EPA v. GULF OIL
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$27,044
Case summary
10/20/97ONE VOLATILITY VIOLATION. ON JUNE 10, 1995, AED/MSEB #4636 WAS ISSUED TO GULF OIL FOR ONE DAY OF VIOLATION FOUND AT THE GULF TERMINAL IN LINDEN, NJ, BY AGENTS OF EPA. THE PROPOSED PENALTY WAS $27,044 FOR OFFERING FOR SALE AND SELLING ON MAY 1, 1995, 87 OCTANE GASOLINE FROM TANK #102 WHOSE RVP WAS FOUND BY THE EPA LABORATORY TO BE IN VIOLATION OF THE STANDARD FOR VOC-REGION 2: FFI #1058113-13: (ALL LEVELS) RVP = 8.71 PSI STD = 8.3 PSI. EPA INSPECTORS FOUND AND COPIED EVIDENCE OF ONE SALE FROM TANK #102 ON MAY 1, 1995 (FOR 1,000 GALLONS). SINCE THE ENTIRE TANK WAS OFFERED FOR SALE (1,424,304 GALLONS), THE PENALTY WAS SET AT THE STATUTORY MAXIMUM PLUS THE AMOUNT OF ECONOMIC BENEFIT GULF OIL WOULD HAVE REALIZED IF THE TANK HAD BEEN SOLD (AS DERIVED USING THE RFG PENALTY CALCULATION SPREADSHEET). SETTLEMENTOF THIS CASE WAS SIGNIFICANTLY DELAYED WHILE IT WAS PROPOSED FOR REFERRAL WITH OTHER INSTANCES OF SELLING AND OFFERING FOR SALE GASOLINE WHICH WAS ABOVE THE STANDARD BUT BELOW THE TOLERANCEBY THIS TERMINAL. ULTIMATELY, SINCE THE RFG QS&AS EXPLICITLY ALLOWED THIS PROCEDURE, IT WAS DECIDED THAT EPA WOULD INSTEAD ISSUE A NEW Q/A LATER THIS FALL WHICH WILL CLARIFY THE SITUATION. THE NEW Q/A WILL ESSENTIALLY RECAPITULATE THE SAME PREVENTION STEPS DETAILED BELOW AND AT PARAGRAPH 5(E) OF THE AGREEMENT.
Defendants (1)
- GULF OILNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (2)
GULF OIL LIMITED PARTNERSHIP LINDEN TERMINAL
2600 MARSHES DOCK ROAD, LINDEN, NJ, 07036
Registry ID: 110000318442
GULF OIL LIMITED PARTNERSHIP LINDEN TERMINAL
2600 MARSHES DOCK ROAD, LINDEN, NJ, 07036
Registry ID: 110000318442
Statutes cited
- CAA 211 — Regulation of Fuels - Motor Vehicle and Engine Fuels
Enforcement conclusions (1)
GULF OILentered 1997-09-30
Primary law: CAA
Federal penalty: $27,044
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 1995-06-10Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1997-09-30Final Order Issued
- 1997-09-30Compliance Achieved
- 1997-09-30Enforcement Action Closed
- 1997-10-20Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 57212
- Case number
- HQ-1997-0326
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- MOB
- EPA region
- HQ
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Regulation of Fuels - Motor Vehicle and Engine Fuels
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case HQ-1997-0326 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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