# AMOCO OIL COMPANY
> **Administrative - Formal** · FY1999 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `57426`
- **Case Number:** HQ-1999-1005
- **Type:** Administrative - Formal
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $2K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- AMOCO (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

THIS WAS A SELF-REPORTED DETERGENT PROGRAM VIOLATIONS CASE . THE AUDIT POLICY HAS BEEN APPLIED TO ELIMINATE THE ENTIRE  GRAVITY COMPONENT OF THE PENALTY, LEAVING ONLY THE ECONOMIC  BENEFIT COMPONENT TO BE PAID. DUE TO A MISCOMMUNICATION WITH  ITS ADDITIVE SUPPLIER, AMOCO SET ITS ADDITIZATION EQUIPMENT  BENEATH THE LEGAL MINIMUM CONCENTRATION AT 14 GASOLINE TERM INALS. RESPONDENT HAS SINCE CORRECTED THIS ERROR AND HAS MAD E OPERATIONAL CHANGES TO PREVENT A REOCCURRENCE OF SUCH VIOL ATIONS.ETHYL WAS THE ADDITIVE SUPPLIER.

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