News published on Federal Newswire in June 2022

News from June 2022


Energy Department discusses Combined Notice of Filings #1 on June 16

The US Energy Department published a two page notice on June 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Transportation Department discusses Airworthiness Directives; MHI RJ Aviation ULC (Type Certificate Previously Held by Bombardier, Inc.) Airplanes on June 16

The US Transportation Department published a four page proposed rule on June 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


There are three releases scheduled to be published on June 21.


Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company Fined $1 Million For Causing Oil Spill

News Release: NEW ORLEANS - United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that GREAT LAKES DREDGE & DOCK COMPANY, LLC (“GREAT LAKES"), a Texas company, was sentenced on June 14, 2022 for violating the Clean Water Act in connection with an oil spill and ordered to pay a $1 million fine.


News Release: Assistant U. S. Attorneys Adam Gordon (619) 546-6720 and Galen Cheney (619) 546-7029.


Census Bureau to Release New Population Estimates by Age, Sex, Race and Hispanic Origin

Census Bureau to Release New Population Estimates by Age, Sex, Race and Hispanic Origin



There was activity on five bills related to the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on June 16.


US Department of Labor issues guidance on law limiting subminimum wages for workers with disabilities, takes decisive action to enforce the law

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor announced new guidance published today by the department’s Wage and Hour Division on important limitations on the payment of subminimum wages under Section 511 of the Rehabilitation Act, which applies to certified employers otherwise authorized to pay subminimum wages to workers with disabilities under specific requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act.


Ruby Creek Campground re-opens after flood

News Release: (DILLON, Mont.) - As the high waters of Ruby Creek subside after a historic flood, the Dillon Field Office is re-opening the Ruby Creek Campground and day-use site.


Union County Man Charged with Distribution and Receipt of Child Pornography

Union County Man Charged with Distribution and Receipt of Child Pornography


St. Charles man sentenced to 6 ½ years in prison for possessing thousands of images of child pornography

St. Charles man sentenced to 6 ½ years in prison for possessing thousands of images of child pornography


Cass County, Iowa Man Sentenced for Child Pornography Offense

Cass County, Iowa Man Sentenced for Child Pornography Offense


Pallone & Tonko on House Passage of the Lower Food and Fuel Costs Act

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee Chairman Paul Tonko (D-NY) released the following statement today after the House passed the Lower Food and Fuel Costs Act by a vote of 221-204...


USDA will Partner with Ukraine to Strengthen Agricultural Collaboration and Fight Global Food Insecurity

News Release: NEW YORK, June 16, 2022 – Today during a meeting with U.N. ambassadors and officials at the U.S. Mission to the U.N., United States Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and The Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine are entering into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to enhance coordination between the U.S. and Ukrainian agriculture and food sectors and build a strategic partnership to address food security.


Springfield Man Charged as a Drug User in Possession of a Firearm

News Release: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Paul Lachapelle Jr., 26, of Springfield, Vermont, appeared today in federal court on charges that on May 30, 2022, he possessed a firearm while being an unlawful user of a controlled substance. Lachapelle pleaded not guilty at his initial appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge Kevin J. Doyle and was detained pending further proceedings in the case.


Woodbine, Iowa Man Sentenced for Child Pornography Offense

Woodbine, Iowa Man Sentenced for Child Pornography Offense


Commerce Department discusses Evaluation of National Estuarine Research Reserve; Public Meeting; Request for Comments on June 16

The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on June 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Rosebud Man Sentenced for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender

Rosebud Man Sentenced for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender


USDOJ-OJP-BJA offers new grant application process starting June 17

BJA FY 22 Invited to Apply - Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) Reallocation Funds Program grant opened on June 17.