Wed Jan 18th, On Environmental Law, by Bick Law LLP
On October 17, 2016, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) of the Department of Transportation publicly issued a general policy statement concerning their civil penalty framework for violations, to help the public better understand how the PHMSA calculates and imposes civil penalties. As the civil penalty framework was only available upon request prior to this issuance, relevant stakeholders could not account for the potential costs of violation. With […]