Industry Attorneys Question Need For EPA Fees For RMP, Spill Programs

Industry officials are raising significant hurdles to the Trump administration's proposal to charge fees to assist facilities in complying with the agency's accident and spill prevention rules, arguing such a program is unnecessary or that companies will need liability waivers or other incentives to participate. “If you’re a regulated entity there has to be a compelling enough incentive to invite a regulatory visit,” one industry source says, noting that EPA's budget justification describes the program as including an on-site walk-through...