WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release on Aug. 8, 2024: * * * Announces plan to create a Federal Advisory Committee and issues guidance documents * * * Today, the BLM announced its intent to develop a Federal Advisory Committee (Committee) to engage the public and to help inform the Bureau's implementation of the Public Lands Rule. The Committee will allow the BLM to continue working with and hearing from a range   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Rio Puerco Field Office issued the following news release: Albuquerque, N.M. - The Bureau of Land Management is issuing a Proposed Resource Management Plan and Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Rio Puerco Field Office, which would update BLM's management of more than 730,000 acres of public lands spanning portions of Bernalillo, Cibola, McKinley, Torrance, Sandoval, and Valencia counties in central an  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management North Dakota Field Office issued the following news release: DICKINSON, N.D. - The Bureau of Land Management released its proposed resource management plan and final environmental impact statement for the North Dakota Field Office. The proposed plan updates the 1988 North Dakota RMP to better balance energy and mineral development while supporting outdoor recreation, cultural resources, and sustaining healthy ha  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Kemmerer Field Office issued the following news release: KEMMERER, Wyo. - The Bureau of Land Management Kemmerer and Rock Springs field offices are seeking public comment on the draft environmental impact statement for the proposed Dry Creek Trona Mine south of Green River in Sweetwater County. Trona is a mineral used to make soda ash, an essential raw material in baking soda, glass, chemicals, detergents, and o  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 9 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on Aug. 8, 2024, entitled "Business Employment Dynamics in Alaska - Fourth Quarter 2023": * * * From October 2023 to December 2023, gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments in Alaska were 25,198, while gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments were 24,637, the U  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: In November 2023, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) joined agencies across the federal government in prioritizing communication in its services to the public by releasing its department-wide Language Access Plan. With the release of its plan, HHS took a giant step towards ensuring people with limited English proficiency (LEP) and people with disabilities have greater ac  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Aug. 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for Central District of California issued the following news release on Aug. 8, 2024: A Compton man was sentenced today to 127 months in federal prison for leading a Southern California-based drug trafficking organization that shipped kilogram quantities of cocaine to Alaska via commercial flights and U.S. mail. Raul Cisneros Jr., 46, was sentenced by United States District Judge Fernando M. Olguin. Cisneros pleaded guilty May  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Aug. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Education Activity issued the following news release: Dr. Jacob Sherwood, Pacific West District Superintendent, is pleased to announce the selection of Julie Sarich as Instructional Systems Specialist for Autism. Ms. Sarich joined DoDEA team in 2013 as a Learning Impaired Moderate to Severe teacher at Camp Zama, Japan. She later joined the special education team at Zama Middle High School as a Learning Impaired Mild to Moderate t  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- The Federal Communications Commission issued the following statement on Aug. 8, 2024, by Commissioner Geoffrey Starks on an action entitled "Wireless Emergency Alerts; Amendments to Part 11 of the Commission's Rules Regarding the Emergency Alert System; Report and Order" (PS Docket No. 15-91, 15-94): * * * When an AMBER Alert flashes across your screen, you are immediately made aware of three key pieces of information: that a child has gone missing, the identifying detail  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: PHOENIX Acting Deputy Secretary Laura Daniel-Davis today announced the distribution of $325 million from the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) Stateside Assistance Program to all 50 states, U.S. territories, and the District of Columbia the largest annual distribution from the program since 1979. Investments from the LWCF are helping support the Biden-Harris administration's America the Beautiful   more

RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: The 87th Flying Training Squadron (FTS) otherwise known as the "Red Bulls," celebrates this year's Aug. 7 Red Bull Day, alongside winning Air Education and Training Command's (AETC) Top Operations Squadron of 2023. The AETC Top Operations Squadron award highlights the quality, hard work, efficiency, and achievement. The 87th FTS beat out every Operations Squadron under the AETC. T  more