4/13/2011 - EXPEDITED SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $675. RESPONDENT SHALL MAKE PAYMENT WITHIN FIFTEEN DAYS.
BASED ON A COMPLIANCE MONITORING INSPECTION CONDUCTED AT RESPONDENT'S FACILITY ON APRIL 6, 2010, EPA ALLEGES THAT THE RESPONDENT VIOLATED THE ACT'S CHEMICAL ACCIDENT PREVENTION PROGRAM WHEN AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION, RESPONDENT DID NOT PROVIDE EVIDENCE THAT:
IT HAS ANNUAL CERTIFIED THAT ITS OPERATING PROCEDURES ARE CURRENT AND ACCURATE AS REQUIRED BY 40 CFR SECTION 68.69(c); AND
FOR EACH EMPLOYEE INVOLVED IN OPERATING THE PROCESS, IT PROVIDED REFRESHER TRAINING AT LEAST EVERY THREE YEARS TO ASSURE THAT THE EMPLOYEE UNDERSTANDS AND ADHERES TO THE CURRENT OPERATING PROCEDURES AS REQUIRED BY 40 CFR SECTION 68.71(b).