Common Contracts
1 similar Consent Agreement and Order contracts
CONSENT AGREEMENT AND ORDERConsent Agreement and Order • October 11th, 2020
The U.S. Department of Transportation, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), and Belle Fourche Pipeline Company (Belle Fourche or Respondent), have engaged in settlement discussions regarding the resolution of PHMSA’s enforcement action CPF No. 5-2016- 5013H brought against Respondent and the Petition for Review filed by Belle Fourche in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, Case No. 17-9529. As a result of these discussions, PHMSA and Belle Fourche (collectively, Parties) agree that a settlement of this matter is in the best interests of the Parties and the public and will avoid further administrative proceedings or litigation. The Parties further agree that the entry of this Consent Agreement and Order (Agreement and Order) is the most appropriate means of accomplishing that objective.
