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HQ-2000-0161Administrative - FormalClosedFY 2000· Region HQ

EPA v. EQUIVA TRADING LLC/SHELL OIL CO

Final Order With Penalty

Penalty assessed

$385,000

Case summary

FAILED TO MEET THE 1998 ANNUAL AVERAGE STATUTORY BASELINE FOR IMPORTS OF CONVENTIONAL GASOLINE BY IMPORTING CG WHOSE EXHAUST TOXICS EMISSIONS WAS 59.25 MG/MI INSTEAD OF 50.67 M G/MI, AND NOX EMISSIONS OF 827.85 MG/MI, INSTEAD OF 714.4 MG /MI.

Defendants (1)

  • EQUIVA TRADING LLCNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • SHELL OIL CO

    910 LOUISIANA, HOUSTON, TX, 77002

    Registry ID: 110010723299

Statutes cited

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

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • EQUIVA/SHELLentered 2000-11-22

    Primary law: CAA

    Federal penalty: $385,000

Timeline (4 milestones)

  • 2000-10-03Enforcement Action Data Entered
  • 2000-11-22Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
  • 2000-11-22Final Order Issued
  • 2000-11-22Enforcement Action Closed

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
57802
Case number
HQ-2000-0161
Lead agency
EPA
HQ division
MOB
Branch
EFO
EPA region
HQ
Multimedia
No
Voluntary self-disclosure
Yes
Primary statute
Regulation of Fuels - Motor Vehicle and Engine Fuels

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case HQ-2000-0161 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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