Proposed Assessment of Clean Water Act Class II Administrative Penalty and Opportunity To Comment

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EPA is providing notice of a proposed administrative penalty for an alleged violation of the Clean Water Act by Chevron U.S.A., Inc. EPA is also providing notice of opportunity to comment on the proposed penalty. EPA is authorized under section 311(b)(6) of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(6), to assess a civil penalty after providing the person subject to the penalty notice of the proposed penalty and the opportunity for a hearing, and after providing interested persons public notice of the proposed penalty and a reasonable opportunity to comment on its issuance. Under section 311(b)(6), any owner, operator, or person in charge of a vessel, onshore facility, or offshore facility in violation of the regulations issued under section 311(j) of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1321(j), ("Oil Pollution Prevention Regulations" -40 CFR part 112) may be assessed a civil penalty of up to $137,500 by EPA in a "Class II" administrative penalty proceeding. Class II proceedings under section 311(b)(6) of the Clean Water Act are conducted in accordance with the "Consolidated Rules of Practice Governing the Administrative Assessment of Civil Penalties and the Revocation and Suspension of Per