May 15, 2023: Federal Register (full link below) Inland Waterways Users Board; Request for Nominations The Department of the Army is publishing this notice to request nominations to serve as representatives on the Inland Waterways Users Board (“the Board”), sponsored by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The Board provides independent advice and recommendations to…

The Coast Guard is amending its Risk Group A facility regulations so that their provisions to implement Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) electronic inspection requirements by May 8, 2023, is changed to May 8, 2026. This will revise our regulations to conform with recently passed legislation. The James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for…

The Army Corps of Engineers, Inland Waterways Users Board will conduct a meeting from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. EST on April 13, 2023. This meeting is open to the public. For additional information about the Board, please visit the committee’s website at https://www.iwr.usace.army.mil/​Missions/​Navigation/​Inland-Waterways-Users-Board/​. The Inland Waterways Users Board meeting will be conducted at the…

March 2, 2023: Federal Register (full link below) Maritime Administration (MARAD), Department of Transportation (DOT) has issued a notice of request for comments (RFC). The Maritime Administration (MARAD) invites public comments on our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval of a new information collection. The proposed collection OMB 2133-NEW (Building…

March 3, 2023: Federal Register (full link below) Buy America Request for Information; Federal Ship Financing Program Maritime Administration (MARAD), Department of Transportation (DOT) has issued a notice of request for information (RFI). MARAD, a modal agency of DOT, administers the Federal Ship Financing Program (“Title XI”), which provides loan guarantees to finance the construction…

The Department of Commerce, through the Economic Development Administration (EDA), is seeking information to inform the planning and design of the Distressed Area Recompete Pilot (Recompete Pilot) Program. Responses to this Request for Information (RFI) will inform planning for the implementation of the Recompete Pilot Program. Comments must be received by 5 p.m. Eastern Time…

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense has issued a federal register notice requesting comments; announcement of stakeholder sessions. The public comment period will end on March 21, 2023. To ensure your comment is considered during development of implementation guidance, comments should be received on or before that date. In addition, three stakeholder…

CANCELLED: Great Lakes Pilotage Advisory Committee; February 2023  Notice Number: 2023-00583 Date: February 8, 2023 – Cancelled Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security. ACTION: Notice of cancellation of the Federal Advisory Committee Meeting for the Great Lakes Pilotage Advisory Committee. SUMMARY: The meeting of the Great Lakes Pilotage Advisory Committee scheduled for February 8, 2023,…

January 10, 2023: Natural Disaster Procedures: Preparedness, Response, and Recovery Activities of the Corps of Engineers On November 15, 2022, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (the Corps) published a proposed rule to revise its natural disaster procedures under this part of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), which implements a section of the Flood…

National Maritime Security Advisory Committee Meetings  Notice number: 2023-00068 Date: Tuesday, January 24, 2023, from 9 a.m. until noon (CST), and on Wednesday, January 25, 2023, from 9 a.m. until noon CST U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security.  Notice of Federal Advisory Committee meetings.  The National Maritime Security Advisory Committee (Committee) will conduct a…