3/14/17 - CONSENT AGREEMENT ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $92,400. RESPONDENT SHALL MAKE PAYMENT WITHIN THIRTY DAYS.
ORDER ALLEGES:
BASED ON EPA'S COMPLIANCE MONITORING INVESTIGATION, THE EPA ALLEGES THAT THE RESPONDENT VIOLATED THE CODIFIED RULES GOVERNING THE ACT'S CHEMICA ACCIDENT PREVENTION PROVISIONS, BECAUSE RESPONDENT DID NOT ADEQUATELY IMPLEMENT PROVISIONS OF 40 CFR PAT 68 WHEN IT:
FAILED TO DOCUMENT THAT EQUIPMENT COMPIES WITH RECOGNIZED AND GENERALLY ACCEPTED GOOD ENGINEERING PRACTICES AS REQUIRED BY 40 CFR SECTION 68.65(d)(2);
FAILED TO ESTABLISH AND IMPLEMENT WRITTEN PROCEDURES TO MAINTAIN THE ONGOING INTEGRITY OF PROCESS EQUIPMENT AS REQUIRED BY 40 CFR SECTION 68.73(b); AND;
FAILED TO ASSURE THAT AUTHORIZATION REQUIREMENTS FOR A PROPOSED CHANGE ARE ADDRESSED PRIOR TO ANY CHANGE AS REQUIRED BY 40 CFR SECTION 68.75(b)(5).