Using an Interactive Public Docket to Transmit Views to CEQ on a 24/7 Basis on its Initiative to Amend the NEPA Guidelines

 Editors  Note:  The paragraphs  below describe CRE’s program to utilize an Interactive Public Docket to keep CEQ apprised of pertinent events affecting its review of  NEPA guidelines.  Issues presented by select organizations are presented below and the  public is encouraged to offer their comments by clicking  on the  “comments” link in the upper  left hand corner of this post or the comparable link in the Discussion Forum which contains the article.

  CRE              CRE Announces  24/7  IPD Review of CEQ NEPA Recommendations

 NRDC            Seismic  Exploration

  CRE              Adverse Impact of CEQ’s  Regulations on the Fishing Industry

Ocean Task Force Report Emphasizes Information Quality Standards

On August 2, 2010, the Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force announced the public availability of its “Final Recommendations of the Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force.”  These recommendations are available online at http://www.whitehouse.gov/files/documents/OPTF_FinalRecs.pdf.

 In summary, they are:  

1)  Protect, maintain, and restore the health and biological diversity of ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes ecosystems and resources;

 2)  Improve the resiliency of ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes ecosystems, communities, and economies;

 3)  Bolster the conservation and sustainable uses of land in ways that will improve the health of ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes ecosystems;