EPA Provides Audit Policy Incentives for New Facility Owners and Announces eDisclosure

摘要

In an effort to promote regulatory compliance, EPA has established policies that provide enforcement relief for companies that voluntarily discover, and promptly disclose and correct, environmental violations. The agency's so-called "audit policy" provides that gravity-based penalties may be waived or reduced for violations that are voluntarily discovered, disclosed, and corrected. In addition, companies that voluntarily discover violations will generally not be recommended for criminal prosecution.