News and reports from the Department of the Interior.

Interior News

Interior
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District announces that its time for hunters between the ages of 10 and 16 to apply for the 11th Annual Defeated Creek Youth Deer Management Hunt at Cordell Hull Lake.
Interior

USACE seeks public input for Libby Dam Master Plan

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District, seeks public input for updating the Libby Dam Master Plan which guides land management and development of recreational, natural and cultural resources associated with the dam.
Interior

President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will invest more than $845 million in U.S. Army Corps of Engineers studies, projects, and programs

Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works announced additional U.S.
Interior

Geoff Van Epps promoted to brigadier general

Geoff Van Epps promoted to brigadier general
Interior

Tionesta Lake to host annual scarecrow scavenger hunt

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District is hosting the second-annual scarecrow-scavenger hunt during October at Tionesta Lake.
Interior

Mobile District to begin dredging two federal channels in Apalachicola

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District and non-Federal partner Franklin County, Florida will begin the dredging of two federal navigation channels, Eastpoint and Two Mile, in Apalachicola, Florida, Oct. 17.
Interior

Registration opens for Small Business Industry Day 2022

Registration is open for the U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville’s Annual Small Business Industry Day set for Oct. 20 at the Davidson Center for Space Exploration, located on the U.S. Space and Rocket Center campus in Huntsville, Alabama.
Interior

Blasting suspended at Louisville VA Medical Center construction site in interest of public safety

In the interest of public safety, blasting on the site of the Louisville VA Medical Center has been suspended indefinitely following an unforeseen incident at the construction site today.
Interior

President appoints newest member to Mississippi River Commission

President Biden appointed the newest commissioner to the Mississippi River Commission (MRC), Sept. 28. He is the first African American civilian member appointed to the MRC in its 143-year history.
Interior

USACE announces start of Blue Roof Program in response to Hurricane Ian

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has been tasked by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to assist eligible homeowners with temporary roof repairs
Interior

Army Corps awards contract for periodic nourishment of Ocean City beachfill project

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Philadelphia District has awarded a contract to Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company of Oak Brook, IL for $21.5 million to conduct periodic nourishment of the Great Egg Harbor and Peck Beach, (Ocean City), NJ project in New Jersey.
Interior

USACE announces BBSEER Project Delivery Team Meetings on Oct. 4 and Oct. 20

USACE announces BBSEER Project Delivery Team Meetings on Oct. 4 and Oct. 20
Interior

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Announces Second Contract Award for the Fire Island to Montauk Point Project

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), New York District, announces the second contract award for the major coastal-storm risk management project known as the Fire Island to Montauk Point (FIMP) Project.
Interior

22-066 Lower Granite Visitor Center Resumes Off-Season Hours

With the summer recreation season winding down, Lower Granite Lock and Dam’s Visitor Center hours of operation are set to change beginning Monday, October 3.
Interior

USACE awards large, foundational construction contract for CEPP EAA A-2 Reservoir

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Jacksonville District, awarded the second Corps construction contract for the Central Everglades Planning Project Everglades Agricultural Area (CEPP EAA) Phase Reservoir, a key component of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP).
Interior

Survey Vessels Blackwater and Seminole deployed in Hurricane Ian Relief

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District has deployed two survey vessels to survey the waterways in support of the Hurricane Ian and USACE’s Jacksonville District.
Interior

Corps of Engineers announces emergency permitting procedures to support recovery following Hurricane Ian

Corps of Engineers announces emergency permitting procedures to support recovery following Hurricane Ian
Interior

Interior Department Takes Next Steps to Update Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act

News Release: WASHINGTON - Following extensive Tribal consultation and review, the Department of the Interior today announced that proposed revisions to the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act’s (NAGPRA) regulations are now available for public comment.
Your news, delivered.
Subscribe and personalize your weekly Newswire round-up.