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News Tipoffs - South Carolina Editors Newsletter for Tuesday March 19, 2024 ( 5 items )  

HHS, DHS, and FEMA Announce Completion of Multi-Year Review of State Efforts to Provide Language Access During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
WASHINGTON, March 18 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR), U.S. Department of Homeland Security Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (DHS CRCL), and the FEMA Office of Equal Rights (OER) announce the successful completion of a language access compliance review of COVID-19 public health messaging in 19 states. This review included trainings and technical assista  more

ICYMI: White House CEQ Chair Brenda Mallory Keynotes Environmental Justice Gathering in South Carolina, Highlights Biden-⁠Harris Administration's Investing in America Agenda
WASHINGTON, March 19 -- The White House Council on Environmental Quality issued the following news release on March 18, 2024: In case you missed it, last week White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) Chair Brenda Mallory travelled to South Carolina to highlight how federal, state, local, and other community partners are working together to address legacy pollution, advance environmental justice, and revitalize communities. In Spartanburg, Chair Mallory delivered a keynote address to   more

IRS Issues Notice No. 2024-25 Entitled '2024 Calendar Year Resident Population Figures'
WASHINGTON, March 17 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Internal Revenue Service issued the following notice (No. 2024-25) in Internal Revenue Bulletin (No. 2024-12, dated March 18, 2024): * * * This notice advises State and local housing credit agencies that allocate low-income housing credits under Sec. 42 of the Internal Revenue Code, and States and other issuers of tax-exempt private activity bonds under Sec. 141, of the population figures to use in calculating: (1) the 2024 calendar  more

Labor Dept.: Federal Investigations Find Jersey Mike's Franchise Operator Violated Child Labor Regulations at 4 Northern Virginia Locations, Denied Overtime Pay
BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 19 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued the following news release: U.S. Department of Labor investigations at four northern Virginia Jersey Mike's franchise locations have found the operator allowed more than a dozen employees under the age of 16 to perform dangerous tasks and work longer than permitted in violation of federal child labor regulations. The department's Wage and Hour Division determined that JM Burke LLC -- the Charleston, Sou  more

NRC Issues Event Notification for Catawba Nuclear Plant, S.C.
WASHINGTON, March 17 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 57026) involving Catawba Nuclear Plant, South Carolina: * * * Facility: Catawba Region: 2 State: SC Unit: [1] [] [] RX Type: [1] W-4-LP,[2] W-4-LP NRC Notified By: Joshua Gower HQ OPS Officer: Kerby Scales Notification Date: 03/13/2024 Notification Time: 02:29 [ET] Event Date: 03/12/2024 Event Time: 21:11 [EDT] Last Update Date: 03/13/2024 Emergency Class: Non Emergency 10 CFR Se  more