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Federal Tipoffs Involving Wyoming Newsletter for Sunday May 19, 2024 ( 6 items )  

BLM Awards Contract for Wildcat Canyon Drainage Repair
ROCK SPRINGS, Wyoming, May 14 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: The Bureau of Land Management awarded a contract to LCI Trucking and Construction out of Pavillion, Wyoming for $551,111.40 to repair public lands impacted by erosion in southwestern Wyoming near the town of LaBarge. The contract will re-grade incised channels to re-establish a broad draw with numerous stable micro-channels to reduce stream velocities during high ru  more

BLM Proposes Amendment to Buffalo Field Office Management Plan
BUFFALO, Wyoming, May 17 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: The Bureau of Land Management has issued a final supplemental environmental impact statement (SEIS) and proposed amendment to its Buffalo Field Office land use plan (https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/2021239/510). Release of the final SEIS and proposed amendment opens a 30-day public protest period. The BLM developed the SEIS and plan amendment in r  more

Deadline Approaching in Wyoming for SBA Working Capital Loans Due to Flooding
SACRAMENTO, California, May 12 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on May 10, 2024: Francisco Sanchez Jr., associate administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at the Small Business Administration, today reminded Wyoming private nonprofit organizations of the June 11, 2024, deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for economic injury caused by flooding that occurred June 15, 2023. Private nonprofits that provide essential servic  more

Reclamation hosts Jackson Lake Dam operations information
WASHINGTON, May 13 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation issued the following news release: HEYBURN, Idaho - The Bureau of Reclamation will host an annual informational meeting to present streamflow forecasts and projected reservoir operations for Jackson Lake Dam and other upper Snake River reservoirs on Thursday, May 23, at the Teton County Library, Ordway Auditorium, 125 Virginian Lane, Jackson, Wyoming, at 3:00 p.m. In-person and virtual options are offered. The ev  more

Statement on the President's Decision Prohibiting the Acquisition by MineOne Cloud Computing Investment I L.P. of Real Estate, and the Operation of a Cryptocurrency Mining Facility, in Close Proximity to Francis E. Warren Air Force Base
WASHINGTON, May 13 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release: Today President Biden issued an order prohibiting the purchase and requiring the divestment of certain real estate operated as a cryptocurrency mining facility located within one mile of Francis E. Warren Air Force Base (F.E. Warren AFB), as well as requiring the removal of certain improvements and equipment at the property by MineOne Partners Limited, which is ultimately majority owned by nationals of   more

Wildlife Partners Urge Responsible Behavior on Togwotee Pass to Keep People and Bears Safe
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Wyoming Game & Fish Department, U.S. Forest Service, Wyoming Highway Patrol, and Teton County Sheriff Department are again urging the public to practice responsible wildlife viewing behavior and obey traffic laws to ensure safety for both people and grizzly bears. Approaching bears and/or parking on the highway is not only illegal but   more