Federal Register - February 2017

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Executive - Executive order mandates that for every new regulation that is introduced, at least two regulations are eliminated and that associated costs of the new regulation are also mitigated. [Volume 82, Number 22 (Friday, February 3, 2017)]

FEMA - The Federal Emergency Management Administration issued new and modified base flood elevations, base flood depths, special flood hazard areas, and flood hazard determinations. [Volume 82, Number 24 (Tuesday, February 7, 2017)]

DOE - The Department of Energy Basic Energy Sciences Advisory Committee (BESAC) will meet to make
recommendations to the basic energy sciences research program on February 23-24 at  Hilton Washington DC/Rockville Hotel & Executive Meeting Center, 1750 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD. [Volume 82, Number 25 (Wednesday, February 8, 2017)]

NASA - The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Ad Hoc Big Data Task
Force will hold an open meeting to discuss soliciting technical information relevant to big data on March 6-7 at NASA Headquarters, 300 E Street SW., Washington, DC. [Volume 82, Number 25 (Wednesday, February 8, 2017)]

USGS - The U.S. Geological Survey Advisory (USGS) Committee on Water Information will hold an open meeting to discuss national water initiative policy topics, and the development and dissemination of water information on February 22-23. [Volume 82, Number 26 (Thursday, February 9, 2017)]

NOAA - The Advisory Committee for the Sustained National Climate Assessment will meet to discuss the Fourth National Climate Assessment process on March 7-8 at the DoubleTree, 8120 Wisconsin
Ave., Bethesda, MA. [Volume 82, Number 28 (Monday, February 13, 2017)]

EPA - The Environmental Protection Agency Draft Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990-2015 is available for public review. Submit your comments by March 17, 2017 [Volume 82, Number 30 (Wednesday, February 15, 2017)]

NASA - The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Institutional Committee of the NASA Advisory Council will hold an open meeting on March 14 from 9 to 5 pm EST at NASA Headquarters, 300 E Street SW., Washington, DC. [Volume 82, Number 30 (Wednesday, February 15, 2017)]

NSF - The National Science Foundation Advisory Committee for Environmental Research and Education will hold an open meeting to discuss support for environmental research and education on March 29 from 9 to 3pm EST at the National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd. Arlington, VA. [Volume 82, Number 31 (Thursday, February 16, 2017)]

NSF - The National Science Foundation Business and Operations Advisory Committee will hold an open meeting to discuss recommendations of the subcommittee on the Implementation of National Academy of Public Administration on March 13 from 1 to 4pm EST at the National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd. Arlington, VA. [Volume 82, Number 32 (Friday, February 17, 2017)]

DOE - The Department of Energy will hold an open meeting of the DOE/NSF High Energy Physics Advisory Panel on March 13 from 12 to 3pm EST. [Volume 82,Number 32 (Friday, February 17, 2017)]

DOE - The National Coal Council will meet in the morning on March 15 at Sheraton Suites, Old Town Alexandria, VA. [Volume 82, Number 33 (Tuesday, February 21, 2017)]

 

EPA - The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will hold a public meeting of the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) to review EPA's Integrated Science Assessment (ISA) for Sulfur Oxides--Health Criteria and Primary National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Sulfur Dioxide on March 20-21 at Residence Inn Arlington Capital View, 2850 South Potomac Avenue, Arlington, VA. [Volume 82, Number 35 (Thursday, February 23, 2017)]

NASA - The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) seeks nominations for the following committees: Astrophysics Advisory Committee (APAC), Earth Science Advisory Committee (ESAC), Heliophysics Advisory Committee (HPAC), and Planetary Science Advisory Committee (PAC). Nominations due by March 8. [Volume 82, Number 35 (Thursday, February 23, 2017)]

NASA - The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Advisory Council; Ad Hoc Task Force on Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education will meet on March 13, at NASA Headquarters, 300 E Street SW., Washington, DC. [Volume 82, Number 36 (Friday, February 24, 2017)]

DOE - The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC) Office of Energy Projects finalized the Guidance Manual for Environmental Report Preparation. [Volume 82, Number 38 (Tuesday, February 28, 2017)]