95th Arkansas General Assembly: House Bill 1045 Prefiled Addressing Crop Residue Burns
November 25, 2024
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The 95th Arkansas General Assembly will convene on January 13, 2025. Bill filing began on November 15th. Representative Francis Cavenaugh of Walnut Ridge introduced House Bill 1045. The Bill’s provisions include: Requirements for an individual planning a crop residue burn. Addresses liability of…
Transportation/Hazardous Materials: U.S. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Interpretive Letter Addressing Training Requirements
November 25, 2024
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) addressed in a September 24th Interpretive Response Letter (“IRL”) a question regarding the Hazardous Materials Regulations (“HMR”) applicable to training requirements. PHMSA was responding to an April 15th query…
Business Owner Alert: File BOI Report Before Year End
November 22, 2024
by Craig R. Cockrell
As you may be aware, the Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”) requires most private U.S. legal entities to file a Beneficial Ownership Information (“BOI”) report with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, or “FinCEN,” a part of the Department of Treasury. For entities formed before January 1…
RCRA Section 3007 Survey/Drum Reconditioning Facilities: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Public Notices Information Collection Request
November 22, 2024
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published a November 21st Federal Register Notice stating that it has submitted an Information Collection Request (“ICR”) styled: RCRA Section 3007 Survey for Drum Reconditioning Facilities (“ICR”). See 89 Fed. Reg. 92123. An ICR is a set…
Stormwater Enforcement: Oregon Department of Environmental Quality Proposed Order Addressing Portland Metal Services Center
November 22, 2024
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (“ODEQ”) issued a July 11th Notice of Penalty Assessment and Order (“Order”) to I.S.S.C. Incorporated, dba Oregon Metal Services (“OMS”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”)…