On December 1, 2022, Region 1 settled administrative penalty action against Maritime International, Inc. and Bridge Terminal, Inc. (collectively, Maritime) alleging violations of Section 112(r)(1) of the Clean Air Act (CAA), known as the General Duty Clause, and Section 312 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act (ECPRA) at their New Bedford cold storage warehouse and distribution facility, which use ammonia refrigeration systems. In July 2018, approximately 3,200 pounds of ammonia were released from a cracked pump in their New Bedford facility's machinery room. Subsequent EPA inspections of the New Bedford and East Hartford facilities revealed several dangerous conditions relating to the ammonia refrigeration system, which constituted violations of the General Duty Clause. The inspections also revealed that Maritime had not been filing EPCRA Tier 2 reports. The CAFO alleges that Maritime failed to (1) design and maintain a safe facility, taking such steps as are necessary to prevent such releases; (2) minimize the consequences of accidental releases, should they occur; and (3) timely submit a Tier 2 chemical inventory report to the fire department, State Emergency Response Commission, and Local Emergency Planning Commission. Examples of dangerous conditions observed include, for example, the failure to provide impact protection and adequate supports for piping and equipment, to provide self-closing valves to prevent ammonia from escaping during oil drai