EPA v. NUCOR STEEL LOUISIANA LLC - DIRECT RELATED IRON FACILITY - AOC ECDAT
Final Order No Penalty
Case summary
On July 1, 2019, EPA Region 6 issued an Administrative Compliance Order on Consent (AOC) under its authority pursuant to the authority of Section 113(a)(1)(A) of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. ? 7413(a)(1)(A) to Nucor Steel Louisiana, LLC (Nucor) located in Convent, LA. The AOC was issued in response to violation of LAC 33:III.919.B.1 of the Louisiana SIP by failing to report actual emissions in the annual emissions inventories for CO for reporting year 2016 as to DRI Unit No. 1 Acid Gas Absorption Vent (Emission Source) at the Facility. The AOC requires Nucor to report actual emissions in their annual emissions inventory for 2016.
Defendants (1)
- Nucor Steel Louisiana, LLCNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
NUCOR STEEL LOUISIANA LLC - DIRECT REDUCED IRON FACILITY
9101 HWY 3125, CONVENT, LA, 70723
Registry ID: 110056317677
Statutes cited
- CAA 110 — Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards
Enforcement conclusions (1)
NUCOR STEEL LOUISIANA LLC - DIRECT RELATED IRON FACILITY - AOC ECDATentered 2019-07-01
Primary law: CAA
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2019-07-01Final Order Issued
- 2019-07-05Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2019-08-07Air Resolved
- 2019-08-07Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3601897391
- Case number
- 06-2019-3346
- Lead agency
- EPA
- Branch
- ECDAT
- EPA region
- 06
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 06-2019-3346 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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