Respondent is the owner and operator of the facility that produces anhydrous ammonia, urea fertilizer, and urea-ammonium nitrate which are loaded on trucks and railcars for distribution. The Respondent’s Facility chemical processes meet the definition of “process” and “covered process”, as defined by 40 C.F.R. § 68.3. The Respondent’s RMP program level 3 covered processes store or otherwise uses a regulated substance in an amount exceeding the applicable threshold. Respondent has greater than a threshold quantity of Methane (Flammable), Hydrogen (Flammable), Anhydrous Ammonia (Toxic), and Chlorine (Toxic), in processes at the Facility, meeting the definition of “covered process” as defined by 40 C.F.R. § 68.3.
EPA conducted a virtual partial compliance evaluation of the Facility from September 15, 2020, to September 30, 2020.