News published on Federal Newswire in September 2022

News from September 2022


Inseason Action #45 in Ocean Salmon Fisheries, South of Cape Falcon Recreational



Justice Department Secures Settlement Agreement with the Indiana State Nursing Board Addressing Discrimination Against People with Opioid Use Disorder

News Release: INDIANAPOLIS - Zachary A. Myers, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana, and the Justice Department announced today that it has entered into a settlement agreement with the Indiana State Board of Nursing (Nursing Board) to resolve claims it violated Title II of the Americans with Disabilities...


News Release: Jackson, Miss. - Darren J. LaMarca, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi, announced today that Manpreet Kamboj and Gurdev Kamboj (aka David Singh) have agreed to pay $130,000 to resolve allegations that they knowingly falsified income to unlawfully create eligibility for Mississippi Medicaid health care benefits for their dependents.


Senator Murray on Biden Forgiving Student Debt: “Life Changing for Borrowers”


Murray, Menendez, Kaine, Gillibrand, Sarbanes, Courtney, Hayes, Manning Lead 100+ Colleagues in Calling on Biden Admin to Extend PSLF Waiver Deadline


News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) entered into a stipulation agreement with Lewiston Livestock Market Inc. of Lewiston, Idaho (Lewiston), on July 28, 2022, for alleged violations of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act. Under the terms of the stipulation agreement, Lewiston waived its rights to a hearing and paid a civil penalty of $4,000.


Commercial Closure for Blueline Tilefish in South Atlantic Federal Waters on September 3, 2022


IB 22-41: NMFS Prohibits Directed Fishing for Pacific Cod by Catcher Vessels using Trawl Gear in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska


IB 22-40: NMFS Prohibits Directed Fishing for Pacific Cod by Catcher Vessels Greater Than or Equal to 50 Feet Length Overall Using Hook-and-line Gear in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska


Commercial Closure for Red Snapper in South Atlantic Federal Waters on August 31, 2022


NOAA Fisheries Seeks Comments for an Application for an Exempted Fishing Permit to Test Experimental Bycatch Reduction Devices in Gulf of Mexico Shrimp Fishery


IB 22-39: NMFS Prohibits Directed Fishing for Pacific Cod by Catcher Vessels Using Trawl Gear in the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska


IB 22-38: NMFS Prohibits Directed Fishing for Pacific Cod by Hook-and-Line Catcher Vessels in the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf Alaska


IB 22-37: NMFS Opens Directed Fishing for Pacific Cod by Catcher Vessels Less than 60 Feet Length Overall Using Hook-and-line or Pot Gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands


Inseason Action #41-#44 in Ocean Salmon Fisheries, North of Cape Falcon Commercial and Recreational (Westport subarea)


Inseason Adjustments to the 2022 Pacific Halibut Recreational Fishery


The US Homeland Security Department published a one page notice on Sept. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


HELP Ranking Member Burr Statement on Biden’s Illegal Student Loan Debt Cancelation


Federal mine safety commission finds Indiana coal company violated safety standards after mine operator causes risk of catastrophic explosion

News Release: WASHINGTON - The Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission has ruled unanimously that the operator of a Francisco, Indiana coal mine violated mandatory safety standards when it continued to operate an energized drill during a methane inundation, creating the risk of a catastrophic explosion.