News published on Federal Newswire in January 2022

News from January 2022


The US Homeland Security Department published a two page notice on Jan. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Jan. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published on Jan. 12 by Interior Department

The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Jan. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Reclamation waives day-use fees on MLK Day at New Melones Lake and Lake Berryessa

News Release: FOLSOM, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation’s New Melones Lake and Lake Berryessa field offices will waive day-use fees on Jan. 17 to observe civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr.’s, birthday. Other fees, such as overnight camping, boat launching, and fees associated with concession managed areas will still apply.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Jan. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Dominican National Pleads Guilty to Role in Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

News Release: BOSTON - A Dominican national residing in Lawrence pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to conspiracy and distribution charges involving large quantities of fentanyl.


DOI-NPS offers new grant application process starting Jan. 14

FY2022 - Historic Preservation Fund- Annual State Historic Preservation Office Grants grant opened on Jan. 14.


The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Jan. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: ROCHESTER, NY - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross and Timothy Foley, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s New York Division, announced that Shermart D. Merriwether, 26, of Rochester, NY, who was convicted of distribution of fentanyl, was sentenced to serve 180 months in prison by Chief U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford.


Interior Department Announces Infrastructure Investments for Desalination, Water Reclamation and Reuse Projects

News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of the Interior today announced three funding opportunities available to help Western communities create or expand clean, new water sources. The selected projects, which include desalination, and water reclamation and reuse projects, will be funded through investments in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and, when enacted, fiscal year 2022 appropriations.


Career Offender Sentenced To 14 Years In Federal Prison For Drug Trafficking

News Release: FAYETTEVILLE - A Springdale man was sentenced yesterday to 168 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release on one count of Possession with the Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine. The Honorable Judge Timothy L. Brooks presided over the sentencing hearing in the United States District Court in Fayetteville.



Meeks, McCaul, Bera, Chabot Raise Concerns Over Appropriate Burmese Participation in ASEAN Meetings

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representatives Gregory W. Meeks (D-N.Y.) and Michael McCaul (R-Texas), Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and U.S. Representatives Ami Bera (D-C.A.) and Steve Chabot (R-Ohio), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific,...


US Department of Labor cites Montefiore Medical Center for inadequate workplace violence safeguards for employees

News Release: NEW YORK - Registered nurses, certified nursing assistants, patient care technicians and security officers provide essential services in healthcare settings. Their work also exposes them to various on-the-job hazards, including assault and other forms of workplace violence. When such hazards exist, employers must develop and maintain an effective workplace violence prevention program.


Notice published by Energy Department on Jan. 12

The US Energy Department published a three page notice on Jan. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Jan. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Rule published on Jan. 12 by Environmental Protection Agency

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a four page rule on Jan. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: RALEIGH, N.C. - A man from Knightdale was sentenced today to 37 months in prison and three years of supervised release. On Oct. 1, 2021, Derek Alan Gower pled guilty to one count of receiving and possessing a firearm having a barrel of less than 16 inches in length which was not registered in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record.


Former Acting Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Pleads Guilty to Scheme to Defraud the U.S. Government

News Release: Former Acting Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Pleads Guilty to Scheme to Defraud the U.S. Government.


The US Commerce Department published a three page rule on Jan. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.