News published on Federal Newswire in February 2022

The US Transportation Department published a five page rule on Feb. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Essex County Man Charged with Carjacking

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - An Essex County, New Jersey, man was charged today with carjacking in Montclair, New Jersey, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

Airworthiness Directives; AVOX System Inc. (Formerly Scott Aviation) Oxygen Cylinder and Valve Assemblies and Oxygen Valve Assemblies discussed on Feb. 28 by Transportation Department

The US Transportation Department published a seven page rule on Feb. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

South Los Angeles Man Pleads Guilty to Arson for Setting Hancock Park Pizzeria Ablaze During May 2020 Civil Disturbances

News Release: LOS ANGELES - A South Los Angeles man pleaded today to a federal criminal charge for deliberately setting Hancock Park’s Pizzeria Mozza restaurant on fire during the civil disturbances that struck the city in May 2020.

Huntington Man Sentenced to Four Years in Prison For Gun Crime

News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Franklin Delano Chafin, 32, of Huntington, was sentenced today to four years in federal prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm.

Buffalo Man Going To Prison For 10 Years For Selling Fentanyl Linked To The Death Of A Hamburg Man, Also Ordered To Pay Restitution For Funeral Expenses

News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Tyrone Green, III, 27, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, heroin, fentanyl, cocaine, and 10 grams or more of butyryl fentanyl, was sentenced to serve 120 months in prison by U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra, Jr. Green was also ordered to pay restitution for the funeral expenses of the overdose victim in this case.

DOS-JPN grant application closes on April 15

FY2022 Japanese Regional Media Tour on Maritime grant opened on Feb. 28.

Senator Murray Statement on the Senate’s Women’s Health Protection Act Vote

By DOL Newswire | Feb 28, 2022

News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released a video on the Senate’s 46-48 vote on the Women’s Health Protection Act (WHPA).

DOT-PHMSA grant application closes on April 15

FY 2022 Assistance for Local Emergency Response Training (ALERT) Grant grant opened on Feb. 28.

Secretary Blinken’s Call with Central Asian Foreign Ministers

Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.

Environmental Protection Agency discusses Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Underground Injection Control Program (Renewal) on Feb. 28

By EPA Newswire | Feb 28, 2022

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

Grant Hilderbrand selected as Associate Regional Director for Resources for the National Park Service in Alaska

By Interior Newswire | Feb 28, 2022

News Release: ANCHORAGE, AK- NPS employee Grant Hilderbrand has been selected as the National Park Service Associate Regional Director for Resources, Alaska.

Lynn Man Sentenced for Bank Fraud Conspiracy and Identity Theft

News Release: BOSTON - A Lynn man was sentenced on Friday, Feb. 25, 2022, for his involvement in a scheme to defraud several financial institutions and obtain money from customers using fraudulent identification documents.

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

22.PMWRA.ToWalkTheEarthInSafetyPublication.NOFO grant opened on Feb. 28.

DOS-PAK grant application closes on April 15

Developing the Next Generation of Female Environmentalists grant opened on Feb. 28.

Secretary Blinken Launches the Second U.S.-Bahrain Strategic Dialogue

Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.

Proposed Revocation of Colored Federal Airway Blue 5 (B-5); Point Hope, AK discussed on Feb. 28 by Transportation Department

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

DHS proposes fair and humane changes to public charge rule

By David Hutton | Feb 28, 2022

The Department of Homeland Security is proposing a Fair and Humane Public Charge Rule which would likely regulate how the department applies the public charge ground of inadmissibility in cases, a Feb. 17 news release said.

USDA to team up with California's Port of Oakland to combat shipping disruptions

By Kaleb Brown | Feb 28, 2022

Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced Jan. 31 that the United States Department of Agriculture would be teaming up with California's Port of Oakland to set up a pop-up site at the port to combat shipping disruptions.

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Report