RANDOM BIONETICS INSPECTION 9/17/97. 2 VIOLATIONS. TRUCK IMPORTER AUDIT, INCORRECT TEST METHODS, NO BATCH REPOR TS IN '95, RECORD KEEPING VIOLATIONS, EXHAUST BENZENE STD IN 95 AND 96. ON 6/14/01, EPA ISSUED FARSTAD OIL, INC. A NOTICE OF VIOLATI ONS FOR $30,000 FOR FOUR (4) ALLEGED VIOLATIONS THAT OCCURRE D BETWEEN 1996 AND 1997. IN SUMMARY, WE PROPOSED A PENALTY OF $5,000 FOR FAILING TO REPORT EACH BATCH OF GASOLINE; $10, 000 FOR IMPORTING GASOLINE THAT FAILED TO COMPLY WITH STANDA RDS FOR EXHAUST BENZENE, SULFUR, AND OLEFINS; $10,000 FOR IM PORTING GASOLINE THAT FAILED TO COMPLY WITH 1996 ANNUAL AVER AGE ANTI-DUMPING STATUTORY BASELINE FOR EXHAUST BENZENE; AND $5,000 FOR FAILING TO ENSURE IN 1996 AND 1997 THAT THE FORE IGN REFINERY USED THE RVP, SULFUR, AND AROMATIC TEST METHOD. BASIS FOR REDUCTION: FARSTAD IS A SMALL TRUCK IMPORTER. THE VIOLATIONS INVOLVE D SMALL QUANTITIES OF GASOLINE APPROXIMATELY 723,000 GALLONS PER MONTH.