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

Alternate Locations Offering Videoconference
 

Bracewell & Giuliani LLP

1251 Avenue of the Americas

49th Floor

New York 10020

212.508.6100

Bracewell & Giuliani LLP

Washington, D.C.

2000 K Street NW, Suite 500

Washington, D.C. 20006-1872

202.828.5800

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.