On January 30, 2023, EPA-Region 1 filed an expedited settlement agreement (Agreement) entered into with Parts Authority, LLC. of West Springfield, Massachusetts, addressing violations of the Oil Pollution Prevention regulations, promulgated under Section 311(j) of the Clean Water Act. On November 15, 2022, EPA conducted a Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) inspection at the company's facility.
Prior to the inspection, on November 1, 2022, Parts Authority provided EPA with an SPCC plan for the Facility, but indicated that it previously did not have a plan. The November 1 submission of the SPCC plan resolved the violation at the Facility for not having a plan. Pursuant to the Agreement, Parts Authority, LLC will pay a $5,420 penalty. The SPCC Program is a direct implementation program; however, the Region shares copies of all expedited settlements with the state and Coast Guard.