EPA v. Oxy Vinyls
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
On February 12, 2015, EPA Region 6 issued an Expedited Settlement Agreement (ESA) under its authority pursuant to the Clean Air Act to Oxy Vinyls, LP. The ESA was issued in response to violations of Section 112(r)(7) of the Clean Air Act and 40 CFR Part 68-Chemical Accident Prevention Provisions at the Occidental Chemical Corp BG-Chloro Alkali VCM. The ESA requires Oxy Vinlys to pay an assessed penalty of $2,700 within 45 days of the receipt of the ESA.
Defendants (1)
- Oxy Vinyls, LPNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (2)
LA PORTE VCM PLANT
2400 MILLER CUT OFF RD, LA PORTE, TX, 77571
Registry ID: 110017769734
LA PORTE VCM PLANT
2400 MILLER CUT OFF RD, LA PORTE, TX, 77571
Registry ID: 110017769734
Statutes cited
- CAA 112[R][7] — Prevention of Accidental Release/Risk Management Plans (RMPs)
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Oxy Vinylsentered 2015-02-12
Primary law: CAA
Federal penalty: $2,700
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 2015-02-12Enforcement Action Closed
- 2015-02-12Final Order Issued
- 2015-02-12Air Resolved
- 2015-02-12Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2015-03-02Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3600081745
- Case number
- 06-2014-3331
- Lead agency
- EPA
- Branch
- 6EN-A
- EPA region
- 06
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Prevention of Accidental Release/Risk Management Plans (RMPs)
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 06-2014-3331 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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