8/4/2011 - EXPEDITED SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $2400. RESPONDENT SHALL MAKE PAYMENT WITHIN FIFTEEN DAYS.
ALLEGED VIOLATIONS:
BASED ON A COMPLIANCE MONITORING INSPECTION CONDUCTED AT THE RESPONDENT'S FACILITY, ON AUGUST 4, 2010, EPA ALLEGES THAT THE RESPONDENT VIOLATED THE ACT'S CHEMICAL ACCIDENT PREVENTION PROGRAM WHEN AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION, 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 SECTION 68.48(a)(3) - (5):
SAFE UPPER AND LOWER TEMPERATURES, PRESSURES, FLOWS, AND COMPOSITIONS,
EQUIPMENT SPECIFICATIONS, AND
CODES AND STANDARDS USED TO DESIGN, BUILD, AND OPERATE THE PROCESS; AND
IT HAS, AT LEAST EVERY THREE YEARS, CERTIFIED THAT ITS COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF 40 CFR PART 69 TO VERIFY THAT ITS ACCIDENT PREVENTION PROGRAM PROCEDURES AND PRACTICES ARE ADEQUATE AND ARE BEING FOLLOWED AS REQUIRED BY 40 CFR SECTION 68.58(a).