Most commercial and industrial businesses are subject to various degrees of environmental regulation and the Maritime industry is no exception.
The BSW Environmental Section can provide specific assistance to:
- Determine compliance with Coast Guard regulations
- Identify the need for specific regulatory plans, such as the
- Operations Manual
- Response Plan
- Determine applicability of Vessel General Permit
- Spill response coordination and interaction with regulatory agencies
Experience shows that it is far more efficient to achieve and maintain compliance with applicable environmental rules prior to an inspection by a regulatory agency. Ignoring the need for a permit or compliance with the rules could subject the business to large and unnecessary penalties and costs. The BSW Environmental Section can:
- Determine the compliance status of the company
- Identify non-compliance or the need for a permit
- Suggest corrective action for regulatory deficiencies
- Address issues, as necessary, with appropriate regulatory agency
- Defend enforcement actions issued by a regulatory agency
- Negotiate settlements of penalty actions
- Assist in the permit process
- Prepare the Environmental Assessment Statement
- Guide company efforts in the public hearing process
- Prepare comments in support of permit
- Respond to public comments
- Provide appropriate environmental consultants to handle technical issues.
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