EPA v. SINCLAIR OIL CORPORATION - TULSA REFINERY

Case summary

1. SECTION 325(C) OF THE EMERGENCY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT OF 1986 ( EPCRA ), 42 U.S.C. SECTION 11045(C). 2. SINCLAIR OIL CORPORATION - TULSA REFINERY 902 W. 25TH STREET TULSA, TULSA COUNTY, OKLAHOMA 74107 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION ON 32 COUNTS OF SECTION 313(A) OF EPCRA FOR FAILURE TO CALCULATE AND REPORT IN A TIMELY MANNER FOR CALENDAR YEAR: 1) 1992 (AMMONIA), 2) 1993 (AMMONIA), 3) 1994 (AMONIA), 4) 1992 (BENZENE), 5) 1993 (BENZENE), 6) 1994 (BENZENE, 7) 1992 (CYCLOHEXANE), 8) 1993 (CYCLOHEXANE), 9) 1994 (CYCLOHEXANE), 10) 1992 (ETHYLBENZENE), 11) 1993 (ETHYLBENZENE), 12) 1994 (ETHYL- BENZENE), 13) 1992 (TOLUENE), 14) 1993 (TOLUENE), 15) 1994 (TOLUENE), 16) 1992 (1,2,4-TRIMETHYLBENZENE), 17) 1993 (1,2,4-TRIMETHYLBENZENE), 18) 1994 (1,2,4-TRIMETHYL- BENZENE), 19) 1992 (XYLENE-MIXED ISOMERS), 20) 1993 (XY- LENE-MIXED ISOMERS), 21) 1994 (XYLENE-MIXED ISOMERS), 22) 1992 (NAPHTHALENE), 23) 1993 (NAPHTHALENE), 24) 1994 (NAPHTHALENE), 25) 1993 (METHYL TERT-BUTYL-ETHER), 26) 1994 (METHYL TERT-BUTYL-ETHER), 27) 1992 (CHROMIUM), 28) 1993 (CHROMIUM), 29) 1994 (CHROMIUM), 30) 1992 (CHLORINE) 31) 1993 (CHLORINE), 32) 1994 (CHLORINE), 33) 1992 (ETHY- LENE), 34) 1993 ETHYLENE), 35) 1994 (ETHYLENE), 36) 1992 (PEOPYLENE), 37) 1993 (PROPYLENE), AND 38) 1994 (PROPY- LENE). 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 325(C) OF EPCRA, EPA PROPOSES A CIVIL PENALTY OF $576,263.

Defendants (1)

• SINCLAIR OIL CORPORATION - TULSA REFINERNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• SINCLAIR OIL CORPORATION TULSA REFINERY

  902 W. 25TH ST., TULSA, OK, 741072810

  Registry ID: 110070828237

Statutes cited

• EPCRA 313 — Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (TRI)

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• SINCLAIR OIL CORPORATION - TULSA REFINERYentered 1998-05-19

  Primary law: EPCRA

  Federal penalty: $201,968

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1997-08-19Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1997-08-19Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1998-05-19Final Order Issued
• 1999-07-01Compliance Achieved
• 2000-02-08Enforcement Action Closed