85 FR 23589
The U.S. Department of State announced that experts may register to access and review the draft World Ocean Assessment through a web-based review and comment system.
85 FR 21660
The U.S. Coast Guard finalized its 2013 proposal to update the liquid chemical categorization tables, aligning them with the International Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk and the International Maritime Organization's Marine Environment Protection Committee circulars from December 2012 and 2013; the final rule provides a list of liquid hazardous materials and liquefied and compressed gases approved for international and domestic maritime transportation and indicates how each substance is categorized by its pollution potential, safe carriage requirements, chemical flammability, combustibility, and compatibility with other substances.
85 FR 16927
The Office of National Marine Sanctuaries announced the new indirect cost rates for the recovery of indirect costs for its component organizations involved in natural resource damage and restoration activities for fiscal year 2010.
85 FR 8213
The Office of National Marine Sanctuaries initiated a review of the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary management plan to evaluate substantive progress toward implementing the goals of the sanctuary and to make revisions to the management plan as necessary to fulfill the purposes and policies of the National Marine Sanctuaries Act.
85 FR 7734
NOAA requested input on the development of a national strategy for mapping, exploring, and characterizing the U.S. exclusive economic zone to inform the Ocean Policy Committee as it works with federal agencies and other stakeholders to develop the strategy.
85 FR 7733
NOAA requested input on the permitting process for ocean research, mapping, and characterization activities to inform the Ocean Policy Committee as it works with federal agencies and other stakeholders to increase the efficiency of permitting and authorization processes for these activities.
84 FR 64699
The president issued a memorandum on November 19, 2019, directing the Ocean Policy Committee that was established by Exec. Order No. 13840 to develop a strategy to map the U.S. exclusive economic zone (EEZ), identify priority areas within the EEZ, and explore and characterize the priority areas; and directing the administrator of NOAA to develop a strategy to map the shoreline and nearshore of Alaska.