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Under Settlement ExxonMobil Agrees to Pay $92,000 for EOP Noncompliance
The Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas and ExxonMobil Oil Corporation and ExxonMobil Refining & Supply Company, a subsidiary of Exxon Mobil Corporation, enter into a Settlement Agreement and Report to the Commission.
Under the settlement agreement ExxonMobil would pay $92,000 penalty to resolve ExxonMobil’s alleged failure to file an initial emergency operations plan (EOP) concerning the Emergency Operations Plan or EOP, under 16 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) § 25.53(c)(1) and (c)(3).
“The agreement resolves and concludes Commission Staff’s investigation of the ExxonMobil Entities for violations of 16 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) § 25.53(c)(1) and (c)(3), related to filing an initial emergency operations plan (EOP) and either annual updates or annual affidavits concerning said EOP.”
“Because ExxonMobil Oil Corporation and Exxon Mobil Corporation were registered as PGCs and ExxonMobil Power and Gas Services was certified as a REP before April 15, 2022, the ExxonMobil Entities were required to file their initial EOPs and executive summaries in Project No . 53385 – Project to Submit Emergency Operations Plans and Related Documents Under 16 TAC § 25 . 53 – no later than April 18 , 2022 , in accordance with 16 TAC § 25.53(c)(1).5
“Beginning in 2023, the ExxonMobil Entities were required to file an updated EOP or an affidavit by March 15th of each year in accordance with 16 TAC § 25.53(c)(3).
“The ExxonMobil Entities failed to timely file its initial EOP and an executive summary in Project No. 53385 by April 18, 2022, as required under 16 TAC § 25.53(c)(1).”
“Commission Staff recommends, and the ExxonMobil Entities agrees to pay, an administrative penalty of $92,000 for the violations detailed in this agreement.”
“The ExxonMobil Entities agree to make any necessary revisions to its internal policies and procedures to ensure that annual EOP updates or affidavits are timely filed for future calendar years.”
“This agreement resolves all matters related to the ExxonMobil entities’ violations related to 16 TAC § 25.53(c) as described herein.”
