EPA v. Simmons Prepared Foods-Van Buren, AR-RMP ESA-FY2024

Case summary

On March 6, 2023, EPA Risk Management Program Reporting Center sent a letter to Respondent, notifying Respondent of its failure to update the Risk Management Plan on file with the EPA for its facility located in Van Buren, Arkansas. Facilities subject to the Risk Management Program (RMP) regulations at 40 C.F.R. Part 68 are required to submit an updated Risk Management Plan at least once every five years. The EPA's review indicates that the update for the facility was not submitted by the required due date of February 1, 2023.

Defendants (1)

• Simmons Prepared Foods, Inc.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• SIMMONS FOODS, VB COOK

  2101 TWIN CIRCLE DRIVE, VAN BUREN, AR, 72956

  Registry ID: 110000507568

Statutes cited

• CAA 112[R][7] — Prevention of Accidental Release/Risk Management Plans (RMPs)

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Simmons Prepared Foods-Van Buren, AR-RMP ESA-FY2024entered 2024-05-23

  Primary law: CAA

  Federal penalty: $2,000

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2024-05-21Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2024-05-23Final Order Issued
• 2024-05-23Compliance Achieved
• 2024-05-24Enforcement Action Closed
• 2024-05-24Enforcement Action Data Entered