The New York Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has proposed an environmental audit incentive policy for businesses and federal, state, and municipal agencies regulated under New York’s environmental laws and regulations. DEC expects the proposed policy to encourage these facilities to conduct self-audits of their operations and adopt effective approaches to prevent violations, including environmental management systems and pollution prevention.1 The DEC’s proposed policy would reach those goals by offering a variety of incentives, including reducingor even waivingpenalties for violations that are discovered, voluntarily disclosed, and expeditiously corrected.
The proposed policy would significantly expand the range of entities eligible to take advantage of Commissioner Policy 19, Small Business Self-Disclosure Policy, which by its terms is applicable only to "small businesses," i.e., a business that is independently owned and operated, not dominant in its field, and employs 100 or fewer individuals.2 The proposed policy, if it becomes effective, would supersede Policy 19. Comments on the proposed policy are due by April 22.
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