10/7/14 - EXPEDITED SETTLEMENT AGMT ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $4950, DUE WITHIN 15 DAYS.
ALLEGATIONS:
BASED ON A COMPLIANCE MONITORING INSPECTION CONDUCTED AS RESPONDENT'S FACILITY, EPA ALLEGES THAT RESPONDENT VIOLATED THE CAA'S CHEMICAL ACCIDENT PREVENTION PROGRAM, WHEN AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION, RESPONDENT DID NOT PROVIDE EVIDENCE THAT:
- IT DOCUMENTED THAT EQUIPMENT COMPLIES WITH RECOGNIZED AND GENERALLY ACCEPTED GOOD ENGINEERING PRACTICES AS REQUIRED BY 40 CFR 68.65(d)(2);
- ITS EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN CONTAINS PROCEDURES FOR INFORMING THE PUBLIC AND LOCAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE AGENCIES ABOUT ACCIDENTIAL RELEASES AS REQUIRED BY 40 CFR 68.95(a)(1)(i);
- ITS EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN CONTAINS PROCEDURES FOR THE USE OF EMERGENCY RESPONSE EQUIPMENT AND FOR ITS INSPECTION, TESTING, AND MAINTENANCE AS REQUIRED BY 40 CFR 68.95(a)(2);
- IT DEVELOPED AND IMPLEMENTED PROCEDURES TO REVIEW, UPDATE, AS APPROPRIATE, THE EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN TO REFLECT CHANGES AT THE STATIONARY SOURCE AND ENSURE THAT EMPLOYEES ARE INFORMED OF CHANGES AS REQUIRED BY 40 CFR 68.95(a)(4).