# NATIONAL COOPERATIVE REFINERY ASSOCIATION (NCRA)
> **Judicial** · FY2001 · — · Litigated With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `47320`
- **Case Number:** 07-2001-0170
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Litigated With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- NATIONAL COOPERATIVE REFINERY ASSOC (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

5/16/01:  ON MAY 2, 2001, REGION VII SENT A REFERRAL PACKAGE  TO DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE CLEAN AIR AC T BY DEFENDANT NATIONAL COOPERATIVE REFINERY ASSOCIATION (NC RA).  NCRA IS A COOPERATIVE WHICH OPERATES A REFINERY IN COF FEYVILLE, KANSAS.  IN NOVEMBER 1999, NCRA NOTIFIED EPA AND K ANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (KDHE) OF IT VOLU NTARY SELF-DISCLOSURE OF POTENTIAL VIOLATIONS OF SECTIONS 11 0 AND 111 OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT, 42 U.S.C. aa 7410 AND 7411,  PARTICULARLY THE NEW SOURCE REVIEW AND PREVENTION OF SIGNIFI CANT DETERIORATION (PSD) REGULATIONS AT K.A.R. 28-19-17A (IN CORPORATING 40 C.F.R. a 52.21), AND THE NEW SOURCE PERFORMAN CE STANDARDS (NSPS) AT 40 C.F.R. PART 60.  NCRA DISCLOSED TH AT THE VIOLATIONS WERE DISCOVERED THROUGH A SELF-AUDIT PROCE SS, BUT THAT FURTHER REVIEW WAS NEEDED TO SORT OUT THE POTEN TIAL VIOLATIONS AND HISTORICAL DATA.  NCRA SUBMITTED ITS SEL F-AUDIT REPORT TO EPA AND KDHE ON SEPTEMBER 19, 2000.        EPA, KDHE, AND NCRA HAVE RECENTLY MADE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS  TOWARD REACHING AGREEMENT ON COMPLIANCE WITH RESPECT TO      THE VIOLATIONS.  A FOLLOW-UP MEETING BETWEEN EPA'S, KDHE'S,  AND NCRA'S TECHNICAL STAFF IS SCHEDULED FOR MAY 15, 2001.  P ATRICK FOLEY, EPA REGION 3, WILL ATTEND THIS MEETING.  MR. F OLEY HAS BEEN INVOLVED WITH THE NATIONAL REFINERY SETTLEMENT S AT EPA HEADQUARTERS.  A PRE-MEETING BETWEEN TECHNICAL AND  LEGAL STAFF OF KDHE AND EPA, INCLUDING MR. FOLEY, WILL OCCUR  ON MAY 14, 2001.  EPA PREVIOUSLY RE

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