EPA v. MURPHY OIL USA, INC

Case summary

7/25/2022 ? EXPEDITED SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT ISSUED ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $1,680. PENALTY DUE WITHIN 30 DAYS. ALLEGED VIOLATIONS: BASED ON A COMPLIANCE MONITORING INSPECTION CONDUCTED AT THE RESPONDENT'S FACILITY LOCATED IN ANNISTON, ALABAMA, ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2021, THE EPA ALLEGES THAT THE RESPONDENT VIOLATED THE ACT'S SECTION I 12(R)(7), CHEMICAL ACCIDENT PREVENTION PROVISIONS, 42 U.S.C. ? 7412(R)(7), WHEN AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION, RESPONDENT DID NOT PROVIDE EVIDENCE THAT - IT DOCUMENTED THAT EQUIPMENT COMPLIES WITH RECOGNIZED AND GENERALLY ACCEPTED GOOD ENGINEERING PRACTICES AS REQUIRED BY 40 C.F.R. ? 68.65(D)(2), - THE PSSR CONDUCTED IN ADVANCE OF INITIAL STARTUP OF THE BUTANE STORAGE AND BLENDING SYSTEM IN SEPTEMBER 2017 CONFIRMED THAT CONSTRUCTION AND EQUIPMENT IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS, PRIOR TO THE INTRODUCTION OF A REGULATED SUBSTANCE TO THE PROCESS, AS REQUIRED BY 40 C.F.R. ? 68.77(B)(L), BECAUSE MANY ACTION ITEMS FROM THE PSSR WERE NOT COMPLETED; AND - THE PSSR CONDUCTED IN ADVANCE OF INITIAL STARTUP OF THE BUTANE STORAGE AND BLENDING SYSTEM IN SEPTEMBER 2017 CONFIRMED THAT SAFETY, OPERATING, MAINTENANCE, AND EMERGENCY PROCEDURES ARE IN PLACE AND ARE ADEQUATE, PRIOR TO THE INTRODUCTION OF A REGULATED SUBSTANCE TO THE PROCESS, AS REQUIRED BY 40 C.F.R. ? 68.77(B)(2), BECAUSE MANY ACTION ITEMS FROM THE PSSR WERE NOT COMPLETED.

Defendants (1)

• MURPHY OIL USA, INCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• MURPHY ANNISTON TERMINAL

  2625 US HWY 78 EAST, ANNISTON, AL, 36207

  Registry ID: 110070126750

Statutes cited

• CAA 112[R][7] — Prevention of Accidental Release/Risk Management Plans (RMPs)

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• MURPHY OIL USA, INCentered 2022-07-25

  Primary law: CAA

  Federal penalty: $1,680

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2022-07-25Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2022-07-25Final Order Issued
• 2022-07-26Enforcement Action Closed
• 2022-08-03Enforcement Action Data Entered