7/12/2018 - EXPEDITED SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $4200. RESPONDENT SHALL MAKE PAYMENT WITHIN 15 DAYS.
ALLEGED VIOLATIONS:
BASED ON A COMPLIANCE MONITORING INSPECTION CONDUCTED AT RESPONDENT'S FACILITY ON MARCH, 2018, THE 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 USED THE MOST RECENT CENSUS DATA, OR OTHER UPDATED INFORMATION TO ESTIMATE THE POPULATION POTENTIALLY AFFECTED AS REQUIRED BY 40 CFR SECTION 68.30(c);
IT REVIEWED AND UPDATED THE OFFSITE CONSEQUENCE ANALYSES EVERY FIVE YEARS OR AFTER AN AFFECTIVE PROCESS CHANGE AS REQUIRED BY 40 CFR SECTION 68.36;
IT DEMONSTRATES THAT EQUIPMENT COMPLIES WITH RECOGNIZED AND GENERALLY ACCEPTED GOOD ENGINEERING PRACTICES AS REQUIRED BY 40 CFR SECTION 68.65(d)(2); AND
IT FOLLOWED THE FREQUENCY OF INSPECTIONS AND TESTS OF PROCESS EQUIPMENT TO BE CONSISTENT WITH APPLICABLE MANUFACTERS' RECOMMENDATIONS AND GOOD ENGINEERING PRACTICES AS REQUIRED BY 40 CFR SECTION 68.73(d)(3).