EPA v. Simmons Prepared Foods - Benton County Processing- Gentry, AR-RMP ESA-FY 2025

Case summary

On October 5, 2024, 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 Gentry, AR (the ?Facility?). 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. EPA?s review indicates that the update for the facility was not submitted by the required due date of August 2, 2024.

Defendants (1)

• Simmons Prepared Foods - Benton County ProcessingNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• SIMMONS PREPARED FOODS- BENTON COUNTY

  9802 S HWY 59, GENTRY, AR, 72734

  Registry ID: 110070149656

Statutes cited

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

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Simmons Prepared Foods - Benton County Processing- Gentry, AR-RMP ESA-FY 2025entered 2025-03-05

  Primary law: CAA

  Federal penalty: $2,000

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2025-02-20Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2025-03-05Final Order Issued
• 2025-03-05Compliance Achieved
• 2025-03-10Enforcement Action Closed
• 2025-03-10Enforcement Action Data Entered