News published on Federal Newswire in March 2022

News from March 2022


Cutter Polar Star enjoys farm to galley produce, grown in the hangar

The Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star was underway off Antarctica this January when 100 unexpectedly lush, green dinner salads showed up in the galley.


USDA Issues a Complaint against Natural Bridge Stockyard Inc. and Calvin D. (Bo) Wells, Jr.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) issued an administrative complaint on Oct. 13, 2021, against Natural Bridge Stockyard Inc. (NBS) and Calvin D. [Bo] Wells, Jr. (Wells) of Natural Bridge, Ala., for alleged violations of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act.


New Genome Editing Tools Can Edit Within Microbial Communities

In nature, microbial communities contain multiple species of bacteria.


Anyons Found! Best Evidence Yet for these Long-Sought Quasi-Particles

Unlike subatomic particles, quasiparticles are not actually particles.


Chairman Neal Opening Statement At Hearing on Substance Use, Suicide Risk, and the American Health System

Exactly one month ago, for the first time in more than a decade, this Committee held a hearing examining America’s mental health crisis.


Neal and Davis Praise New HHS LGBTQ+ Foster Youth Guidance

“LGBTQ+ youth are overrepresented in the foster care system, and today’s guidance will ensure that this particularly vulnerable population is better protected and supported.


Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Meeting with Foreign Minister Lamamra of Algeria

Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman met today with Algerian Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra in Algiers.


Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Uzbekistani Foreign Minister Kamilov

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met today with Uzbekistani Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov in Washington, D.C.


FERC Staff Issues the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Clear Creek Expansion Project (Docket No. CP21-6-000)

The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or FERC) prepared a final environmental impact statement (EIS) for the Clear Creek Expansion Project proposed by Spire Storage West, LLC (Spire).


FERC Chairman Glick Appoints Vlissides as Administrative Law Judge

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Chairman Richard Glick today appointed Matthew J. Vlissides, Jr. as an Administrative Law Judge.


USDA NASS to livestream agricultural data briefings, enhances public access to valuable information

On March 30, USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will livestream the Secretary of Agriculture’s data report briefing for the first time.


Saving the Future of Chocolate: New Research Aims to Stop Loss of Cacao Plant

Chocolate is made from cacao beans, and research shows that 20 - 40 percent of the world's cacao beans are lost to cacao plant diseases.


Cantwell Speaks about Urgency for Congress to Move Forward with Bipartisan Innovation and Competition Legislation

U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, spoke on the Senate floor tonight on the urgency for Congress to move bipartisan innovation competitiveness legislation forward.


The US Energy Department published a seven page rule on March 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


“Nomination of C.S. Eliot Kang (Executive Calendar)” published by the Congressional Record in the Senate section on March 16

The Senate section of the Congressional Record published “Nomination of C.S. Eliot Kang (Executive Calendar)” on March 16.


2022 Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustments for Oil, Gas, and Sulfur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf discussed on March 18 by Interior Department

The US Interior Department published a three page rule on March 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


There were 17 notices published by the Interior Department in week ending March 19, according to the Federal Register.


The US Homeland Security Department published a three page notice on March 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Federal Reserve System publishes 3 notices in week ending March 19

There were three notices published by the Federal Reserve System in week ending March 19, according to the Federal Register.


Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Phee’s Travel to Chad

Release: Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Molly Phee will visit N’Djamena, Chad, March 20-22 for bilateral meetings. Assistant Secretary Phee will meet with the President of the Transitional Military Council Mahamat Déby and other senior officials to highlight the importance of an inclusive national...