By Renee Sosnowski The Environmental Control Board (ECB) has proposed a Rule to amend its Department of Transportation (DOT) Penalty Schedule. This rule lowers the penalty for failure to obtain a confirmation number for a street opening permit on a protected street. It also adds a separate penalty for failure to obtain a… View more
By Renee Sosnowski Local Law Number 153 (LL 153) for the year 2013 amended various sections of the Administrative Code of the City of New York, including two sections in the Air Pollution Control Code and one section in the Noise Control Code. LL 153 requires the Commissioner of the DEP… View more
By Brian Lafferty The DOB has agreed to waive civil penalties assessed for failure to file Affirmation of Correction (AOC) for the 2102 filing period. These penalties were issued on May 30, 2014. Specifically, the waiver will be granted for the 2012 “Category 1 AOC” cycle. While the penalty has been… View more
By Renee Sosnowski The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has requested that the Environmental Control Board (ECB) amend the Air Asbestos and Air Code Penalty Schedules. Some of these proposed changes have been requested to address evolving industry practices that raise safety concerns, while other changes are being introduced in response… View more
By Renee Sosnowski Local Law 141, which goes into effect on October 1, 2014, amended some requirements, added new requirements and renumbered existing sections of the affected codes. The amendments to rule 102-01 address the changes enacted by Local Law 141 by adding 2014 code sections and descriptions to the table of… View more
By Renee Sosnowski While he’s no longer in power, Mayor Bloomberg finished his term with an interesting ECB law designed to incentivize action for violators. The law – Local Law 153 of 2013 (LL 153/13) – amended the Administrative Code to give those respondents receiving a first violation for certain provisions… View more
By Renee Sosnowski LL141 was signed at the end of 2013, and Rule 103-02 goes into effect next week – on May 5, 2014. Rule 103-02 is being amended to reflect the new provisions enacted by LL141, which changes the timeframe for filing elevator inspections, testing reports, and affirmations of correction,… View more