EPA v. SHAFFER OIL COMPANY
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
Region 3 executed a final Expedited Settlement Agreement with Shaffer Oil Company to resolve hazardous chemical reporting violations at its facility in Somerset, Pennsylvania. An EPA inspection revealed that the facility failed to timely submit complete annual Tier II chemical inventory reports to local and state emergency response authorities for calendar years 2021 through 2024. The facility has since returned to compliance by submitting the missing data and has agreed to pay a $5,000 civil penalty.
Defendants (1)
- SHAFFER OIL COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
SHAFFER OIL COMPANY
659 BERLIN PLANK ROAD, SOMERSET, PA, 15501
Registry ID: 110071992543
Statutes cited
- EPCRA 312 — Emergency and Hazardous Chemical Inventory Forms
Enforcement conclusions (1)
SHAFFER OIL COMPANYentered 2026-07-20
Primary law: EPCRA
Federal penalty: $5,000
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2026-07-20Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2026-07-20Final Order Issued
- 2026-07-21Enforcement Action Closed
- 2026-07-23Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3605020241
- Case number
- 03-2026-0165
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 03
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Emergency and Hazardous Chemical Inventory Forms
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 03-2026-0165 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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