EPA v. Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
On October 28, 2021, EPA Region 6 issued a Consent Agreement and Final Order (CAFO) under its authority pursuant to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC (CPChem) located in The Woodlands, TX and Port Arthur, TX. The CAFO was issued in response to alleged violations of Section 15(3)(B) of TSCA for failure to report Benzene for both the 2016 and 2020 Chemical Data Reporting periods, and for failure to report Benzene, 1,4-dichloro- for the 2016 Chemical Data reporting period. The CAFO requires CPChem to pay a civil penalty of $70,359.00 within 30 days of the date of issue. The violations have been corrected.
Defendants (1)
- Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (9)
PORT ARTHUR PLANT
2001 SOUTH GULFWAY DRIVE, PORT ARTHUR, TX, 77640
Registry ID: 110020148008
PORT ARTHUR PLANT
2001 SOUTH GULFWAY DRIVE, PORT ARTHUR, TX, 77640
Registry ID: 110020148008
PORT ARTHUR PLANT
2001 SOUTH GULFWAY DRIVE, PORT ARTHUR, TX, 77640
Registry ID: 110020148008
PORT ARTHUR PLANT
2001 SOUTH GULFWAY DRIVE, PORT ARTHUR, TX, 77640
Registry ID: 110020148008
PORT ARTHUR PLANT
2001 SOUTH GULFWAY DRIVE, PORT ARTHUR, TX, 77640
Registry ID: 110020148008
PORT ARTHUR PLANT
2001 SOUTH GULFWAY DRIVE, PORT ARTHUR, TX, 77640
Registry ID: 110020148008
PORT ARTHUR PLANT
2001 SOUTH GULFWAY DRIVE, PORT ARTHUR, TX, 77640
Registry ID: 110020148008
PORT ARTHUR PLANT
2001 SOUTH GULFWAY DRIVE, PORT ARTHUR, TX, 77640
Registry ID: 110020148008
CHEVRON PHILLIPS CHEMICAL CO
10001 SIX PINES DR, SPRING, TX, 77380
Registry ID: 110038173516
Statutes cited
- TSCA 8 — Reporting & Retention of Information
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLCentered 2021-10-28
Primary law: TSCA
Federal penalty: $70,359
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2021-10-28Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2021-10-28Final Order Issued
- 2021-10-29Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2022-03-21Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3602878800
- Case number
- 06-2022-6146
- Lead agency
- EPA
- Branch
- ECDS
- EPA region
- 06
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Reporting & Retention of Information
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 06-2022-6146 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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