News published on Federal Newswire in August 2022

News from August 2022


Notice published by Energy Department on Aug. 24

The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Aug. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.



U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $857,119 in American Rescue Plan Funds to Boost Cultural Tourism Growth for the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding an $857,119 grant to the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe, Hogansburg, New York, for development of a travel and cultural tourism training program that will support tourism-related business and job growth. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan’s Indigenous Communities program.


Combined Notice of Filings discussed on Aug. 24 by Energy Department

The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Aug. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.



The US Homeland Security Department published a one page notice on Aug. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


USDA Begins Accepting Applications for $100 Million in Biofuel Infrastructure Grants

News Release: Funding Will Increase Availability of Clean Fuels Across the Nation


The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on Aug. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Energy Department discusses Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-604); Comment Request; Extension on Aug. 24

The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Aug. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Investigation finds 2 recycling companies failed to use fire safety plans to evacuate 9 workers as air rescue averts drilling platform tragedy

News Release: SABINE PASS, TX - A federal workplace investigation has found two companies’ failures to follow required safety standards endangered the lives of nine workers who found themselves trapped - nearly 30 stories high - atop a burning jack-up drilling platform decommissioned in the Anchorage Basin near a Sabine Pass shipyard.



There was activity on two bills related to the Ways and Means Committee on Aug. 23.


Federal court orders Tampa Electric Co. to make significant workplace safety changes, pay $500K fine, face 36 months probation for fatal plant failures

News Release: TAMPA, FL - A federal court has ordered Tampa Electric Co. to implement a safety compliance plan audited by an independent third party, pay a $500,000 penalty and be subject to 36 months of probation after Tampa Electric pleaded guilty to willfully violating an OSHA standard, which caused five worker ...


China, Russia in joint military exercises while 'we’re giving our armed forces classes on pronouns and white privilege'

Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert said that the U.S. military is focused on pronouns and privilege as the military of China and Russia collaborate, mirroring criticism of too much emphasis on “woke” priorities.



Environmental Protection Agency discusses Pesticide Product Registration; Receipt of Applications for New Uses-July 2022 on Aug. 24

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page notice on Aug. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Dear Director Wray: On May 26, 2022, we wrote to you regarding Afghan evacuees, which number at least 50, who were flagged for the FBI by the National Ground Intelligence Center (NGIC) as “potentially significant security concerns." On July 14, 2022, the FBI participated in a classified multi-agency...


The US Federal Reserve System published a one page notice on Aug. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Guzman: 'EPA is funding innovative projects across Arizona based on community priorities'

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently announced $225,000 in new grants to advance environmental justice in Arizona to fund "innovative projects" in the state.


Raimondo: Digital divide 'especially in remote Alaska, is stark'

Two Alaska Native entities were awarded an estimated $51 million in grants in the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program, the Department of Commerce announced during an Internet for All roundtable in Fairbanks.