News published on Federal Newswire in February 2022

News from February 2022


The US Interior Department published a three page notice on Feb. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


HEARTH Act Approval of Table Mountain Rancheria Business Leasing Ordinance discussed on Feb. 28 by Interior Department

The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Feb. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Fresno Safety of Dams Modification Public Meetings

News Release: BILLINGS, Mont. ─ The Bureau of Reclamation is scheduled to hold public meetings to discuss the status of the Fresno Dam Safety Modification Project the week of March 14, 2022. The meetings will focus on the need and design for the project, operational impacts, and the repayment requirements of Milk River Project stakeholders.


DOI-USGS1 offers new grant application process starting Feb. 28

Cooperative Agreement for affiliated Partner with Great Lakes Northern Forest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies grant opened on Feb. 28.


DOI-BLM offers new grant application process starting Feb. 28

Bureau of Land Management Colorado Cultural and Paleontological Resources Management grant opened on Feb. 28.


Notice published by Interior Department on Feb. 28

The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Feb. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that INNIS FREDERICK, 61, of Saint Cloud, Florida, pleaded guilty today via videoconference before U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden to a tax offense, which stemmed from his employment at a Stratford-based home healthcare company.


News Release: BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Federal agents on Friday arrested a convicted felon on drug and gun charges, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Special Agent in Charge Mickey French.


The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on Feb. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


DOS-SBUR offers new grant application process starting Feb. 28

Projects to design and implement targeted economic empowerment activities for women in vulnerable areas of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia grant opened on Feb. 28.


Mercer County Man Sentenced to 2 Years for Conspiring to Distribute Crack Cocaine

News Release: PITTSBURGH - Harold Hooten was sentenced to 24 months in prison for conspiring to distribute cocaine base in 2021, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.


The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page notice on Feb. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Thousands of Rare Edison Disc Phonograph Recordings Released Online

News Release: WEST ORANGE, NJ - Thomas Edison National Historical Park (TENHP) announces the release of 2,400 historic Edison disc sound recordings, digitized and made available online in cooperation with the University of California, Santa Barbara Library Special Research Collections on their Discography of American Historical Recordings (DAHR) website at adp.library.ucsb.edu. The recordings from TENHP include many rarities, including unissued test pressings.


Statement from NOAA Administrator Dr. Rick Spinrad on the IPCC Climate Change 2022 Impacts Report

News Release: "Today’s IPCC report offsite link is crystal clear: We must urgently reduce our emissions while also increasing our efforts to adapt to the impacts we can no longer avoid. Simply put, societies and ecosystems need to prepare now for the increasing effects of extreme heat, drought, sea level rise, and other impacts of climate change.


News Release: Effective July 1, 2022, Grand Canyon National Park will increase the cost of overnight backcountry permits. Grand Canyon began charging for overnight backcountry permits in 1997 and last modified backcountry fees in 2015.


The US Interior Department published a four page notice on Feb. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Others Convicted and Sentenced for their Roles in the Scheme.



Modesto Hells Angels Motorcycle Club Prospect Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking

News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Michael Pack, 35, of Modesto, pleaded guilty today to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


Convicted Felon Sentenced to Over 7 Years for Illegal Possession of a Firearm

News Release: Memphis, TN - Jemel Jackson, 41, has been sentenced to 84 months in federal prison for being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm. Joseph C. Murphy, Jr., United States Attorney announced the sentence today.