EPA RMP citations @ chemical manufacturing facility (NH3 & $37K)

Respondent owned and operated a chemical manufacturing facility that manufactures nitrogenous fertilizer. The facility processes natural gas to produce anhydrous ammonia. Anhydrous ammonia is the only regulated substance present at the facility and is used in the following processes or areas of the process: ammonia manufacturing, ammonia storage and loading, nitric acid (56%) manufacturing, nitdc acid (56%) storage and urea manufacturing. Respondent has fixed storage facilities to store up to 34,000,000 pounds of anhydrous ammonia. Respondent’s covered Urea Plant and associated anhydrous ammonia process is subject to the Chemical Accident Prevention Provisions requirements of Section 112(r)(7) of the CAA and is listed as one of the specific NAICS codes found at 40 C.F.R. § 68.1O(d)(1) and is subject to the OSHA PSM requirements as set forth in 29 C.F.R.§1910.119. Three areas at Respondent’s Facility are listed as covered processes subject to RMP Program 3 requirements, including:

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