Compliance and Enforcement News Release (HQ): TODAY: Federal Officials to Announce Pipeline Oil Spill Settlement with BP Alaska

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 3, 2011


TODAY: Federal Officials to Announce Pipeline Oil Spill Settlement with BP Alaska

WASHINGTON– Officials representing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (EPA), the U.S. Department of Justice Environment and Natural Resources Division (ENRD) and Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) will announce a major settlement impacting the environment and pipeline safety on Alaska’s North Slope.

WHO:               Cynthia Giles, Assistant Administrator, EPA
                        Ignacia S. Moreno, Assistant Attorney General, ENRD
                        Cynthia L. Quarterman, Administrator, DOT-PHMSA
                        Karen Loeffler, United States Attorney, District of Alaska

WHAT:             Pipeline Oil Spill Settlement with BP Exploration Alaska

WHEN:             Tuesday, May 3, 2011, 1:00 p.m. EDT

WHERE:           Participant Dial-in Number: (800) 860-2442

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