EPA v. Chevron Phillips-Orange,TX-RMP AOC-FY2021
Final Order No Penalty
Case summary
EPA conducted an inspection of the Facility on February 25-28, 2020, to determine Respondent's compliance with 40 CFR Part 68. Respondent failed to certify annually that its operating procedures were current and accurate in 2019 pursuant to 40 C.F.R.68.69(c), and failed to properly inform and fully train all affected employees in a change prior to start-up of an affected part of a process as required by 40 C.F.R. 68.12(d)(3).
Defendants (1)
- Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LPNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
CHEVRON PHILLIPS CHEMICAL ORANGE POLYETHYLENE PLANT
FM 1006 0.5 MI E OF SH 87, ORANGE, TX, 77630
Registry ID: 110034635367
Statutes cited
- CAA 112[R][7] — Prevention of Accidental Release/Risk Management Plans (RMPs)
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Chevron Phillips-Orange,TX-RMP AOC-FY2021entered 2021-06-01
Primary law: CAA
Timeline (6 milestones)
- 2021-05-13Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2021-06-01Final Order Issued
- 2021-06-08Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2021-09-22Air Resolved
- 2021-09-22Compliance Achieved
- 2021-09-23Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3602732731
- Case number
- 06-2021-3328
- Lead agency
- EPA
- Branch
- ECDAC
- 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 06-2021-3328 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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