News published on Federal Newswire in October 2022

News from October 2022


Tomorrow: EPA to Hold Open Houses and Community Meetings for Memphis Residents about Health Risks from Ethylene Oxide

News Release: MEMPHIS, Tenn. (Oct. 17, 2022) - On Oct. 18, 2022, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will host two open houses and community meetings at the Monumental Baptist Church at 704 S Pkwy E, Memphis, Tenn. to provide residents an opportunity to learn more about commercial sterilizers that ...



Final Cleanup Plan for Operable Unit 2 at Kerr-McGee Navassa Superfund Site to be Discussed at Community Meeting and Drop-In Information Session, October 18

News Release: NAVASSA, N.C. (Oct. 14, 2022) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ) and the Multistate Trust will hold a community meeting and drop-in information session on Tuesday, October 18 to discuss the Record of Decision (ROD) and final cleanup plan that EPA recently issued for Operable Unit 2 (OU2) at the Kerr-Mc


News Release: From October 17-20, 2022, Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs Lee Satterfield will travel to Los Angeles and San Francisco, California, to participate in engagements with exchange participants, the private sector, including the international film and entertainment industries, ...


Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee, September 20–21, 2022

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Open Market Committee on Wednesday released the attached minutes of the Committee meeting held on September 20–21, 2022. The minutes for each regularly scheduled meeting of the Committee ordinarily are made available three weeks after the day of the policy decision ...


News Release: Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry will travel to Seattle, Washington, October 17-18, to participate in the Breakthrough Energy Summit and highlight the strong action the United States has taken to accelerate innovation through the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act; the mobilization ...


Mitigation Experts Offer Rebuilding Advice in Magoffin and Pike Counties

News Release: FRANKFORT, Ky. - As Kentuckians rebuild, survivors of the July 26 flooding can get free advice on how to rebuild stronger and safer against storms.


Risch: Biden Admin’s Venezuela Parole Program is Half-Baked, Unworkable

News Release: BOISE, Idaho - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statement on the Biden Administration’s new Venezuelan parole program :


DOE-GFO grant application closes on Nov. 30

Notice of Intent to issue DE-FOA-0002828 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) FOA to Address Key Deployment Challenges for Offshore, Land-Based, and Distributed Wind grant opened on Oct. 18.


EPA Extends Air Quality Advisory for Kootenai Reservation

News Release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 10, in coordination with the Kootenai Tribe of Idaho, has maintained the Air Quality Advisory for the Kootenai Reservation through midnight Thursday due to continued smoke impacts from the Kootenai Complex fires.



EPA Releases 2021 Data Collected under Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program

News Release: WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released 2021 greenhouse gas (GHG) data collected under the EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP). There has been an overall long-term decreasing trend in industry GHG emissions since 2011, primarily driven by a decrease in emissions ...


News Release: WASHINGTON-House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) and House Committee on the Judiciary Ranking Member Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) today are pressing Acting Archivist of the United States Debra Steidel Wall about the possibility of the National Archives and Records Administration...


News Release: Today, Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo met with the Advisory Committee on Supply Chain Competitiveness (ACSCC) alongside National Economic Council Chair Brian Deese and Port and Supply Chain Envoy Gen. Stephen Lyons, to discuss the ACSCC’s June 2022 recommendations, convey updates on actions taken ...


US Department of Labor cites framing contractor who ignored OSHA’s safety hazard notification, directed workers onto roof without fall protection

News Release: RIVER GROVE, IL - While federal workplace safety inspectors are used to some employers’ disregard for workplace safety, the response of a Chicago-area carpentry company’s site supervisor to a U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspector’s notification at the site about workers without fall protection exposed to the construction industry’s most lethal hazard - falls from elevation - was especially blatant.


Double E Pipeline, LLC; Notice of Request for Extension of Time discussed on Oct. 17 by Energy Department

The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Oct. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


What releases are upcoming from the Rural Housing Service on Oct. 19

There is one release scheduled to be published on Oct. 19.



Dangerous Trend Continues As Passengers Bring Guns to TSA Checkpoints  And Fail to Properly Pack Them in Checked Baggage

Release: Passengers across the state of Alabama continue to bring guns to the Transportation Security Administrations security checkpoints. Guns are not permitted in carry-on bags. They may only travel in checked baggage and must be declared to the airline at check-in.


FEMA Disaster Recovery Centers Open in Jayuya and Toa Baja

News Release: San Juan, Puerto Rico - Additional Disaster Recovery Centers (DRC) are now open in Jayuya and Toa Baja. The joint DRCs, a partnership between the municipality, the Government of Puerto Rico and FEMA, will help Hurricane Fiona survivors apply for FEMA assistance, upload documents needed for their application and answer questions in person.