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The branch promotes the environmentally safe handling and sound use of fertilizer material through oversight and research.
Six vacancies are available on the Fertilizer Inspection Advisory Board.
The board oversees the department’s Fertilizing Materials Inspection Program which works to ensure that consumer fertilizing materials are safe, effective and meet the quality guaranteed by the manufacturer.
Applicants should hold a current California Fertilizing Materials License or be a representative of a licensed firm.
Seven vacancies are available on the Fertilizer Research and Education Program’s Technical Advisory Subcommittee. This subcommittee reviews and recommends fertilizer research and education projects for funding and implementation to the department’s Fertilizer Inspection Advisory Board.
Subcommittee applicants must demonstrate knowledge, technical and scientific expertise in the fields of fertilizing materials, agronomy, plant physiology, production agriculture, principles of experimental research, and environmental issues related to fertilizer material use.
The term of office for advisory board and subcommittee members is three years and members receive no compensation but are entitled to payment of necessary travel expenses. The advisory board and subcommittee are funded entirely through user fees and assessments.
The application deadline is Aug. 22.
Individuals interested in being considered for an appointment should sent a brief resume to Maria Hicks, California Department of Food and Agriculture - FFLDRS Branch, 1220 N Street, Sacramento, CA, 95814 or via e-mail at
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SAN FRANCISCO – PG&E Corp. on Tuesday announced that Anthony F. Earley, Jr., 62, will become the company’s new chairman of the board, chief executive officer, and president.
Earley’s appointment – the first in PG&E’s history to come from outside the organization – puts the company under the leadership of one of the nation’s most experienced energy executives.
As head of Michigan-based DTE Energy for more than a decade, Earley built the company’s core businesses – Detroit Edison and Michigan Consolidated Gas Co. – into two of the most highly respected electric and natural gas operating companies, with strong performance on many of the industry’s key safety and reliability measures.
“Tony is a highly respected and proven CEO who will provide fresh eyes and strong leadership as we focus on public safety and operations excellence,” said Lee Cox, interim chairman, chief executive officer, and president. “We looked across the industry and found the person best qualified to help us win back public confidence.”
Earley joined Detroit Edison in 1994 as president and chief operating officer. He became CEO of DTE Energy in 1998 and served in that role through 2010. Most recently, he has been DTE’s executive chairman. DTE Energy is one of the nation’s largest diversified energy companies.
“PG&E has a proud legacy,” said Earley. “It’s a great privilege to help an iconic company recover from its recent challenges and reclaim its standing as the utility others admire and aspire to follow.”
Earley has received accolades for his crisis leadership. In 2003, the largest blackout in U.S. history began at a utility in Ohio and triggered outages in Michigan and six other states. Public officials and customers praised Earley’s response to the emergency.
Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm called him a "calming influence" and exactly the person she would want to lead during a crisis.
“Tony Earley proved that he was a leader we could rely on to be open, honest and accountable at a very difficult time,” said Granholm. “He stepped up publicly. He made sure we knew what was happening, what we could expect and when we could expect it. And he made sure DTE came through and delivered on what it promised.”
In addition to his success establishing DTE as an operational leader, Earley has also been instrumental in forging industry consensus on national energy policy challenges.
During his recent tenure as chairman of the Edison Electric Institute (EEI), the association of investor-owned utilities, he helped the group work constructively in Washington on issues ranging from climate change to energy efficiency and support for electric vehicles.
“Tony pulled the industry together to develop a common proactive position supporting a reasonable and affordable approach to climate change enabling us to be a constructive force in the discussions. He is highly respected across our industry,” said Tom Kuhn, president and CEO of EEI.
Earley also has served as Chair of the Nuclear Energy
Institute.
“The PG&E Board has asked Tony to continue the significant leadership role PG&E has played on climate change issues,” said Cox. “Tony understands and admires California’s unique role in leading the country on environmental issues, and he is eager to become involved here.”
Locally, Earley has dedicated significant time and energy to supporting civic and community initiatives, with a particular focus on driving economic revitalization in Detroit and the surrounding region. He is currently a board member of Business Leaders for Michigan, United Way for Southeastern Michigan and Cornerstone Schools.
“Tony Earley is passionate about investing in the community,” said Detroit Mayor David Bing. “He knows that for business to thrive, the community has to thrive – and he leads by example to make that happen.”
Earley began his utility industry career in 1985 at Long Island Lighting Co. (LILCO). From 1989 through 1994 he was LILCO’s president and chief operating officer.
Earlier in his career he worked as an attorney and also served as an officer in the United States Navy nuclear submarine program where he was qualified as a Chief Engineer officer.
Earley holds an undergraduate degree in physics and graduate degrees in engineering and law, all from the University of Notre Dame. In addition to his civic leadership activities, he is a member of the Board of Directors of Ford Motor Co., MASCO Corp. and the Nuclear Energy Institute.
He is chairman of the board of Henry Ford Health Systems and serves on the advisory board for the College of Engineering for the University of Notre Dame.
Earley’s appointment is effective Sept. 13.
Interim Chairman, CEO, and President Lee Cox will continue in that role until then and then will resume his role as lead director.
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The following places on Clear Lake have gas available by boat.
Lakeport – The Pitstop Marina, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., daily, telephone 707-262-0931; and Konocti Vista Casino, Resort and Marina, 8 a.m. to sundown, daily, telephone 707-262-1900.
Glenhaven – Glenhaven Beach Resort, 1 p.m. to 6 p.m., daily, telephone 707-998-3406.
Kelseyville – Braito’s Marina, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., daily, telephone 707-279-4868; and Richmond Park, 10 a.m. -Kelseyville 10am-9pm 7 days (277-7240). We hope this information is useful to boaters on Clear Lake.
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The board also directed staff to obtain an opinion from the attorney general related to how the referendum process may affect the effectiveness of ABx1 28.
The changes made by ABx1 28 expand the use tax registration requirements to apply explicitly to some out-of-state retailers that previously have not collected use tax on sales to California customers.
Transactions subject to use tax are generally conducted either through mail order, telephone orders or via the Internet.
ABx1 28 provides that large out-of-state retailers that pay in-state affiliates commissions for sales completed after clicking through a link on the affiliate’s Web site must collect California use tax.
This measure also makes it clear that out-of-state retailers must start collecting tax if they receive the benefit of services in California through certain related companies that enable the retailers to establish and maintain a market for selling tangible personal property in California.
The board will be identifying further examples through its public process.
ABx1 28 was signed into law by Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr. on June 28, 2011. The board will now initiate a public process to consider amending Sales and Use Tax Regulation 1684, Collection of California Use Tax by Retailers.
The first interested parties meeting will be likely be held some time in October, following the development of an initial discussion paper.
“Now that the Legislature and the governor have enacted e-fairness to protect California’s economy, we have a constitutional responsibility to implement this new law fully and expeditiously until a court or the Attorney General authoritatively opines otherwise,” said First District BOE Member Betty T. Yee said.
The public meeting process offers interested parties the opportunity to provide input regarding formulation or amendment of rules and regulations administered by the board.
Interested parties may subscribe to receive notices and agendas for proposed rules and regulations announcements by signing up for email notifications at www.boe.ca.gov/meetings/boardcomm.htm.
California and non-California retailers with questions regarding their registration requirements or California nexus are encouraged to contact the Board of Equalization’s Out-of-State Field Office in Sacramento at 916-227-6600.
The five-member California State Board of Equalization is a publicly elected tax board. The BOE collects more than $48 billion annually in taxes and fees supporting state and local government services. It hears business tax appeals, acts as the appellate body for franchise and personal income tax appeals, and serves a significant role in the assessment and administration of property taxes.
For more information on other taxes and fees in California, visit www.taxes.ca.gov.