLEGED VIOLATIONS: EPA ALLEGES THAT THE RESPONDENT VIOLATED THE CAA'S CHEMICAL ACCIDENT PREVENTION PROGRAM WHEN RESPONDENT DID NOT PROVIDE EVIDENCE THAT:
IT HAS COMPILED AND MAINTAINED THE FOLLOWING UP-TO-DATE SAFETY INFORMATION, RELATED TO THE REGULATED SUBSTANCES, PROCESSES, AND EQUIPMENT, AS REQUIRED BY 40 CFR 68.48:
(1) SAFE UPPER AND LOWER TEMPERATURES, PRESSURES, FLOWS, AND COMPOSITIONS (40 CFR 68.48(a)(3));
(2) EQUIPMENT SPECIFICATIONS (40 CFR 68.48(a)(4)); AND
(3) CODES AND STANDARDS USED TO DESIGN, BUILD, AND OPERATE THE PROCESS (40 CFR 68.48(a)(5)) AND
IT HAS CONDUCTED AUDITS TO EVALUATE ITS COMPLIANCE WITH THE CHEMICAL ACCIDENT PREVENTION PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS AT LEAST EVERY 3 YEARS, AND BASED ON SUCH AUDITS, CERTIFIED THAT THE PROCEDURES AND PRACTICES ARE ADEQUATE AND ARE BEING FOLLOWED AS REQUIRED BY 40 CFR 68.58(a).