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Agency Inspections: Agency Internal Procedure
As with any agency practice, personnel/agency preparation is important. Prior to an inspection, an the agency will: (a) determine the scope and objectives of the inspection; (b) coordinate, as necessary, the inspection activities
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Agency Inspections - Agency Perspective: Why Inspect?
The USEPA inspections are performed for a number of purposes which include routine assessment of statutory and regulatory compliance, review of the facility activity and status with respect to a previously filed administrative enforcement action, review of
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Agency Inspections, Part 2
Various statutes provide the authority that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the United States Environmental Protection Agency utilize in conducting inspections. The statutory provisions are
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Agency Inspections, Part 1
There is a continued emphasis on enforcement activity begun in the 1980’s by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”). It seems that each fiscal year new records are being set
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Oftentimes, the only difference between a civil/administrative investigation and a criminal investigation is who gets to the facility first, the civil inspector or the criminal investigator. With than in mind, the Department of Justice has set forth
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On September 12, 2006, the Senate Judiciary Committee took testimony on the Thompson Memorandum. The hearing, which began at 9:30 a.m. EDT, included two panels of witnesses. As a part of the panel testimony, Deputy Attorney General Paul McNulty
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Statutory Use Immunity, Part 2
CERCLA also provides use immunity but it is different from the CWA. CERCLA immunity is not limited to the notice alone, but also includes the fruits thereof: “Notification received pursuant to this subsection or information obtained by the exploitation of such notification shall not be used
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Statutory Use Immunity, Part 1
Use immunity generally precludes the government from using testimony or other information compelled by law or any information directly or indirectly derived from such testimony of other information against the witness in any criminal case. 18 U.S.C. § 6002. There is no use immunity for
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Monitoring the Grand Jury Proceeding
Grand jurors are bound to secrecy; they cannot discuss testimony outside of the grand jury chambers. Witnesses, however, are not subject to the same constraints; they are free to discuss and disclose their testimony to anyone they choose. Even though this is true, the witnesses are “counseled” not to say anything. Where possible, legal counsel should interview them after their testimony is given to the grand jury. Legal counsel should also compare subpoenas and obtain copies from cooperating third parties of what is produced to the grand jury.
Short post . . . more later.