EPA Enforcement's Next Generation Compliance Initiative
Tuesday, June 2, 2015
11:30 am CT/12:30 pm ET - Lunch
11:45 am CT/12:45 pm ET - Program
Bracewell & Giuliani LLP
Pennzoil Place - South Tower
711 Louisiana Street, Suite 2300
Houston, Texas 77002-2770
713.223.2300
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EPA civil and criminal enforcement offices are implementing their Next Generation Compliance Initiative with a special focus on the oil and gas industry.
It consists of interconnected components, each designed to improve the effectiveness of EPA enforcement:
• Design regulations and permits that are easier to implement
• Use and promote advanced emissions/pollutant detection technology
• Shift toward electronic reporting to help make environmental reporting more accurate, complete
• Expand transparency by making information more accessible to the public
• Develop and use innovative enforcement approaches (e.g., data analytics and targeting) to achieve more widespread compliance
Partners Rich Alonso provided a brief summary of the status of the Next Generation Compliance Initiative as applied to the oil and gas sector, including a discussion of EPA Enforcement’s recent efforts to implement its initiative.
1.00 hours of MCLE participatory hours are approved by the Texas State Bar.
Questions? Contact Ashley McCabe at ashley.mccabe@bgllp.com.