8/16/2018 - EXPEDITED SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $2700. RESPONDENT SHALL MAKE PAYMENT WITHIN FIFTEEN (15) DAYS.
ALLEGED VIOLATIONS:
BASED ON A COMPLIANCE MONITORING INSPECTION CONDUCTED AT THE RESPONDENT'S FACILITY ON NOVEMBER 7, 2017, 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:
THE EQUIPMENT COMPLIES WITH RECOGNIZED AND GENERALLY ACCEPTED GOOD ENGINEERING PRACTICES, AS REQUIRED BY 40 CFR SECTION 68.65(d)(2);
IT FOLLOWS THE RECOGNIZED AND GENERALLY ACCEPTED GOOD ENGINEERING PRACTICES IN THE INSPECTION AND TESTING PROCEDURES, AS REQUIRED BY 40 CFR SECTION 68.73(d)(2); AND
IT PROMPTLY DETERMINED AND DOCUMENTED THAT THE DEFICIENCIES IDENTIFIED IN THE COMPLIANCE AUDIT, CONDUCTED IN 2016, HAD BEEN CORRECTED AS REQUIRED BY 40 CFR SECTION 68.79(d).