September 13, 2013 –The next Northeast Regional Planning Body (NE RPB) meeting will be held in Boston on November 12-13. This meeting will primarily focus on discussing and approving revised regional ocean planning goals/objectives and an accompanying draft work plan. More logistics and agenda information will be posted on the RPB meeting page in the coming weeks.
Other updates include:
– An RFP for public engagement services is posted online. Responses are due October 7.
– Over the summer, the NE RPB had two conference calls for internal updates and coordination. Summaries of these two calls are posted on the RPB meeting page.
– A draft work plan, along with revisions to the regional ocean planning goals and objectives, will be posted online in advance of the November RPB meeting. Work groups consisting of RPB members/staff are being organized to focus on specific topics to help form the work plan.
– The ocean planning website and the NE RPB page are being revised to provide additional information for ongoing projects, an updated calendar of events, and other changes. We will send you an announcement of this new web page when it becomes available.
– The Northeast Ocean Data Portal is scheduled to be updated in the next couple of weeks with new data related to shipping vessel traffic, transmission lines, maintained shipping channels, and the recreational boating survey.