Tag: self-disclosure

DOJ’s Updated Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy

By Lisa Whitley Coleman, EHS Daily Advisor Mar 31, 2023 EHS Administration

Updated: Mar 31, 2023

In March 2023, the Environmental Crimes Section (ECS) of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Environment and Natural Resources Division (ENRD) issued revisions to its Voluntary Self-Disclosure (VSD) Policy. The revisions set forth: Standards for what constitutes a VSD of misconduct to the ECS, A description of benefits ECS prosecutors will confer on companies that […]

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A Look at EPA’s Audit Policy and Voluntary Self-Disclosure

By Lisa Whitley Coleman, EHS Daily Advisor Feb 19, 2021 Enforcement and Inspection

Updated: Feb 19, 2021

On February 5, 2021, the EPA posted updated Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for its Audit Policy, formally titled “Incentives for Self- Policing: Discovery, Disclosure, Correction and Prevention of Violations.” This policy provides incentives, such as penalty waivers, for regulated entities to prevent, discover, disclose, and correct environmental violations on a voluntary basis.

A Look at the EPA’s Audit Policy and Self-Disclosure

By Amanda Lavelle, BLR Editor Jul 28, 2020 COVID-19

Updated: Jul 28, 2020

On March 26, 2020, the EPA’s Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assistance (OECA) issued a temporary enforcement discretionary policy due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Generally, the policy states that “regulated entities should make every effort to comply with their environmental compliance obligations,” but the EPA does not expect to seek penalties for violations of routine compliance […]