NOAA today announced that it is seeking comments by Monday, Feb. 26 on its intention to seek Office of Management and Budget approval to revise an information collection related to public perceptions of offshore wind energy development along the Gulf of Mexico and off Oregon. The revised voluntary information collection would involve an estimated 9,665 respondents and 3,286 [...]
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POTUS Commemorates ESA’s 50th Anniversary
In a proclamation today, President Biden proclaimed Dec. 28, 2023 as the 50th Anniversary of the Endangered Species Act (ESA), and called upon Americans to “honor all the progress we have made toward protecting endangered species and to work together to conserve our Nation’s incredible biodiversity.” In doing so, Biden said that the ESA has prevented 99% [...]
State Department to Hold Public Meeting Ahead of IMO Gathering
The U.S. State Department today announced that it will hold a public meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 31 in preparation for the 10th Session of the International Maritime Organization’s Subcommittee on Human Element, Training, and Watchkeeping, to be held in London on Feb. 5-9. Meeting agenda items include validated model training courses, role of the human element, reports on unlawful [...]
Public Hearings Announces for Revised Coral Critical Habitat Designation
NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service today announced that it will hold 7 public hearings on its proposed designation of 16 island units comprising 97 square miles of critical habitat for five Indo-Pacific coral species. Six in-person meetings will be held in Guam (Jan. 16), the Northern Mariana Islands (Jan. 18, 23, and 25), and American Samoa (Jan. 18 and 23), with [...]
South Atlantic Fishery Mgmt. Council Meeting to Address Offshore Energy
NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service today announced that the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council will hold a public webinar meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 9 for a presentation on wind energy development in the South Atlantic region. NMFS said that the meeting will provide information on three wind energy projects in the South Atlantic region, including potential project impacts, with a [...]
Applications Sought for IOOS Committee Vacancies
NOAA’s National Ocean Service today announced that applications are being solicited through Wednesday, Jan. 17 for 10 vacancies on the U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System Advisory Committee that will occur on Sept. 14, 2024: Members are appointed as Special Government Employees, and the Committee meets at least once annually. Individuals with expertise in the following areas are [...]
Comments Sought on Floating Offshore Wind Development off California
The Interior Department’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management today announced that it is seeking comments by Tuesday, Feb. 20 on its intent to prepare a programmatic environmental impact statement analyzing the potential impacts of floating offshore wind energy development offshore Humboldt and Morro Bay, California. In conjunction with the comment period, BOEM will hold virtual public meetings on Tuesday, [...]
Oil Spill Advisory Committee to Hold Public Meeting
The Interior Department today announced that the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Public Advisory Committee will hold a virtual public meeting on Monday, Jan. 22. Agenda items include discussion of the Gulf Watch Alaska Long-Term Research and Monitoring Program’s budget reallocation proposal and a public comment session. Established in 1992 following a court-approved settlement between the United States government [...]
State Department Announces Outer Limits of U.S. Continental Shelf
The U.S. State Department today announced the release of geographic coordinates defining the outer limits of the U.S. continental shelf in areas beyond 200 nautical miles from the coast (extended continental shelf), calling it the result of “the largest offshore mapping effort ever conducted by the United States.” Noting that under international law the United States has rights [...]
POTUS Transmits Maritime Treaties for U.S. Senate Consideration
President Biden today transmitted the following two treaties for ratification consideration by the U.S. Senate: the Treaty between the United States of America and the Republic of Cuba on the Delimitation of the Continental Shelf in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico beyond 200 Nautical Miles, and the Treaty between the Government of the United States of [...]
