Business Owner Alert: BOI Reporting Deadline Stayed by Court Order
December 9, 2024
by Craig R. Cockrell
As discussed in a recent alert, most business entities are required under the Corporate Transparency Act to file a Beneficial Ownership Information Report with FinCEN by December 31st, 2024. However, a recent federal court order has blocked enforcement of the CTA and delayed the end-of-year…
Compendium of Tools/Methods to Estimate Environmental Benefits for Nature-Based Solutions: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Report Addresses Water Quantity, Climate Mitigation, Air and Habitat
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a November 2024 report titled: A Compendium of Tools and Methods to Estimate Environmental Benefits for Nature-Based Solutions - Environmental Benefits Related to Water Quantity, Climate Mitigation, Air and Habitat (“Report”). See…
Transportation/Hazardous Materials: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Interpretive Letter Addressing Lithium Batteries
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) addressed in an October 16th interpretive letter the application of the Federal Hazardous Materials Regulations (“HMR”) to lithium batteries. See reference No. 24-0034. PHMSA was responding to a May 17th request for interpretation…
Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Fordyce Oriented Strand Board Plant Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Georgia-Pacific Wood Products, LLC (“GP”) entered into a November 12th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged violation of an air permit. See LIS No. 24-155. The CAO provides that…
Non-Hazardous Secondary Materials: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Notes Materials Lifecycle Management Company Name Change to NuCycle Energy
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published in its RCRA Online database a September 10th letter from Materials Life Cycle Management Company (“MLCM”) referencing a name change to NuCycle Energy. The September 10th letter to EPA stated: …as published in RCRA Online Number…