# RAYONIER PERFORMANCE FIBERS, LLC
> **Administrative - Formal** · FY2015 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `3600390523`
- **Case Number:** 04-2015-2037
- **Type:** Administrative - Formal
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** —
## Defendants
- RAYONIER PERFORMANCE FIBERS, LLC (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

9/8/15 - CONSENT AGMT AND FINAL ORDER ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $1,080 FOR CERCLA VIOLATIONS AND $1,080 FOR EPCRA VIOLATIONS.  RESPONDENT ALSO AGREES TO COMPLETE A SEP.

ALLEGATIONS:
ON OCTOBER 13, 2014, A RELEASE OF METHYL MERCAPTAN ABOVE THE REPORTABLE QUANTITY OCCURRED AT THE FACILITY. EPA ALLEGES THAT RESPONDENT VIOLATED THE NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS OF CERCLA 103(a) AND THE APPLICABLE CERCLA REGS, 40 CFR 302.6, BY FAILING TO IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY THE NRC AS SOON AS RESPONDENT HAD KNOWLEDGE OF THE RELEASE.  EPA ALLEGES THAT THE RELEASE RESULTED IN THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPOSURE TO PERSONS BEYOND THE SITE OR SITES ON WHICH THE FACILITY IS LOCATED. EPA ALLEGES THAT RESPONDENT VIOLATED THE NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS OF EPCRA 304(a) AND THE APPLICABLE EPCRA REGS OF 40 CFR 355, SUBPART C, BY FAILING TO IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY THE SERC AS SOON AS RESPONDENT HAD KNOWLEDGE OF THE RELEASE OF METHYL MERCAPTAN IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN TE RQ AT RESPONDENT'S FACILITY.

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