WASHINGTON, March 12 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service announced that it expects to award grants for the development and adoption of innovative approaches and technologies for conservation on agricultural lands in Alaska. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $445,000. The agency said the grant was associated with a) agriculture, b) environment, c) natural resources and d) science and technology and other research and development  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 11 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on the alternative measures of labor underutilization in Alaska 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 10.1 percent in Alaska, significantly higher than the   more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following article from The Economics Daily: Iowa had the highest employment-population ratio in 2019, 68.5 percent, followed by Minnesota, 68.0 percent. West Virginia (52.4 percent) and Mississippi (52.8 percent) had the lowest employment-population ratios among the states. Overall, 22 states and the District of Columbia had employment-population ratios in 2019 that were significantly higher than the U.  more

EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska, March 11 -- The U.S. Pacific Air Forces issued the following news: Eielson is in search of new and innovative ways to support the mission and the 354th Contracting Squadron is here to help. The 354th CONS works with non-government contractors to find solutions to problems units around base may have. The goal for the 354th CONS is to bridge the gap between non-traditional government contractors and mission partners at Eielson. "Traditionally, our mission partner  more

EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska, March 10 -- The U.S. Air Force (354th Fighter Wing) issued the following news: Eielson in search of new and innovative ways to support the mission and the 354th Contracting Squadron is here to help. The 354th CONS works with non-government contractors to find solutions to problems that units around base may have. The goal for the 354th CONS is to bridge the gap between non-traditional government contractors and mission partners at Eielson. "Traditionally, our m  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes a $79,500 civil penalty against the King Salmon Airport in King Salmon, Alaska, for allegedly violating federal aircraft rescue and firefighting regulations. Between Aug. 27 and Aug. 29, 2019, FAA inspectors performed a periodic inspection of the state-operated airport to determi  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Indian Health Service's Principal Deputy Director Michael D. Weahkee issued the following letter: Dear Tribal Leader and Urban Indian Organization Leader: I am pleased to announce that Ms. Evangelyn "Angel" Dotomain has been appointed to the Senior Executive Service and selected to serve as Director of the Alaska Area Indian Health Service (IHS). As Director of the Alaska Area IHS, Ms. Dotomain will be responsible for pr  more

COPPER CENTER, Arkansas, March 12 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release: * * * - This project consists of stabilizing the upper levels of the Kennecott Mines National Historic Landmark (NHL) Concentration Mill Building in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve. * * * On February 18, 2020 the National Park Service (NPS) awarded a construction contract to complete Phase III of the Upper Mill Building Structural Repairs. The succ  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, March 13 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following story: * * * - This is the second year of a multi-national winter survey in the Gulf of Alaska to gather critical information on salmon ocean survival. * * * NOAA Fisheries scientists are part of an international team that set sail on April 11. They are studying the impacts of continued warm ocean temperatures in the Gulf of Alaska on Pacific salmon survival. It has been estimated th  more

SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, March 9 -- The Commerce Department's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has issued a rule, published in the Federal Register on March 9, entitled: "Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pollock in Statistical Area 610 in the Gulf of Alaska". The rule was issued by Jennifer M. Wallace, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. DATES: Effective 1200 hours, Alaska local time (A.l.t.), March 9, 2020, thro  more

SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, March 12 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has issued a rule, published in the Federal Register on March 11, entitled: "Fisheries of the Economic Exclusive Zone Off Alaska; Deep-Water Species Fishery by Vessels Using Trawl Gear in the Gulf of Alaska". The rule was issued by Jennifer M. Wallace, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. DATES: Effective 1200 hours, Alaska local time (A.l.t.), March 7, 2020, t  more

SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, March 9 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has issued a proposed rule, published in the Federal Register on March 9, entitled: "Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Adjust the North Pacific Observer Program Fee". The proposed rule was issued by Samuel D. Rauch III, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine Fisheries Service. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alicia M Miller, 907-586-7228 or alicia.m.miller@  more

SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, March 9 -- The Commerce Department's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has issued a rule, published in the Federal Register on March 9, entitled: "Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pollock in Statistical Area 630 in the Gulf of Alaska". The rule was issued by Jennifer M. Wallace, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. DATES: Effective 1200 hours, Alaska local time (A.l.t.), March 9, 2020, thro  more

ORLAND AIR STATION, Norway, March 12 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: The air refueling capabilities for exercise Cold Response 20 are fully operational at 0rland Air Station, Norway, with the arrival of KC-135R Stratotankers assigned to Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, RAF Mildenhall, United Kingdom, and Tinker AFB, Oklahoma. Cold Response is a Norwegian national readiness and defense exercise, with participation from each of Norway's military services, as well as eight additio  more

ORLAND AIR STATION, Norway, March 12 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Mobility Command issued the following news: The air refueling capabilities for Exercise Cold Response 20 are fully operational at 0rland Air Station, Norway, with the arrival of KC-135R Stratotankers assigned to the 168th Wing, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, the 100th Air Refueling Wing, RAF Mildenhall, England, and the 507th Air Refueling Wing, Tinker AFB, Oklahoma. CR20 is a Norwegian national readiness and defense exercise that  more