View Source

The Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program has been working toward updating the regulations for the Clean Vessel Assistance Program (CVA) at 50 CFR 85 for several years. Many thanks to a strong and engaged partnership of Federal, State, and local governments, industry, NGOs, and other partners for advising the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on ways to make improvements to the current regulations that were published in 1994 and 1997.

As of February 2024, the Service is routing the proposed rule for approvals to publish in the Federal Register. We will post information here to update you on progress and keep you posted on opportunities to provide further comment.

For more information, please contact: Brad_Gunn@fws,gov, Lisa_Van_Alstyne@fws.gov, or Caswell_Browder@fws.gov

Background on Clean Vessel Act Activities - from Preamble to Proposed Rule

Graphic on History of CVA

94,341 Rules Regulations Images, Stock Photos, 3D objects, & Vectors | Shutterstock

Learn About the Regulatory Process

Commenter's Checklist - From Regulations.gov

OPEN FORUMS

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program (WSFR) is updating the Clean Vessel Act Grant Program (CVA) regulations at 50 CFR 85. As part of the process, WSFR has engaged with the CVA community of practice by hosting pre-regulatory discussions to gauge needs, attitudes, and benefits and to use the feedback received to update the regulations to better serve the purposes of CVA. Below are recordings to the discussions from 2022 - 2023.

CVA Open Forums 2022 - Preparing for Regulatory Update

DATE	TOPIC	RECORDINGS	TRANSCRIPTS
9/14/2022	Recreational vessels vs. Nonrecreational vessels	Link to Recording	Link to Transcript
9/21/2022	Floating restrooms	Recording not available	Transcript not available
9/28/2022	Useful life	Link to Recording	Link to Transcript
10/5/2022	Maintenance and operations	Link to Recording	Link to Transcript
10/12/2022	Administration	Link to Recording	Link to Transcript
10/26/2022	Scoring	Link to Recording	Link to Transcript
11/2/2022	Innovation	Link to Recording	Link to Transcript

CVA Regional Meetings on Regulation Topics

DATE	TOPIC	RECORDINGS
11/30/2022	Regulations Update	Link to Recording
08/23/2023	Prep for Regulations Discussion at SOBA	Link to Recording

CVA Open Forums - Draft Proposed Regulations Review and Comment Period

DATE	TOPIC	RECORDINGS	TRANSCRIPTS
10/11/2023	Draft Proposed Regulations Discussion Open Forum #1	Link to Recording	Link to Transcript
10/18/2023	Draft Proposed Regulations Discussion Open Forum #2	Link to Recording	Link to Transcript