News published on Federal Newswire in April 2022

News from April 2022



USDA Lifts PACA Reparation Sanctions on Florida Produce Business

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that Natura Fresh LLC satisfied a $3,168 reparation order issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) involving unpaid produce transactions.


News Release: LAPWAI, ID - Are you interested in a summer position with the National Park Service? Nez Perce National Historical Park is recruiting up to 2 individuals for its Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) program. The 8-week program runs June 20 through Aug. 12, 2022. Enrollees work 40 hours per week at $9.25 per hour. Applications must be submitted by Friday, May 20, 2022.


The US Agriculture Department published a three page notice on April 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.



The US Energy Department published a one page notice on April 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Starting Friday, April 15, 2022, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Legacy Management (LM) has reopened its three interpretive centers to the public. The Atomic Legacy Cabin in Grand Junction, Colorado; the Fernald Preserve Visitors Center near Hamilton, Ohio; and the new Weldon Spring Site Interpretive Center in St. Charles, Missouri, are all once again welcoming visitors indoors.


Supplement to the 2019 Integrated Science Assessment for Particulate Matter discussed on April 14 by Environmental Protection Agency

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page notice on April 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Proposed rule published on April 14 by Environmental Protection Agency

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a four page proposed rule on April 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


USDA's Agricultural Research Service Honors Scientists of the Year

Borca's research contributed to the vaccine development for diseases that pose threats to U.S. pork industries: Classical Swine Fever and ASF.


Ogden Business Owner Sentenced to a Year in Prison for Tax Crimes

News Release: SALT LAKE CITY- Daniel Fry, 46, of Ogden, was sentenced to one year and one day in federal prison after pleading guilty to failing to pay and account for trust fund taxes related to his four healthcare related businesses in the Ogden area.


Commerce Department Identifies First Belarusian and More Russian Aircraft Exported to Belarus and Russia in Apparent Violation of U.S. Export Controls

News Release: Updated List Continues Effort to Notify Public that Providing Any Form of Service to These Aircraft is Also a Likely Violation of U.S. Law Today, the U.S. Commerce Department, through its Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), publicly identified 10 additional aircraft in likely violation of U.S. export ...


Commerce Department discusses Bureau of Economic Analysis Advisory Committee Meeting on April 14

The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on April 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


San Fernando Valley Man Who Sold Counterfeit Prescription Pills Containing Fentanyl Admits Causing Overdose Death of U.S. Marine

News Release: LOS ANGELES - A Sylmar man pleaded guilty this afternoon to two federal drug trafficking offenses, one of which stemmed from a 2020 transaction in which he sold bogus oxycodone pills laced with fentanyl that caused a U.S. Marine stationed at Camp Pendleton to suffer a fatal overdose.


Man from Mescalero accused of sexually abusing a child in Indian Country

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Dexter Whiskers, 43, of Mescalero, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe, made an initial appearance in federal court today facing a charge of sexual abuse of a minor in Indian Country. Whiskers will remain in custody pending a preliminary and detention hearing scheduled for April 20.


Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes discussed on April 14 by Transportation Department

The US Transportation Department published a six page rule on April 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Reclamation announces Yakima basin April water supply forecast

Reclamation announces Yakima basin April water supply forecast


USDOJ-OJP-BJA grant application closes on May 26

BJA FY 22 Corrections Officer and Staff Safety and Wellness Center grant opened on April 15.


National Park Service and Republic of Palau Announce Formal Partnership for  Sustainable Visitor Use and Tourism Planning

News Release: WASHINGTON - The United States National Park Service (NPS) and the Republic of Palau announced today an official partnership for sustainable visitor use and tourism planning. A Memorandum of Understanding was signed April 12 during a ceremony at Ngardok Nature Reserve in Melekeok State, home to the largest...