The Bureau of Environmental and Coastal Quality\u2019s Division of Coastal Resources Management has assessed a $6,0000 penalty against GPPC Inc.\/K-Parts through a consent order entered on March 17, 2021. <\/p>\n
In its enforcement notice on Feb. 9, 2021, DCRM alleged that K-Parts, a subsidiary of GPPC, Inc., sold graded material from a project site in Gualo Rai without a valid DCRM permit and, in doing so, participated in an unauthorized quarrying activity. A quarry is a \u201cmajor siting\u201d that must be permitted prior to commencement of quarrying activity. The parties entered into a consent order as a good faith settlement of the enforcement issue. The consent order is not considered an admission of a violation. The penalty has been paid to the CNMI Department of Finance. <\/p>\n
Compliance with permitting requirements is critical to ensuring that development of all projects located in an area of particular concern or constitute a \u201cmajor siting\u201d does not have an adverse impact on the CNMI\u2019s coastal resources. <\/p>\n
\u201cDCRM is pleased that the parties were able to resolve this enforcement issue without the time and expense of a formal enforcement hearing, and hopes news of this settlement will remind all developers in the CNMI to obtain a permit from DCRM before starting any regulated activity,\u201d said DCRM enforcement officer Tom Pangelinan. <\/p>\n
DCRM\u2019s permitting regulations can be found on cnmilaw.org in Chapter 15-20 of the Administrative Code. Additional information and guidance can be found on DCRM\u2019s website at www.dcrm.gov.mp. (PR)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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