One draft chapter is now available for public review as part of the Bay Area IRWM Plan Update process:   Chapter 1: Governance Please visit the BAIRWMP website at: http://bairwmp.org/bairwm-2013-plan-update/public-drafts/drafts to access the draft chapters.  How to provide comments Please submit your substantive comments on Chapter 1 using a Chapter Review Form (available at the [...]

The Port of Redwood City Happy Maritime Day       Celebrating May 22 National Maritime Day  National Maritime Day is a United States holiday created to recognize the maritime industry. It is observed on May 22, the date that the American steamship Savannah set sail from Savannah, Georgia to Liverpool, England, on the first [...]

  AnnouncementMay 21, 2013   Briscoe Ivester & Bazel LLP is pleased to announce that Peter Prows has become a Partner in the firm and J. Cleve Livingston has joined the firm as Of Counsel. Messrs. Prows and Livingston practice, as does their firm, Land Use and Development, Natural Resources, and Environmental Law.     [...]

The June 2013 issue of SEAPOWER NOW AVAILABLE AS A DIGITAL EDITION Go to www.seapowermagazine.org P. 3 President’s Message. Commitment and Perseverance. P. 70 New York Council honors industry, military, city leaders. P. 72 San Diego Council aids Freedom Station; honors recruiters, enlisted women. P. 73 Key West Council introduces STEM project in local schools. [...]

  The FY 2013 PSGP is one of the Department’s FY 2013 grant programs that directly support maritime transportation infrastructure security activities. PSGP is one tool in the comprehensive set of measures authorized by Congress and implemented by the Administration to strengthen the Nation’s critical infrastructure against risks associated with potential terrorist attacks. The vast [...]

  Join us in welcoming senior fisheries biologist Chris Fitzer. Chris will collaborate with ESA’s restoration specialists, fish biologists and aquatic ecologists to lead impact analyses on a variety of projects, including large, complex studies in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and other interconnected aquatic ecosystems and waterways. Chris brings more than 17 years of experience [...]

BLM Issues Revised Proposed Fracking Regulations 05.20.2013 Introduction The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has issued a revised proposed rule for regulating hydraulic fracturing—or “fracking.”  On May 16, 2013, BLM issued a Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking revising its original regulatory proposal from a year ago. The proposed rule applies only to hydraulic fracturing conducted on [...]

President Obama Issues Order for Streamlined Review Process On Friday, May 17, President Obama issued a presidential memorandum to several federal agencies and departments entitled, “Modernizing Federal Infrastructure Review and Permitting Regulations, Policies, and Procedures.” The memorandum builds upon the President’s March 2012 Executive Order that launched an initiative to improve the efficiency of federal [...]