EPA v. MARATHON PETROLEUM - ACO

Case summary

EPA entered into an Administrative Consent Order (ACO) with Cincinnati Renewable Fuels LLC (CRF), Cincinnati, Ohio to address violations of the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacturing (MON) at 40 C.F.R. Part 63, Subpart FFFF, Standards of Performance (NSPS) for Equipment Leaks of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) in the Synthetic Organic Chemicals Manufacturing Industry (SOCMI) for Which Construction, Reconstruction, or Modification Commenced After November 7, 2006 at 40 C.F.R. Part 60, Subpart VV; NSPS for VOCs from SOCMI Distillation Operations at 40 C.F.R. Part 63, Subpart NNN; and NSPS for Volatile Organic Liquid Storage Vessels (Including Petroleum Liquid Storage Vessels) for Which Construction, Reconstruction, or Modification Commenced After July 23, 1984 at 40 C.F.R. Part 63, Subpart Kb. Specifically, CRF failed to comply with the following: NSPS Subpart Kb for a methanol tank; NSPS Subpart NNN for its distillation operations; NSPS Subpart VV for all equipment that is in VOC service; and with all applicable requirements of the MON. CRF has agreed to the terms of a Consent Agreement and Final Order that will be entered contemporaneously with the ACO, and will require CRF to pay a civil penalty of $110,000. This ACO requires CRF to implement an enhanced leak detection and repair program that includes a facility-wide LDAR document, quarterly quality-assurance/quality-control of its LDAR program, and a one-time third-party LDAR audit. In addition to the enhanced LDAR program, CRF will comply with NESHAP Subpart FFFF and NSPS Subparts Kb and NNN as applicable to its affected facility. The ACO addresses the violations discovered during an inspection on December 8, 2014 and information provided in September 2015 during a meeting in Region 5.

Defendants (1)

• MARATHON PETROLEUMNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (2)

• CINCINNATI RENEWABLE FUELS, LLC

  4700 ESTE AVENUE, CINCINNATI, OH, 45232

  Registry ID: 110042050240

• CINCINNATI RENEWABLE FUELS, LLC

  4700 ESTE AVENUE, CINCINNATI, OH, 45232

  Registry ID: 110042050240

Statutes cited

• CAA 111 — New Source Performance Standards
• CAA 112 — Hazardous Air Pollutants

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• MARATHON PETROLEUM - ACOentered 2016-10-13

  Primary law: CAA

Timeline (2 milestones)

• 2016-10-13Final Order Issued
• 2016-10-17Enforcement Action Data Entered