Inland Waterways Users Board Request for Nominations
By Aimee Andres |
May 5, 2025: Federal Register (full link below) Inland Waterways Users Board Request for Nominations U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army, DoD is publishing this notice to…
Read More Notice of Intent To Prepare a Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) for the Lower Missouri River Flood Risk and Resiliency System Plan
By Tessa Andres |
Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Omaha District and Kansas City District (USACE) intend to jointly prepare a…
Read More Proposals by Non-Federal Interests for Inclusion in the Annual Report to Congress on Future Water Resources Development
By Tessa Andres |
The Acting Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works (ASA(CW)) is soliciting proposals for inclusion in the 2026 Annual Report to Congress on Future Water Resources Development (Annual Report).…
Read More Order of Investigation Into Transit Constraints at International Maritime Chokepoints
By Tessa Andres |
SUMMARY: The Federal Maritime Commission (Commission) has exercised its statutory authority to initiate a nonadjudicatory investigation into transit constraints at international maritime chokepoints, particularly concerning the effects of the laws,…
Read More Removal of CEQ NEPA Regulations
By Tessa Andres |
Council on Environmental Quality issued an Interim final rule and request for comments via the Federal Register on February 25, 2025 (full link below). This interim final rule removes the…
Read More U.S. Coast Guard Final rule; request for comments
By Tessa Andres |
Cybersecurity in the Marine Transportation System A Rule by the Coast Guard on 01/17/2025 The Coast Guard is updating its maritime security regulations by establishing minimum cybersecurity requirements for U.S.-flagged vessels, Outer Continental Shelf…
Read More National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Proposed rule; withdrawal
By Tessa Andres |
Procedures for Considering Environmental Impacts A Proposed Rule by the Transportation Department on 01/17/2025 The Department of Transportation (the Department) is withdrawing a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) issued on…
Read More Corps of Engineers Agency Specific Procedures To Implement the Principles, Requirements, and Guidelines for Federal Investments in Water Resources; Correction
By Tessa Andres |
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) ACF is correcting a final rule (FR) that was published in the Federal Register on December 19, 2024, with an effective date of…
Read More National Multimodal Freight Network: Request for Comments
By Aimee Andres |
National Multimodal Freight Network: Request for Comments The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT or Department) is publishing a draft designation of the National Multimodal Freight Network (NMFN or Network) as…
Read More Procedures to Implement the Principles, Requirements, and Guidelines for Federal Investments in Water Resources
By Tessa Andres |
This rule establishes Agency Specific Procedures (ASPs) for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) to implement the Principles, Requirements, and Guidelines (PR&G) for Federal water resources investments. It provides…
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