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SMITHFIELD FRESH MEATS CORPORATION (f/k/a Smithfield Farmland Corporation)

Administrative - Formal · FY2018 · — · Final Order With Penalty · 3601400308

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Case

Case Number
03-2018-0064
Type
Administrative - Formal
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Final Order With Penalty
Multimedia
Self-disclosure
N

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Summary

On April 18, 2018, EPA filed a Consent Agreement and Final Order, which initiated and settled EPA's penalty claim for violations of Section 112(r)(7) of the CAA against Smithfield Fresh Meats Corporation, formerly known as Smithfield Farmland Corporation, ( Respondent ) which EPA inspectors observed during an inspection of Respondent's facility in Smithfield, Virginia ( the Facility ), where Respondent utilizes 250,000 pounds of anhydrous ammonia, a regulated substance, exceeding the 10,000-pound threshold quantity under 40 C.F.R. SECTION 68.130. The Consent Agreement asserts that Respondent violated Section 112(r)(7) of the CAA, and its implementing regulations 40 C.F.R. ? 68.65(d)(2), which requires facilities at which a regulated substance is present in more than a threshold quantity to document that equipment complies with generally accepted good engineering practices. The Consent Agreement additionally alleges EPA violated 40 C.F.R. ? 68.69(c) by failing to annually certify that its operating procedures for the ammonia refrigeration process were current and accurate. The RMP regulations are designed to protect human health and the environment by ensuring the safe management of such hazardous substances and help prevent the occurrences and ramification of chemical accidents. Respondent has agreed to pay a penalty of $58,549. During the inspection of the Facility, EPA was accompanied by three inspectors from the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (V ADEQ). EPA in

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