8/30/16 - EXPEDITED SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $1800. RESPONDENT SHALL MAKE PAYMENT WITHIN FIFTEEN DAYS.
ALLEGED VIOLATIONS:
BASED ON A COMPLIANCE MONITORING INSPECTION CONDUCTED AT THE RESPONDENT'S FACILITY ON MARCH 3, 2015, 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 DOCUMENTED EACH INSPECTION AND TEST THAT HAD BEEN PERFORMED ON PROCESS EQUIPMENT AS REQUIRED BY 40 CFR SECTION 68.73(d)(4); AND
IT OBTAINED AND EVALUATED INFORMATION REGARDING THE CONTRACT OWNER OR OPERATOR'S SAFETY PERFORMANCE AND PROGRAMS AS REQUIRED BY 40 CFR SECTION 68.87(b)(1).