Historically, federal civil servants played a critical role in developing and implementing federal policy. The attached article in the Administrative Law Review,published by the American Bar Association in conjunction with the Washington College of Law of the American University, sets forth in Section D on page 54 the critical role career federal employees had in the establishment of centralized regulatory review in the White House Office of Management and Budget.
Administrative Law Review-Tozzi
December 9, 2011
Interior seeks input on how to auction mid-Atlantic waters (Governor’s Wind Energy Coalition
By Phil Taylor • E&E • Posted: Monday, December 5, 2011
The Interior Department today asked the public to suggest ways it should offer hundreds of square miles of water off mid-Atlantic states for offshore wind projects.
The request comes as the agency mulls various auction formats to ensure the public gets a fair return in what could be the nation’s first competitive offshore wind leases off the coasts of Maryland, New Jersey and Virginia.The agency commissioned a study of potential bidding formats and may consider factors including the regional price of electricity, wind farm sizes or state energy policies to determine winning bidders (E&ENews PM, Oct. 14).”We are evaluating several possible auction formats designed to promote offshore wind development by efficiently allocating renewable energy leases while ensuring that the United States receives a fair return,” Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Director Tommy Beaudreau said in a statement this morning. “This is an opportunity for the public to provide input into the proposed set of auction formats.”
December 3, 2011
Questions and answers on the new European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (IEWY News)
From: IEWY News
What is the EMFF?
EMFF is the new financial instrument that will help deliver the growth, jobs and sustainability objectives of the reformed Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) and support the implementation of the EU Integrated Maritime Policy (IMP).
It will underpin the social dimension of the reformed CFP and will create added value for the on-land side of the policy, through, inter-alia, support to the development of aquaculture and to sustainable and inclusive territorial development. EMFF is part of the EU’s multi-annual financial framework for 2014-2020. The envelope devoted to fisheries and maritime affairs over the period is set, in current prices, at €7.4 billion, though this includes partnership agreements with third countries and contributions to regional fisheries management organisations. The EMFF in itself has a budget of € 6.5 billion.