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SMG POV
The second meeting of the Task Force on Climate Preparedness and Resilience will be held on February 13th, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. The Task Force was developed by President Obama to help advise the federal government on how they can help protect communities from the effects of climate change. The Task Force is part of the President’s Climate Action Plan.
Among those attending are:
Nancy Sutley, Chair, White House Council on Environmental Quality
David Agnew, Director, White House Intergovernmental Affairs
Gina McCarthy, Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Daniel Poneman, Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Energy
Jerry Brown, Governor of California
Eric Garcetti, Mayor of Los Angeles
Members of the State, Local and Tribal Leaders Task Force on Climate Preparedness and Resilience
FEATURED PROJECT
PROBLEM
A local company engaged in manufacturing imported a small amount of a chemical substance defined under TSCA. Faced with a potential EPA enforcement action with penalties assessed for noncompliance under TSCA of up to $32,500 per day per violation, the company called SMG for help.
SMG'S APPROACH
SMG analyzed the company’s current TSCA procedures and assisted the company in developing a proactive, cost-effective compliance procedure. SMG also facilitated a training program to educate employees about TSCA.
MG worked with the company to develop mechanisms that assured adherence with the policies that were being implemented for compliance. Procedures to promptly correct any potential violations and prevent future violations were also put into place.
RESULTS
SMG was able to show that the company complied with the relevant TSCA regulations and was improving their TSCA policies and procedures to assure that future issues were less likely to occur. The company was not subjected to the proposed penalties and now has mechanisms in place to maintain TSCA compliance.