News published on Federal Newswire in March 2022

News from March 2022


Student handles throttle trouble on final

“When I was about five miles out, when I pulled my throttle the rpm went over 2,800, which is the max…that’s when I realized something was wrong.”


Red Flags During Preflight

See how veteran pilot Amy Hoover, author of Mountain, Canyon, and Backcountry Flying, fell victim to distractions despite an obvious, and literal, red flag.


Transportation Department discusses Petition for Extension of Waiver of Compliance on March 10

The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on March 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Energy Department discusses Combined Notice of Filings on March 10

The US Energy Department published a one page notice on March 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


NOAA Fisheries scientists measure eDNA shed by fish

Fishery scientists can determine how many and what species of fish are in a habitat by using eDNA found in water samples as it is shed by ocean animals from scales to waste, according to a March 4 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration news release.


FAA takes more practical approach to instrument rating requirements

After hearing from certificated flight instructor–instruments and AOPA member Mike Meadows, whose student was denied an IFR checkride on the basis of an old FAA legal interpretation of FAR 61.65 that did not age well, AOPA formally asked the agency to revisit the issue in January 2021.


California pilot points out lead fallacies

Acknowledging that the “switch to unleaded aviation fuel is overdue” and urging the FAA to act, he reveals for the EPA the real reason the county has eliminated the sale of 100LL at Reid-Hillview (and also at nearby San Martin airport).


Information Collection Request to Office of Management and Budget; OMB Control Number: 1625-0096 discussed on March 10 by Homeland Security Department

The US Homeland Security Department published a two page notice on March 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on March 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Release: Washington - The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a non-commercial backyard mixed species flock (poultry) in Franklin County, Kansas and a non-commercial backyard ...


Chairwoman Stabenow Statement on USDA’s $250 Million Investment to Support Innovative American-made Fertilizer

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, applauded the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announcement that it will make available $250 million through a new grant program this summer to support independent, ...


News Release: WASHINGTON - The White House Council on Native American Affairs (WHCNAA) convened an engagement session with Tribal leaders and Native Hawaiian Organizations today focused on implementing a new interagency initiative to improve the protection of and access to Indigenous sacred sites through enhanced and improved interdepartmental coordination, collaboration and action.


Release: The people of Ukraine are inspiring the world as they defend their country from Russia’s premeditated, unprovoked, and unjustified invasion of their country. The United States and our Allies and partners stand in solidarity with the people and government of Ukraine in the face of the Kremlin’s aggression.




Federal Reserve System discusses Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or Bank Holding Company on March 10

The US Federal Reserve System published a two page notice on March 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published on March 10 by Commerce Department

The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on March 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Proposed rule published on March 10 by Environmental Protection Agency

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a one page proposed rule on March 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: WASHINGTON - The Departments of the Interior, Agriculture, and Homeland Security through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) are now accepting applications for members to the Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission.


The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on March 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.