Stormwater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Izard County Sand and Gravel Mine Operator Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Spring Creek Materials, Inc. (“Spring Creek”) entered into a March 11th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged violation of a Clean Water Act National Pollution Discharge…
COBRA Subsidy Update: IRS provides penalty relief and instructions for applying Employment Tax credits
April 15, 2021
by Nathan A. Read
On Tuesday, the IRS published Notice 2021-24, which provides penalty relief for an employer’s failure to timely deposit Employment Taxes[1] related to the American Rescue Plan Act’s (ARPA) COBRA subsidy credits. The Notice includes instructions to employers on how to apply COBRA Credits in…
National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) 2021 Spring Meeting Summary
The Mitchell Williams Insurance Regulatory team of lawyers attended the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) 2021 Spring National Meeting which was held April 7-14. Even though virtual, the Meeting had a robust agenda with over 20 separate individual Committee and Task Force…
Municipal Solid Waste Landfills/NESHAP: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Proposes Technical Revisions/Clarifications
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published in the April 13th Federal Register proposed technical revisions and clarifications addressing a Clean Air Act National Emission Standard for Hazardous Air Pollutants (“NESHAP”). See 86 Fed. Reg. 19176. The technical revisions and…
Dicamba/Arkansas Plant Board: Special Called Meeting/Public Hearing Scheduled for May 3rd
The Arkansas Plant Board (“APB”) issued a notice for a Special Called meeting and public hearing (“Meeting”) to be held on May 3rd. The purpose of the Meeting is described as considering: . . . changes for the use of discamba in the State of Arkansas. The APB meeting notice describes procedures…