# PLACID REFINING
> **Administrative - Formal** · FY2000 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `57750`
- **Case Number:** HQ-2000-0084
- **Type:** Administrative - Formal
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- PLACID REFINING CO (settlement)
## Summary

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.

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