On August 25, 2020, EPA Region 1 entered into an Expedited Settlement Agreement with Shaw's Supermarkets, Inc. resolving alleged violations of Section 112(r) of the Clean Air Act in the handling of anhydrous ammonia at its grocery distribution warehouse (Distribution Center #32711) in Methuen, Massachusetts. Massachusetts is not delegated to implement this program. The penalty was calculated under a national expedited settlement program, which is intended to apply to relatively minor, easily correctable Risk Management Plan violations. The company's failures put the populations and environment surrounding the Facility at risk of serious harm from an accidental release. The company will pay a penalty of $11,400 and has certified that it has corrected the violations.