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violation ot Mississippi's entorcement board's rules will talce 5 ~—
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"Is anything being done" is "Yes." can he verified by vlewing the one call ' '_ V -1
consiclerthis; while the entorcement database.violationsthatreouire aelcl ' _ ' '
amendment went into ettect Ianuary 1, investigations will he conrlucted by the _ _,
2017, there was still considerable wurk Pipeline satety Division of the Public ' _ _ .
to he done bcfure entorcement could he service commission (PSC) as outlined . ;
admimstered fairly. The eniorcement in the enforcement amendment of "
hoarrl was not completed in Ianuazy as lvlississippis dig law
‘hey “'2” “"1 “'“‘“"g_°“ “""°‘“"“‘“‘” Penalties are as tolluws: tor the finl ‘
to it. Approval of rules to guide the . .
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Mississippi law. If there were violations :‘°°',‘ °‘h"l‘“f°' °‘_‘ _ M . ., 1
that required training, ithad to he d‘.““1““{?_f “ h°“L‘:,°:l°‘[“ ‘?“‘“”‘P'’‘° :-
developerl in advance otentorcement. ‘*3 ?‘“' "“ E .". ‘’ *“’‘' ““““°“'
so, these obstacles had to be dealt "“““‘;5 ““d_/"’ “"“lP°“"“_Y: “S.” .
with lietore the program could move “'9' ° “°‘""' “PP” P"’“‘“‘°"” 3‘ ‘
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alleged violations reported to the so, the answer to the second question . : “ I /92.’
entorcement hoard while the hoard "Why }la.~.n’t someliody already . ,-
could not tairly respond to most of contacted me?" is "If you haven't A“. A, -I.’ _ 3
them from an entorcement perspective already been contacted, you will he ',‘rI_-,’;— « 4e;;..',.
as they occurred hetore rules were contacted very soon." 5?‘ ~. -. -_ "f,_._",
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one thing should he not2d—all the process is tair and reasonable to every r._ j, -‘, ’-‘Y9:-,"'
submissions helped the lioarcl review stakeholder involved. ‘ " :‘. _ ;,_ . .
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ltwas iurthercletermined that all §"{."° ‘;““:‘“““ "“ F‘;‘°"°‘;““‘ "‘ 4;“ '2'-_ :
sulimissions that occiirrerl prior to “E”? “’ “P Y?“ ‘“. °"_“‘ _ _ » V . ,~§».'—
septemher 1, 2017 would not result ’“§““F““g ‘3’*?‘h°§1"‘°!““"."" '’°““'“‘*’ 3 ’ . ' Q
in enforcement action, in an effort to ““‘“°‘“'“‘ W“ ‘ ° ""'““"“ ‘“‘d . I» .. - s 2-‘-
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address the Avlzs in a timely fashion. Mme mm you ‘.3 I
AW” '“.“‘"°d.“f"“ §“"‘"‘b“ 1 “E I encourage all stalceholclers to be aware : I V
lieing actively investigated. If these M‘ hm _ ‘ (11
investigations verity violationshave ‘’ °."“°*""‘°‘ " °“ ”“”“° *3“
occurred, citations will he issued **"P“"““Y “" d*““““‘ ‘“ “‘° 1"” I‘
and appropriate entorcement action Dig satelyl W
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