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Federal Tipoffs Involving Nebraska Newsletter for Sunday April 19, 2020 ( 10 items )  

$5.6 Million Funding Available for Operational Readiness for COVID-19 Preparedness, Response in FEMA Region 7
WASHINGTON, April 15 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency announced that it expects to award up to four grants for operational readiness for COVID-19 preparedness and response in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $5,556,925. Additional Information on Eligibility: State or territorial governments (the State Administrative Agency [SAA] or the State's Emergency Management Agency [EMA]). The  more

EPA Announces Record of Decision for Hastings Superfund Site, Operable Unit 1, in Hastings, Nebraska
LENEXA, Kansas, April 14 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced the Record of Decision (ROD) for the Hastings Superfund Site, Operable Unit 1, in Hastings, Nebraska. The ROD outlines the cleanup plan the Agency will implement to clean up contaminated groundwater at the site. The cleanup plan combines continued groundwater extraction via the existing Whalen Energy Center well field and Well D to addr  more

EPA: Air Plan Approval for Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska
SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, April 17 -- The Environmental Protection Agency has issued a rule (40 CFR Part 52, 40 CFR Part 70), published in the Federal Register on April 17, entitled: "Air Plan Approval; Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and Approval of Operating Permit Program for Iowa and Nebraska; Definition of Chemical Process Plants Under State Prevention of Significant Deterioration Regulations and Operating Permit Programs". The rule was issued by Edward Chu, Acting Regional Administrator, Re  more

EPA: Air Plan Approval for Nebraska
SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, April 17 -- The Environmental Protection Agency has issued a rule (40 CFR Part 52), published in the Federal Register on April 17, entitled: "Air Plan Approval; Nebraska; Infrastructure SIP Requirements for the 2015 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards". The rule was issued by Edward Chu, Acting Regional Administrator, Region 7. DATES: This final rule is effective on May 18, 2020. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lachala Kemp, Environmental Protection Agency, Re  more

FAA: U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces $64.60 Million to Nebraska Airports in Response to COVID-19
WASHINGTON, April 15 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration issued the following news release: U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao announced the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will award $64,602,994 in airport aid to 71 airports in Nebraska to help respond to the COVID-19 public health emergency. This historic grant funding is part of the Trump Administration's newly created Coronavirus Aid, Relief,  more

Natural Resources Conservation Service-Nebraska: Earth Team Volunteers Help NRCS Accomplish Its Mission
LINCOLN, Nebraska, April 16 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service Nebraska office issued the following news release: USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is honoring Nebraska's Earth Team volunteers and celebrating their many contributions to natural resource protection during National Volunteer Week, April 19-25. Earth Team is a program that allows NRCS to stretch available resources by partnering volunteers with employees to provide a   more

Natural Resources Conservation Service-Nebraska: USDA Stands Up New Team to Better Serve Beginning Farmers and Ranchers
LINCOLN, Nebraska, April 14 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service Nebraska office issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is standing up a new team that will lead a department-wide effort focused on serving beginning farmers and ranchers. "More than a quarter of producers are beginning farmers," said USDA Deputy Secretary Stephen Censky. "We need to support the next generation of agricultural producers who we will s  more

Offutt AFB: Former 55th Member Named First Space Force Senior Enlisted Advisor
OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Nebraska, April 16 -- The U.S. Air Force Offutt Air Force Base (55th Air Wing) issued the following news on April 15: A former member of the Fightin' Fifty-Fifth became the first Senior Enlisted Advisor of the U.S. Space Force on April 3, 2020. Gen. Jay Raymond, USSF Chief of Space Operations, administered the Oath of Enlistment to Chief Master Sgt. Roger A. Towberman during a small ceremony in the office of the Secretary of the Air Force, Barbara Barrett, at the Pentago  more

Offutt AFB: Language Learning Center Starts Online Learning in Response to COVID-19
OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Nebraska, April 18 -- The U.S. Air Force Offutt Air Force Base (55th Air Wing) issued the following news: The Language Learning Center here, which is a detachment of the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center in Monterey, California, began providing online classes in response to COVID-19 March 27, 2020. The center's mission is to maintain language skills for linguists, who are on flying status while also assisting them in their annual testing requirements. T  more

Public Health Emergency Working Group at Forefront of Offutt COVID-19 Response
OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Nebraska, April 18 -- The U.S. Air Force Offutt Air Force Base (55th Air Wing) issued the following news: As the world continues the battle against the spread of COVID-19, one Offutt team has worked day-in and day-out to protect Team Offutt and the surrounding communities. The Public Health Emergency Working Group, directed by the 55th Wing commander on March 5, has played a major role in Offutt's response. "We serve as the commander's searchlight in the darkness to ide  more