EPA v. Freeport HPU -Freeport, TX-RMP ESA-FY 2025

Case summary

On October 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 EPA for its facility located at Highway 332, Gate 9, Freeport, Texas 77541 (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 September 11, 2023.

Defendants (1)

• Air Liquide LI U.S. LP - Freeport HPUNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• AIR LIQUIDE LARGE INDUSTRIES U.S. LP-FREEPORT HPU

  HIGHWAY 332, FREEPORT, TX, 77541

  Registry ID: 110055951288

Statutes cited

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

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Air Liquide LI U.S. LP - Freeport HPU -Freeport, TX-RMP ESA-FY 2025entered 2025-04-10

  Primary law: CAA

  Federal penalty: $1,200

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2025-04-08Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2025-04-10Final Order Issued
• 2025-04-14Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2025-04-14Compliance Achieved
• 2025-04-15Enforcement Action Closed