EPA v. AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC., A LOUISIANA CORPORATION

Case summary

1. SECTION 113(D) OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT ( CAA ), 42 U.S.C. SECTION 7413(D), AS AMENDED. 2. AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC., A LOUISIANA CORPORATION 3790 HIGHWAY 30 SAINT GABRIEL, IBERVILLE PARISH, LOUISIANA 70776 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 110(A) OF THE CAA 1) FAILING TO AID IN CONTROLLING THE OVERALL LEVELS OF AIR CONTAMINANTS INTO THE ATMOSPHERE, AND 2) FAILING TO COMPLY WITH STANDARDS FOR OPEN-ENDED VALVES OR LINES. BOTH COUNTS ARE VIOLATIONS OF THE LOUISIANA SIP REGULA- TIONS. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 113(D) OF THE CAA, EPA PROPOSES A CIVIL PENALTY OF $24,000.

Defendants (1)

• AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• AIR PRODUCTS SAINT GABRIEL

  3790 HIGHWAY 30, SAINT GABRIEL, LA, 70776

  Registry ID: 110056972432

Statutes cited

• CAA 110A — Clean Air Act

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC.entered 1998-03-26

  Primary law: CAA

  Federal penalty: $24,000

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1998-03-06Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1998-03-11Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1998-03-26Final Order Issued
• 1998-04-06Compliance Achieved
• 1998-04-30Enforcement Action Closed