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Federal Tipoffs Involving New Jersey Newsletter for Sunday March 08, 2020 ( 10 items )  

$1.5 Million Available in Cooperative Agreements for Flood Hazard Identification in FEMA Region 2
WASHINGTON, March 4 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency announced that it expects to award up to 10 cooperative agreements for flood hazard identification and risk assessment programs in New Jersey and New York, Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $1.5 million. The agency said the grant was associated with disaster prevention and relief. The funding is open to state, county, city, township  more

BLS Issues Report on Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in New Jersey for 2019
NEW YORK, March 5 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - New York-New Jersey Regional Information Office issued the following report on the alternative measures of labor underutilization in New Jersey for 2019: In 2019, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6 (which includes the unemployed, workers employed part-time for economic reasons, and those marginally attached to the labor force), was 6.8 percent in New Jersey, similar to the 7.2-percent ra  more

BLS Issues Report on Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in New York for 2019
NEW YORK, March 5 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - New York-New Jersey Regional Information Office issued the following report on the alternative measures of labor underutilization in New York for 2019: In 2019, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6 (which includes the unemployed, workers employed part-time for economic reasons, and those marginally attached to the labor force), was 7.7 percent in New York State, not significantly different  more

EAGLE Program Takes Flight at Contingency Response Wing
JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, New Jersey, March 5 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Mobility Command issued the following news: At the 621st Contingency Response Wing operational air movement is an important element in executing full spectrum CR operations. To execute this task, the 621st Mobility Support Operations Squadron employ the Expeditionary Air Ground Liaison Element, Air Mobility Command and U.S. Transportation Command's enlisted operation extension of Air Mobility Liaison Officers. The  more

Federal Reserve Board Announces Termination of Enforcement Actions With City National Bancshares Corporation, Community Financial Holding Company
WASHINGTON, March 6 -- The Federal Reserve issued the following enforcement action document: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the termination of the enforcement actions listed below: City National Bancshares Corporation, Newark, New Jersey Written Agreement, dated December 14, 2010 (https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pressreleases/files/enf20101221a1.pdf) Terminated February 25, 2020 Community Financial Holding Company, Inc., Duluth, Georgia Written Agreement, dated J  more

New Members Appointed to New York Fed's Community Depository Institutions Advisory Council
NEW YORK, March 5 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of New York issued the following news release: The Federal Reserve Bank of New York announced the appointment of two new members to its Community Depository Institutions Advisory Council (CDIAC), effective immediately. Council members are representatives from commercial banks, thrift institutions, and credit unions with assets under $10 billion and headquartered in the Federal Reserve's Second District (New York State; Northern New Jersey; Fairfiel  more

NRC Receives Event Notification Involving New Jersey Department Radioactive Materials Program
WASHINGTON, March 5 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 54535) involving New Jersey Department Radioactive Materials Program, Linden, New Jersey: AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - ABANDONED PORTABLE MOISTURE DENSITY GAUGE The following was received from the state of New Jersey via email: "A local Police Department informed [NJ Department Radioactive Materials Program] that a suspicious package was discovered behind a deli/apartment building. Hazmat officia  more

Salem, NJ, Woman Stopped by TSA With Loaded Gun at Atlantic City International Airport
ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey, March 5 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Transportation Security Administration issued the following news release: A Salem, New Jersey, woman was caught with a .380 caliber handgun loaded with six bullets by a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer at Atlantic City International Airport on Friday, Feb. 28. The TSA officer spotted the gun as it entered the checkpoint X-ray machine inside of a carry-on bag. TSA notified the airport police, wh  more

USCG: New Jersey Intracoastal Waterway
SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, March 2 -- The Homeland Security's Coast Guard has issued a proposed rule, published in the Federal Register on Feb. 28, entitled: "Safety Zone; New Jersey Intracoastal Waterway, Atlantic City, NJ". The proposed rule was issued by Scott E. Anderson, Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Delaware Bay. DATES: Comments and related material must be received by the Coast Guard on or before March 16, 2020. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about   more

USDA to Open Signup March 16 for Conservation Reserve Program Grasslands
HAMILTON SQUARE, New Jersey, March 6 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency - New Jersey Field Office issued the following news release: Farmers and ranchers may apply to enroll grasslands in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Grasslands signup beginning March 16. The signup runs through May 15. "Through this CRP Grasslands signup, farmers and ranchers can protect grasslands, rangelands and pastures, while maintaining the land as working grazing lands," said State Exe  more