🎆Coast Guard Enforces Safety Zone for Fireworks in Beach Haven, NJ
The Coast Guard will enforce a safety zone in Little Egg Harbor, NJ, to provide for the safety of life on navigable waterways during a barge-based fireworks display. Our regulation for marine events within the USCG East District (formerly the Fifth Coast Guard District) identifies the boundaries of the regulated area. During the enforcement period, no person or vessel may enter, remain in, or transit through the regulated area, and anyone in the vicinity must comply with directions from the Patrol Commander or any Official Patrol displaying a Coast Guard ensign.
Learn More🏺Inventory Completion Notice
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), The Newark Museum of Art has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and associated funerary objects and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice.
Learn More🏛️Notice of Inventory Completion at Newark Museum of Art
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), The Newark Museum of Art has completed an inventory of human remains and has determined that there is no lineal descendant and no Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization with cultural affiliation.
Learn More🌍FERC Notice on Final General Conformity Reevaluation for Gas Project
The Department of Energy's FERC issued a notice outlining the Final General Conformity Determination Reevaluation for the Northeast Supply Enhancement Project by Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company. The evaluation assesses potential air quality impacts and confirms compliance with state air quality plans through emissions reduction measures. The full document is available online for public access.
Learn More🗣️Notice of Public Meeting by New Jersey Advisory Committee to U.S. Civil Rights
Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the rules and regulations of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (Commission) and the Federal Advisory Committee Act, that the New Jersey Advisory Committee (Committee) to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights will a public meeting via Zoom. The purpose is for the committee to discuss topic ideas.
Learn More🚢Complaint Filed Against Wallenius Wilhelmsen by Worldwide Nexus Logistics
A complaint has been submitted to the Federal Maritime Commission by Worldwide Nexus Logistics, LLC against Wallenius Wilhelmsen, alleging violations of maritime regulations related to shipping documentation. The case now awaits legal proceedings, with a decision expected by early 2027.
Learn More🌫️EPA Proposes Approval of NJ's Second PM2.5 Maintenance Plan
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve, under the Clean Air Act (CAA), the limited maintenance plan (LMP) for the 2006 PM<INF>2.5</INF> national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS) for the New Jersey portion of both of New Jersey's multi-state maintenance areas: the Northern New Jersey portion of the New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT (Northern New Jersey) maintenance area and the New Jersey portion of the Philadelphia-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE (Southern New Jersey) maintenance area. This LMP was submitted on July 6, 2023, and supplemented on June 6, 2024, by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP). The plan addresses the second 10-year maintenance period for particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter less than or equal to a nominal 2.5 micrometers, known as PM<INF>2.5</INF>. The EPA is proposing approval of New Jersey's LMP submission because it provides for the maintenance of the 2006 24-hour PM<INF>2.5</INF> NAAQS through the end of the second 10-year portion of the maintenance period. In addition, the EPA completed the adequacy review process of this New Jersey PM<INF>2.5</INF> LMP for transportation conformity purposes on June 7, 2024.
Learn More🌬️EPA Air Plan Update
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is updating the regulatory materials incorporated by reference into the New Jersey State Implementation Plan (SIP). The regulations affected by this action have been previously submitted by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) and approved by the EPA in prior rulemakings. The EPA is also notifying the public of corrections to the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) tables that identify material incorporated by reference into the New Jersey SIP. This update affects the materials that are available for public inspection at the EPA Regional Office.
Learn More🧪Accreditation of Markan Laboratories for Sugar Testing by CBP
Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that Markan Laboratories (Riverside, NJ), has been accredited to test certain sugar products for customs purposes for the next three years as of June 27, 2024.
Learn More🌊Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations and Business Regulations
Comments are requested on proposed flood hazard determinations, which may include additions or modifications of any Base Flood Elevation (BFE), base flood depth, Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) boundary or zone designation, or regulatory floodway on the Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs), and where applicable, in the supporting Flood Insurance Study (FIS) reports for the communities listed in the table below. The purpose of this notice is to seek general information and comment regarding the preliminary FIRM, and where applicable, the FIS report that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has provided to the affected communities. The FIRM and FIS report are the basis of the floodplain management measures that the community is required either to adopt or to show evidence of having in effect in order to qualify or remain qualified for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).
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