On January 18, 2017 the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) published an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM), stating that the agency is considering amended the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) to establish vapor pressure limits for the transportation of crude oil and potentially all Class 3 flammable liquid hazardous materials. The PHMSA issued the ANPRM in response to a petition for rulemaking filed by the New York Attorney General.
Adverse possession is a legal doctrine that allows a person to acquire legal title to real estate by taking possession of the property for a prescribed amount of time. This doctrine becomes more complex in the oil and gas industry because the surface and mineral estate can be severed, and titled vested in different owners. Then the mineral estate is divided into working interest, royalty interest, overriding royalty interest, and non-participating royalty interest and others. Some of these interests are subject to adverse possession while others are not. Our oil and gas practice group prepared this article to assist you in navigating the common oil and gas interests in Arkansas.
Industries for the Environment, a publication for the Arkansas Environmental Federation, recently published an article authored by PPGMR Law attorney Chad Wood entitled, "The Long and Winding Path of Arkansas' Regional Haze Regulation."
Jamie Fugitt, a partner with PPGMR Law in Little Rock, was appointed by Mayor Mark Stodola as the newest member of the Little Rock Sister Cities Commission. The LRSCC serves to foster relationships between the City of Little Rock and its Sister City partners across the globe by promoting mutual cross-cultural understanding, providing regular interaction and informational exchange, and creating economic development opportunities.
The Environmental Protection Agency has sent its revised Risk Management Program Rule to the White House Office of Management and Budget for pre-publication review. The EPA’s Risk Management Program applies to facilities that use or store a certain threshold amount of hazardous substances.
