EPA v. INEOS USA, LLC - LaPorte, TX-RMP ESA-FY 2025

Case summary

On December 5, 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 EPA for its facility located in LaPorte, Texas 77571 (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 November 4, 2023.

Defendants (1)

• INEOS USA, LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• INEOS USA, LLC - LAPORTE PAO FACILITY

  1230 MILLER CUT-OFF RD GATE 10, LA PORTE, TX, 77571

  Registry ID: 110008160337

Statutes cited

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

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• INEOS USA, LLC - LaPorte, TX-RMP ESA-FY 2025entered 2025-04-08

  Primary law: CAA

  Federal penalty: $1,600

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2025-04-08Final Order Issued
• 2025-04-08Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2025-04-14Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2025-04-18Compliance Achieved
• 2025-05-05Enforcement Action Closed