1. SECTION 113 OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT ( CAA ), 42 U.S.C. SEC- TION 42 U.S.C. 7413. 2. OLIN CHEMICAL COMPANY/ARCO LAKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA 3. FOLLOWING AN INSPECTION OF THE OLIN CHEMICAL COMPANY LAKE CHARLES, LA. FACILITY ON SEPT. 3-5, 1996, EPA FOUND VIO- LATIONS OF THE STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE FOR NEW STATION- ARY SOURCES ( NSPS ). AS RESULT OF THIS INSPECTION EPA FOUND THAT OLIN HAD FAILED TO PROVIDE WRITTEN NOTIFICA- TION AND REPORTS OF VARIOUS EVENTS, FAILED TO CONDUCT TESTS FOR FLARES THAT ACT AS CONTROL EQUIPMENT FOR SOURCES SUBJECT TO NSPS REGULATIONS, FAILED TO REQUEST FROM EPA AN ALTERNATIVE MONITORING METHOD FOR CONTROL E- QUPMENT IN NSPS SERVICE, AND FAILED TO FOLLOW REQUIRED E- QUIPMENT STANDARDS FOR EQUIPMENT SUBJECT TO THE NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS. THIS CASE INVOLVES VIOLATION OF THE NEW SOURCE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS (40 CFR 60) AT SUBPARTS NNN, RRR, AND A AND SUBPART H OF THE NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS FOR HAZARD- OUS AIR POLLUTANTS FOR SOURCE CATEGORIES (40 CFR 63). ALTHOUGH THE POTENTIAL FOR EXCESS EMISSIONS ARE MINIMAL DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE VIOLATIONS, THE VIOLATIONS ARE CONSIDERED SERIOUS SINCE THEY UNDERMINE EPA'S REGULATORY SCHEME REGARDING THE NSPS AND NESHAP PROGRAMS. THE VIOLA- TIONS ARE 1) FAILING TO REQUEST F