EPA v. BAUER OIL CORPORATION
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$1,500
Case summary
03/08/99 - ON FEBRUARY 6, 1998, EPA CONDUCTED A RANDOM INSPECTION OF RESPONDENT, A WHOLESALE PURCHASER-CONSUMER, IN VIRGINIA. EPA INSPECTED FIVE MOTOR VEHICLES OWNED, OPERATED, AND CONTROLLED BY RESPONDENT. AS A RESULT OF THE INSPECTIONIT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL IN THE SADDLE TANKS OF ONE OF THE VEHICLES WAS FOUND TO CONTAIN RED DYED HIGH SULFUR FUEL. AFTER CONSIDERING THE GRAVITY OF THE ALLEGED VIOLATION, AND RESPONDENTS HISTORY OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE REGULATIONS, EPA DETERMINED A PROPOSED PENALTY OF $1500. THE CASE WAS SETTLED FOR $1500.
Defendants (1)
- BAUER OIL CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
BAUER OIL CORP
459 BABYLON TPKE, FREEPORT, NY, 11520
Registry ID: 110010724822
Statutes cited
- CAA 211 — Regulation of Fuels - Motor Vehicle and Engine Fuels
Enforcement conclusions (1)
BAUER OIL CORPORATIONentered 1998-09-18
Primary law: CAA
Federal penalty: $1,500
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 1998-07-20Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1998-09-18Final Order Issued
- 1998-09-18Compliance Achieved
- 1998-09-18Enforcement Action Closed
- 1999-03-08Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 57402
- Case number
- HQ-1999-0006
- 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-1999-0006 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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