The Interior Department’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) today announced the availability of a final rule effective immediately that reassigns safety, environmental oversight, and enforcement-related renewable energy regulations from BOEM to BSEE. The rule includes reassignment of the authority to oversee facility design, fabrication, installation, and safety management systems; [...]
Archive | January, 2023
NOAA Announces ~$64M in Funding for LA Habitat Restoration Projects
NOAA today announced the approval of over $64 million in funding for two habitat restoration projects in Louisiana. Funded by the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection, and Restoration Act Program, the projects to be carried out in partnership with the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority will restore ~724 acres of wetland habitat in St. Bernard Parish and Terrebonne Parish.
Comments Sought on Draft 2022 MMPA Stock Assessment Reports
NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service today announced that it is seeking comments by Monday, Apr. 24 on draft 2022 marine mammal stock assessment reports for marine mammals in the Alaska, Atlantic (includes Gulf of Mexico), and Pacific regions. New information is also requested for strategic stocks that were not updated in 2022. The Marine Mammal Protection Act requires NMFS and the [...]
NOAA Announces Ocean & Coastal Resource Mgmt. Funding Award
NOAA today announced the award of ~$20.5 million in Infrastructure Jobs and Investment Act funding for coordinated ocean and coastal resource management, including $15.7 million for the Gulf of Mexico Alliance, Northeast Regional Ocean Council, Mid-Atlantic Regional Council on the Ocean, and West Coast Ocean Alliance; $1.1 million for four federally-recognized tribes/tribal organizations; and $3.7 million for five U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing [...]
