Enforcement and Compliance Assurance. Compliance and enforcement activities to be accomplished during the term of the FY20/21 Agreement are included in the individual media program plans. However, a summary of Region 5 and Illinois EPA roles in compliance and enforcement is helpful. The following points serve as a foundation for the Region 5 and Illinois EPA relationships in respect to compliance and enforcement activities: • Apply the most effective use of tools to encourage and maintain the compliance of sources of all sizes. This would include compliance assistance, administrative and/or civil enforcement, and criminal enforcement. • Use joint up-front planning to coordinate priorities, maximize agency resources, avoid duplication of efforts, eliminate surprises, and institutionalize communication. • Manage for environmental results which support each Agency’s environmental goals and objectives. • Ensure that compliance and enforcement information is complete, accurate, and timely consistent with Region 5 and Illinois EPA policies. Under this Agreement, Region 5 and Illinois EPA retain their authorities and responsibilities to conduct compliance assistance, compliance monitoring, and enforcement. These activities will be conducted in the spirit of cooperation and trust. Specific compliance and enforcement data needs will be discussed and shared per each Agency’s applicable policies and regulations.
Enforcement and Compliance Assurance. Compliance and enforcement activities to be accomplished during the term of this PPA are included in the detailed State program plans; however, a summary of the federal and MPCA roles in compliance and enforcement is helpful. The following tenets serve as the foundation for the EPA-MPCA relationships with respect to Enforcement and Compliance Assistance activities: • Explore the most effective application of the full spectrum of compliance tools - from compliance assistance through compliance assurance, administrative/civil enforcement to criminal prosecution - to encourage/maintain the compliance of sources of all sizes. • Use joint up-front planning to coordinate priorities, maximize agency resources, avoid duplication of efforts, eliminate surprises and institutionalize communication. • Manage for environmental results which support the respective agencies’ environmental goals and objectives. • MPCA will ensure that compliance and enforcement information is complete, accurate and timely, consistent with EPA policies and the ICR. There is a continuing role for EPA in environmental protection in the State of Minnesota. EPA carries out its responsibilities in the enforcement arena in a variety of ways. The Agency acts as an environmental xxxxxxx, ensuring that national standards for the protection of human health and environment are implemented, monitored and enforced consistently in all States. EPA can assist MPCA in conducting inspections and conduct joint enforcement actions with the State and its local government partners. EPA can also conduct enforcement actions as discussed below and provide compliance and technical assistance to the State and its regulated entities. Under this PPA, EPA and MPCA retain their authorities and responsibilities to conduct enforcement and compliance assistance, and such enforcement will be accomplished in the spirit of cooperation and trust. Specific compliance and enforcement data needs will be discussed and shared per each agency’s applicable policies and regulations. Specific federal enforcement and compliance assistance responsibilities include but are not limited to the following: • Work on National Priorities (e.g. multi-media inspections, companies with significant company-wide non-compliance in several states, and OECA Priorities) and Regional Priorities • Ensuring a level playing field and National consistency across State boundaries • Addressing interstate and international pollution (watersheds, air sheds, or o...
Enforcement and Compliance Assurance. The Enforcement Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) negotiated between the LDEQ and EPA is to establish a coordinated enforcement program that effectively contributes to improvements in the environment. The MOU is included as Appendix B to the PPA. In the areas of compliance assistance and enforcement, EPA commits to establishing with the LDEQ a dynamic agreement which will fully articulate the complementary activities to be carried out in Louisiana each fiscal year. Priorities, projects and commitments will change from year to year based on successes of the past as well as the unique concerns, interests and strengths of each agency.
Enforcement and Compliance Assurance. Program specific compliance and enforcement activities accomplished during the term of this PPA are included in the detailed branch level priorities and the State program specific plans. The following tenets serve as the foundation for Ohio EPA-USEPA relationships with respect to compliance and enforcement activities: • Utilize the most effective application of compliance tools to encourage regulated facilities to maintain and, where possible, exceed compliance with environmental laws (e.g., compliance assistance, compliance assurance, administrative/civil enforcement and criminal prosecution). • Utilize joint preplanning to coordinate priorities, maximize agency resources, avoid duplication of efforts, eliminate “surprises” and institutionalize communication. • Manage for internal and/or external environmental results. In addition to providing guidance to Ohio EPA, USEPA has a continuing role in environmental protection in the State of Ohio. USEPA carries out its responsibilities in a variety of ways, including: • Acting as an environmental xxxxxxx, ensuring that national standards for the protection of human health and environment are implemented, monitored and enforced consistently in all states. • Assisting in conducting inspections and enforcement actions. • Providing compliance and technical assistance to the State and its regulated entities. • Providing science based information to the State and its regulated entities. Under this PPA agreement, Ohio EPA and USEPA retain their individual authorities and responsibilities to conduct enforcement and compliance assistance. Enforcement will be accomplished in the spirit of cooperation and trust. Specific Federal enforcement and compliance assistance responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following: • Working on National and Regional Priorities. • Ensuring a level playing field and national consistency across State boundaries. • Addressing interstate and international pollution (e.g., watersheds and ambient air). • Addressing criminal violations. • Conducting enforcement to assure compliance with Federal consent decrees, consent agreements, Federal interagency agreements, judgments and orders. • Conducting State reviews in accordance with the National State Review Framework. USEPA R5 has recently reviewed Ohio EPA's Clean Air Act (CAA), Clean Water Act (CWA), and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) enforcement programs under the State Review Framework. The final State Review Framew...
