EPA v. MORGAN STANLEY CAPITAL GROUP, INC.

Case summary

INSPECTED BY: EPA INSPECTION REASON: RANDOM INSPECTION DATE: 12/08/94 FFIF #: NO. OF VIOLATIONS: 1 IMPORTED RFG GAS IN TANK #214 OWNED BY MORGAN STANLEY. VIOLATION OF MIN OXYGEN WT % STD= 1.5WT% SAMPLE = 1.02WT% ISSUE: WAS GASOLINE BEING SOLD OR MERELY STORED. 114 ISSUED W/ NOV. 10/21/97 RESPONDENT WAS LIABLE FOR 1 VIOLATION OF THE REFORMULATED GASOLINE (RFG) RULES PROMULGATED UNDER SECTION 211 OF THE CAA BY OFFERING FOR SALE APPROXIMATELY 800,000 GALLONS OF GASOLINE THAT WAS NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH EPA'S MINIMUM WEIGHT PERCENT OXYGEN REQUIREMENT. AFTER EPA DISCOVERED THE VIOLATION AT RESPONDENT'S FACILITY, MORGAN STANLEY SHUTTHE TANK DOWN CONTAINING THE NONCOMPLYING GASOLINE AND LATER BLENDED IN ADDITIONAL HIGH-OXYGEN GASOLINE TO BRING THE TANK INTO COMPLIANCE.

Defendants (1)

• MORGAN STANLEY CAPITAL GROUP, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• WYATT ENERGY INCORPORATED

  280 WATERFRONT STREET, NEW HAVEN, CT, 06512

  Registry ID: 110032893457

Statutes cited

• CAA 211 — Regulation of Fuels - Motor Vehicle and Engine Fuels

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• MORGAN STANLEY CAPITAL GROUP, INC.entered 1997-05-20

  Primary law: CAA

  Federal penalty: $15,000

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1996-09-13Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1997-05-20Final Order Issued
• 1997-05-20Compliance Achieved
• 1997-05-20Enforcement Action Closed
• 1997-10-21Enforcement Action Data Entered