Cases — 4306603

As of Oct 2, 2026.

Activity name

NATIONAL COOPERATIVE REFINERY ASSOCIATION (NCRA)

Case number

07-2001-0170

Case name

NATIONAL COOPERATIVE REFINERY ASSOCIATION (NCRA)

Region code

07

Fiscal year

2001

Activity type code

JDC

Activity type desc

Judicial

Activity status code

CLS

Activity status desc

Closed

Activity status date

2003-02-22

Lead agency

EPA

Case status date

2003-02-22

Enforcement outcome code

ELP

Enforcement outcome desc

Litigated With Penalty

Hq division

AIR

Branch

RGAE

Voluntary self disclosure

false

Multimedia flag

false

Summary text

5/16/01: ON MAY 2, 2001, REGION VII SENT A REFERRAL PACKAGE TO DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE CLEAN AIR AC T BY DEFENDANT NATIONAL COOPERATIVE REFINERY ASSOCIATION (NC RA). NCRA IS A COOPERATIVE WHICH OPERATES A REFINERY IN COF FEYVILLE, KANSAS. IN NOVEMBER 1999, NCRA NOTIFIED EPA AND K ANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (KDHE) OF IT VOLU NTARY SELF-DISCLOSURE OF POTENTIAL VIOLATIONS OF SECTIONS 11 0 AND 111 OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT, 42 U.S.C. aa 7410 AND 7411, PARTICULARLY THE NEW SOURCE REVIEW AND PREVENTION OF SIGNIFI CANT DETERIORATION (PSD) REGULATIONS AT K.A.R. 28-19-17A (IN CORPORATING 40 C.F.R. a 52.21), AND THE NEW SOURCE PERFORMAN CE STANDARDS (NSPS) AT 40 C.F.R. PART 60. NCRA DISCLOSED TH AT THE VIOLATIONS WERE DISCOVERED THROUGH A SELF-AUDIT PROCE SS, BUT THAT FURTHER REVIEW WAS NEEDED TO SORT OUT THE POTEN TIAL VIOLATIONS AND HISTORICAL DATA. NCRA SUBMITTED ITS SEL F-AUDIT REPORT TO EPA AND KDHE ON SEPTEMBER 19, 2000. EPA, KDHE, AND NCRA HAVE RECENTLY MADE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS TOWARD REACHING AGREEMENT ON COMPLIANCE WITH RESPECT TO THE VIOLATIONS. A FOLLOW-UP MEETING BETWEEN EPA'S, KDHE'S, AND NCRA'S TECHNICAL STAFF IS SCHEDULED FOR MAY 15, 2001. P ATRICK FOLEY, EPA REGION 3, WILL ATTEND THIS MEETING. MR. F OLEY HAS BEEN INVOLVED WITH THE NATIONAL REFINERY SETTLEMENT S AT EPA HEADQUARTERS. A PRE-MEETING BETWEEN TECHNICAL AND LEGAL STAFF OF KDHE AND EPA, INCLUDING MR. FOLEY, WILL OCCUR ON MAY 14, 2001. EPA PREVIOUSLY REFERRED VIOLATIONS AGAINS T NCRA UNDER THE CLEAN WATER ACT, THE RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT, THE EMERGENCY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY RIGHT -TO-KNOW ACT, THE COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE, COMP ENSATION AND LIABILITY ACT, AND THE CLEAN AIR ACT TO DEPARTM ENT OF JUSTICE. NEGOTIATIONS ON THIS CASE HAVE BEEN PROCEED ING SEPARATELY.

Created at

2026-10-02T02:02:59.061315+00:00

Updated at

2026-10-02T02:02:59.061315+00:00

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