EPA v. CITGO PETROLEUM CORPORATION
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$8,041
Case summary
TERMINAL RFG TANK MISTAKENLY TOOK ON 25,000 GALLONS OF CG. TOTAL FUEL IN TANK INCLUDING CG WAS 1,300,000 GALLONS. CITG O LOCKED TANK AND SELF-REPORTED. MIXTURE DID NOT VIOLATE VO C STANDARD. VIOLATION OF SELLING RFG COMMINGLED WITH CG. F ROM EAST CHICAGO TERMINAL 33,194 BBLS OF RFG CONTAINED 603 B BLS OF CG. CITGO LOCKED TANK. EPA ALLOWED SALE BASED ON FA CT THAT GASOLINE MIXTURE MET RFG STANDARDS. CITGO PAID ECON OMIC BENEFIT OF SELLING 603 BBLS OF CG AS RFG.
Defendants (1)
- CITGO PETROLEUM CORPORATIONNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
CITGO PETROLEUM CORP - EAST CHICAGO TERMINAL
2500 E. CHICAGO AVE., EAST CHICAGO, IN, 46312
Registry ID: 110000397767
Statutes cited
- CAA 211 — Regulation of Fuels - Motor Vehicle and Engine Fuels
Enforcement conclusions (1)
CITGO PETROLEUM CORPORATIONentered 2001-05-06
Primary law: CAA
Federal penalty: $8,041
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2001-05-06Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2001-05-06Final Order Issued
- 2001-10-06Enforcement Action Closed
- 2001-10-25Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 58082
- Case number
- HQ-2001-0583
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- MOB
- Branch
- WFO
- 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-2001-0583 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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