3/22/18 -EXPEDITED SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $1440. RESPONDENT SHALL MAKE PAYMENT WITHIN FIFTEEN DAYS.
ALLEGED VIOLATIONS
BASED ON COMPLIANCE MONITORING INSPECTION CONDUCTED AT THE RESPONDENT'S FACILITY, THE EPA ALLEGES THAT THE RESPONDENT VIOLATED THE ACT'S CHEMICAL ACCIDENT PREVENTION PROGRAM, WHEN AT THE TIME OF THE 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 SECTION 68.65(d)(2); AND
ITS FREQUENCY OF INSPECTIONS AND TESTS OF PROCESS EQUIPMENT WAS CONSISTENT WITH APPLICABLE MANUFACTURERS' RECOMMENDATIONS AND GOOD ENGINEERING PRACTICE, AND MORE FREQUENTLY IF DETERMINED BY PRIOR OPERATING EXPERIENCE AS REQUIRED BY 40 CFR SECTION 68.73(d)(3).