PLACID REFINING COMPANY (PLACID) IS A REFINER OF CONVENTIONA L GASOLINE AND OWNS ONE REFINERY LOCATED IN PORT ALLEN, LOUI SIANA. ON MARCH 23 - 26, 1999, EPA CONDUCTED AN AUDIT AND R EVIEWED DOCUMENTS AND OPERATIONS SUPPORTING THE FILINGS FOR THE REPORTING PERIODS 1995, 1996, AND 1997. THE COMPLIANCE AUDIT TEAM IDENTIFIED THE FOLLOWING VIOLATIONS OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT: 1) THE ANALYSIS FOR DISTILLATION WAS NOT CONDUCTED ACCORDING TO ASTM D-86; (2) HOMOGENEITY WAS NOT DETERMINED C ONSISTENTLY (ONLY 13% OF THE TIME) IN 1995, 1996 & 1997; (3) BATCHES 95-306 AND 95-428 WERE NOT HOMOGENOUS; AND (4) ATTE ST AUDITORS FOR PLACID DID NOT KEEP WORK PAPERS AND OTHER DO CUMENTS FOR THE 1995 ATTEST AUDIT. A TOTAL CIVIL PENALTY O F $15,000 WAS APPROVED AND AN NOV WAS SIGNED ON 6/14/2001. THE CASE WAS SETTLED ON AUGUST 30, 2001 FOR $10,000 PENDING APPROVED SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT.