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NORTHERN WIND

Administrative - Formal · FY2024 · — · Final Order With Penalty · 3603900367

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Cost recovery
Compliance action

Case

Case Number
01-2024-1004
Type
Administrative - Formal
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Final Order With Penalty
Multimedia
Self-disclosure
N

Defendants (1)

Summary

On February 29, 2024, EPA settled an administrative penalty action against Northern Wind, LLC (Respondent) 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 (EPCRA). These violations arise from Respondent's storage and use of anhydrous ammonia at its frozen seafood storage and distribution facility (Facility) in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Respondent violated the General Duty Clause by failing to conduct a process hazard review (PHR) for the ammonia used at its Facility. Respondent violated EPCRA Section 312 by failing to timely submit a Tier 2 reporting form for anhydrous ammonia stored at the Facility in calendar year 2019. The settlement requires Respondent to pay a civil penalty of $72,000. The Facility is located in an area of environmental justice concern. CAA 112r and EPCRA are direct implementation programs, but EPA has notified the Commonwealth of Massachusetts of the settlement.

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