6/9/10 - EXPEDITED SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $3,360, DUE WITHIN 15 DAYS.
ALLEGED VIOLATIONS:
BASED ON A COMPLIANCE MONITORING INSPECTION CONDUCTED AT RESPONDENT'S FACILITY, EPA ALLEGES THAT RESPONDENT VIOLATED THE CAA'S CHEMICAL ACCIDENT PREVENTION PROGRAM WHEN RESPONDENT DID NOT PROVIDE EVIDENCE THAT:
IT HAS DOCUMENTED THE NAMES OR POSITIONS OF ALL PERSONS RESPONSIBLE FOR IMPLEMENTING INDIVIDUAL PREVENTION PROGRAM ELEMENTS AND DEFINED THE LINES OF AUTHORITY THRU AN ORGANIZATION CHART OR SIMILAR DOCUMENT AS REQUIRED BY 40 CCR 68.15(c);
AS PART OF ITS SAFETY INFO DOCUMENTATION AND ITS CURRENT RISK MGMT PLAN (RMPlan), IT HAS COMPLIED, MAINTAINED AND REPORTED THE CORRECT MAXIMUM INTENDED INVENTORY OF THE PROCESS AS REQUIRED BY 40 CFR 68.65(c)(1)(iii) AND 40 CFR 68.160(b)7);
IT HAS ESTABLISHED AND IMPLEMENTED WRITTEN PROCEDURES TO MAINTAIN THE ON-GOING INTEGRITY OF THE PROCESS EQUIPMENT AS REQUIRED BY 40 CFR 68.73(b);
IT SUBMITTED ITS RMPlan NO LATER THAN THE DATE ON WHICH A REGULATED SUBSTANCE WAS FIRST PRESENT ABOVE A THRESHOLD QUANTITY IN A PROCESS AS REQUIRED BY 40 CFR 68.150(b)(3); AND
ITS CURRENT RMPlan REGISTRATION INFO INCLUDES THE CORRECT PROGRAM LEVEL OF THE PROCESS AS REQUIRED BY 40 CFR 68.160(b)(7).