The Energy Law

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Specifically, Section 3544 of the Act expands the definition of “Qualified Agreement Vessels” to include all vessels engaged in the foreign or domestic trade of the United States. Several years ago, the definition of Qualified Agreement Vessels was expanded to include the short sea transportation trade.

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The Energy Law

MARCH 8, 2018

Smith, President & CEO of OMSA (Offshore Marine Service Association) It’s wonderful to have people at such a high level take time out of their day to share the latest and greatest of what’s going on locally in our industry. President of OMSA (Offshore Marine Services Association), Aaron C.

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The Energy Law

MAY 4, 2023

In the final rule, BSEE amended its regulations to add a new regulatory definition of RUE and to incorporate RUEs, RUE holders, and prior RUE holders throughout the decommissioning regulations located at 30 C.F.R. 250.1700, et seq. BSEE added a new paragraph (c) to 30 C.F.R.

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The Energy Law

JUNE 1, 2016

The Corps’ definition of whether property constitutes “waters of the United States” is significant because the Clean Water Act regulates the discharge of pollutants into “the waters of the United States.” The Corps has defined the waters of the United States very broadly, along the lines of the Commerce Clause. 33 CFR § 328.3(a)(3)

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The Energy Law

SEPTEMBER 4, 2015

Noting that “[t]he Louisiana Supreme Court has never interpreted the One-Call Statute’s definition of ‘excavation’” and, the panel made what it termed an “ Erie guess” holding that a vessel that anchors without first placing a One-Call does not violate the One-Call Statute.

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The Energy Law

JUNE 14, 2023

It also directed the Council on Environmental Quality to issue new guidance on how agencies should implement the expanded definition of EJ and updated agency directives contained in the order, including evaluating updated EJ considerations during NEPA review of federal actions.

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The Energy Law

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

The main updates that EPA has included in the draft Guidance include updating several key definitions and concepts so that they align with the terms used in Executive Order 14096. “EJ EJ Concerns.”

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The Energy Law

MAY 26, 2023

In 2019, the Trump administration repealed that rule and replaced it with a narrower definition, limiting jurisdiction to traditional navigable waters, their tributaries, lakes, and adjacent wetlands. In 2023, the agencies, under the Biden administration, again revised the definition, returning it to the pre-2015 Rapanos framework.

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