News published on Federal Newswire in March 2022

News from March 2022


Transportation Department discusses Petition for Exemption From the Federal Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Standard; Toyota Motor North America, Inc. on March 9

The US Transportation Department published a four page notice on March 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Special Presidential Envoy for Climate Kerry’s Travel to Houston, Texas and San Francisco, California

Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry will travel to Houston, Texas, March 6-7 to participate in Cambridge Energy Research Associates (CERA) Week 2022.


News Release: Investigation seized over 19 kilograms of MDMA, more than 10,000 counterfeit Xanax pills, approximately seven kilograms of Ketamine and nearly one kilogram of cocaine.


What did Energy Department publish on March 9?

The US Energy Department published a two page notice on March 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Homeland Security Department discusses Security Zones; Christina River, Wilmington, DE; Darby Creek and Schuylkill River, Philadelphia, PA on March 9

The US Homeland Security Department published a four page rule on March 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: SAN JUAN, P.R. - On March 10, 2022, the Federal Grand Jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned an indictment charging Martín Scamaroni-Cintrón with money laundering violations related to fraudulently obtained funds from the Unemployment Insurance and Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Program, announced...


Pharmacy Owner Convicted of Unlawfully Dispensing 1.5 Million Doses of Controlled Substances

News Release: Houston-A federal jury in the Southern District of Texas convicted a Texas pharmacy owner yesterday for unlawfully distributing controlled substances and laundering money from his now-shuttered pharmacies.


Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good morning, everyone. It’s a particular pleasure, Mr. Chairman, to welcome you here to Washington. After two long years of COVID delays, we are finally together and it is a great pleasure.


Export Sales to China and Unknown Destinations

Release: Private exporters reported the following activity.


News Release: BOSTON - Two drug traffickers pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to their roles in a methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy.


Chevron Phillips Chemical Company Agrees to Reduce Harmful Air Pollution at Three U.S. Chemical Plants

News Release: Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP has agreed to make upgrades and perform compliance measures estimated to cost $118 million to resolve allegations that it violated the Clean Air Act and state air pollution control laws at three petrochemical manufacturing facilities located in Cedar Bayou, Port Arthur, and Sweeney, Texas. Chevron Phillips will also pay a $3.4 million civil penalty. The settlement will eliminate thousands of tons of air pollution from flares.



Manufacturers Urge Caution on EPA “Good Neighbor” Plan

Following the Environmental Protection Agency’s release of its “Good Neighbor” Plan to expand regulation of interstate transport of air emissions that affect downwind states’ ability to attain and maintain National Ambient Air Quality Standards, National Association of Manufacturers Senior Vice President of Policy and Government Relations Aric Newhouse released the following statement:


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request discussed on March 9 by Labor Department

The US Labor Department published a two page notice on March 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that CORTNEY DUNLAP, 37, of Burlington, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to 57 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for operating a wide-ranging scheme that defrauded the Connecticut Medicaid Program of more than $1.3 million.


NHTSA finalizes rule to improve auto accessibility for people with disabilities

A recent ruling by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the U.S. Department of Transportation allows new provisions in the code of federal regulations for modifying cars to accommodate people with disabilities.


Preventable tragedy: US Department of Labor investigation of zip-line worker’s fatal fall finds workplace safety failures

News Release: SAN DIEGO - A federal workplace safety investigation found that a 34-year-old worker’s fatal fall might have been prevented had the operator of a Pauma Valley zip-line attraction implemented required safety measures.



Federal Jury Convicts Vancouver Man for Sex Trafficking of Minors

News Release: PORTLAND, Ore.-A federal jury in Portland found a local man guilty today for transporting two young teen girls across state lines, drugging and sexually abusing them, and selling them to other grown men for sex.


Justice Department Files Complaint to Stop Seafood Processor from Distributing Adulterated Seafood Products

News Release: The United States filed a complaint to stop a seafood processor in Monroe, Washington, from processing and selling adulterated seafood products, the Justice Department announced today.