4/8/2021 - CONSENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDER ISSUED ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $2,986.00.00. PENALTY DUE WITHIN 30 DAYS.
ALLEGED VIOLATIONS:
BASED ON EPA?S COMPLIANCE MONITORING INVESTIGATION CONDUCTED ON APRIL 17-18, 2018, THE EPA ALLEGES THAT THE RESPONDENT VIOLATED 40 C.F.R. PART 68, THE CODIFIED RULES GOVERNING THE ACT?S CHEMICAL ACCIDENT PREVENTION PROVISIONS AND SECTION 112(R) OF THE ACT, 42 U.S.C. ? 7412(R), WHEN IT:
A. FAILED TO DOCUMENT THE NAMES OR POSITIONS OF THE PEOPLE RESPONSIBLE FOR IMPLEMENTING INDIVIDUAL REQUIREMENTS OF 40 C.F.R. PART 68 AND DEFINE THE LINES OF AUTHORITY THROUGH AN ORGANIZATION CHART OR SIMILAR DOCUMENT AS REQUIRED BY 40
C.F.R. ? 68.15(C); AND
B. FAILED TO REVIEW OPERATING PROCEDURES AS OFTEN AS NECESSARY TO ASSURE THAT THEY REFLECT CURRENT OPERATING PRACTICE, INCLUDING CHANGES THAT RESULT FROM CHANGES IN
PROCESS CHEMICALS, TECHNOLOGY, AND EQUIPMENT, AND CHANGES TO STATIONARY SOURCES AND FAILED TO CERTIFY ANNUALLY THAT THESE OPERATING PROCEDURES ARE CURRENT AND ACCURATE AS REQUIRED BY 40 C.F.R. ? 68.69(C).