BSEE Oil Spill Response Division Chief David Moore said the agency hopes "to spur further innovation and to improve upon the techniques and technology available to respond to potential oil spills."
Pinnacle Metal Products faces over $90,000 in proposed penalties.
Dr. David Weil, professor of Markets, Public Policy, and Law and the Everett W. Lord Distinguished Faculty Scholar at Boston University School of Management, was nominated to the post by the president in September 2013.
The rule changes also establish a process for obtaining tax incentives to encourage operators to reducing flaring.