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Metal-organic framework supported single-site nickel catalysts for butene dimerization
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory issued the following abstract of a journal article:
Homotopic sites in a well-controlled environment are not only ideal systems for mechanistic studies, but also allow optimal control of catalytic transformations. Sites having only a single metal cation and sites consisting of metal oxo complexes with few nickel (Ni) cations supported on the nodes of UiO-66 metal-organic framework (Ni-UiO-66) are studied for 1-butene dimerization. Monomeric Ni sites, which bind to the Zr6 node via two Zr-OH(u3)
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory issued the following abstract of a journal article:
Homotopic sites in a well-controlled environment are not only ideal systems for mechanistic studies, but also allow optimal control of catalytic transformations. Sites having only a single metal cation and sites consisting of metal oxo complexes with few nickel (Ni) cations supported on the nodes of UiO-66 metal-organic framework (Ni-UiO-66) are studied for 1-butene dimerization. Monomeric Ni sites, which bind to the Zr6 node via two Zr-OH(u3)linkages, are active and selective for the dimerization of 1-butene to linear and mono-branched C8 isomers. Ni oxo complexes with few Ni cations show lower activity and promote the oligomerization of transiently formed C8 isomers. Kohn-Sham density function theory calculations combined with spectroscopic measurements and kinetic analyses indicate that dimerization follows a Cossee-Arlman reaction mechanism.
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Original text here: https://www.pnnl.gov/publications/metal-organic-framework-supported-single-site-nickel-catalysts-butene-dimerization
National Security Council Issues Statement on U.S.-PRC Talks on AI Risk, Safety
WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The White House issued the following statement on May 15, 2024, by National Security Council spokesperson Adrienne Watson on the U.S. and China talks on artificial intelligence risk and safety:
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Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Technology and National Security Tarun Chhabra and Department of State Acting Special Envoy for Critical and Emerging Technology Seth Center led an interagency U.S. delegation with officials from the White House, the Department of State, and the Department of Commerce to meet with a PRC delegation including the Ministry
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WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The White House issued the following statement on May 15, 2024, by National Security Council spokesperson Adrienne Watson on the U.S. and China talks on artificial intelligence risk and safety:
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Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Technology and National Security Tarun Chhabra and Department of State Acting Special Envoy for Critical and Emerging Technology Seth Center led an interagency U.S. delegation with officials from the White House, the Department of State, and the Department of Commerce to meet with a PRC delegation including the Ministryof Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Science and Technology, National Development and Reform Commission, Cyberspace Administration of China, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, and the Chinese Communist Party Office of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission on May 14 in Geneva, Switzerland, to discuss artificial intelligence (AI) risk and safety.
This meeting followed the Woodside summit between President Biden and President Xi Jinping in November 2023, where both leaders affirmed the need to convene U.S. and PRC government experts to address the risks associated with advanced AI systems.
In a candid and constructive discussion, the United States and PRC exchanged perspectives on their respective approaches to AI safety and risk management.
The United States reiterated the importance of harnessing the benefits of AI for sustainable development, for developing and developed countries alike. The United States underscored the importance of ensuring AI systems are safe, secure, and trustworthy in order to realize these benefits of AI, and of continuing to build global consensus on that basis. The United States also raised concerns over the misuse of AI, including by the PRC.
The United States affirmed the need to maintain open lines of communication on AI risk and safety as an important part of responsibly managing competition.
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Original text here: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/05/15/statement-from-nsc-spokesperson-adrienne-watson-on-the-u-s-prc-talks-on-ai-risk-and-safety-2/
National Endowment for Arts Announces Second Round of Grants for FY 2024
WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The National Endowment for the Arts issued the following news release:
For its second major grant announcement of fiscal year 2024, the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is pleased to announce more than $110 million in recommended grants in all 50 states and U.S. jurisdictions. These grants fall under three NEA funding categories: Grants for Arts Projects, Our Town, and State and Regional Partnerships.
"These projects exemplify the creativity and care with which communities are telling their stories, creating connection, and responding to challenges and opportunities
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WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The National Endowment for the Arts issued the following news release:
For its second major grant announcement of fiscal year 2024, the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is pleased to announce more than $110 million in recommended grants in all 50 states and U.S. jurisdictions. These grants fall under three NEA funding categories: Grants for Arts Projects, Our Town, and State and Regional Partnerships.
"These projects exemplify the creativity and care with which communities are telling their stories, creating connection, and responding to challenges and opportunitiesin their communities--all through the arts," said NEA Chair Maria Rosario Jackson, PhD. "So many aspects of our communities such as cultural vitality, health and well-being, infrastructure, and the economy are advanced and improved through investments in art and design, and this funding at the local, state, and regional levels demonstrates the National Endowment for the Arts' commitment to ensuring people across the country benefit."
* List of grant recipients organized by state/territory and city/town
* List of grant recipients organized by funding category and artistic discipline/field
* List of the panelists who reviewed these applications for funding
* All current grants and project details can be viewed through the recent grant search
As part of the application review process, the NEA works with panelists with relevant knowledge and experience who reviewed the applications and rated them in accordance with published review criteria. Recommendations were then presented to the National Council on the Arts. The council made its recommendations to the NEA Chair, who then made the final decision on all grant awards. Learn more about the grant review process (https://www.arts.gov/grants/grant-review-process) or volunteer to be a panelist (https://www.arts.gov/form/volunteer-to-be-a-national-endowment-for-the-arts-panelist).
Grants for Arts Projects
Grants for Arts Projects (GAP) provides expansive funding opportunities to strengthen the nation's arts and cultural ecosystem. It is the National Endowment for the Arts' largest grants program for organizations, with matching grants ranging from $10,000 to $100,000. Designated local arts agencies eligible to subgrant may request from $30,000 to $150,000 for subgranting programs. In July 2023, the NEA received 2,129 eligible applications requesting more than $111 million in FY24 support. Following a competitive application review process, 1,135 projects are approved for funding in this round, including to first-time applicants, totaling more than $37 million in 48 states, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia.
Grants for Arts Projects supports an expansive range of projects of varying sizes and scope across artistic disciplines with a focus on agency priorities: opportunities for public engagement with the arts and arts education, the integration of the arts with strategies that promote the health and well-being of people and communities, and the improvement of overall capacity and capabilities within the arts sector, including the efforts of nationwide and field-specific service organizations.
Significant investments in these key areas include the following examples:
* An award to Arts Center of the Capital Region in Troy, New York, of $60,000 to support a grant program for individual artists in all artistic disciplines who work or live within a 100-mile radius of Troy. Grant award recipients will be selected through a competitive review process with a focus on funding underserved artists, including emerging, Indigenous, and rural artists.
* An award to Connect Detroit in Detroit, Michigan, of $75,000 to support Detroit Excellence in Youth Arts (DEYA), an emerging collective impact initiative to develop a citywide arts education plan. In partnership with Detroit Public Schools, the initiative builds on a youth arts community assessment that identified what is needed to improve access to arts education for students in Detroit.
* An award to Greater Portland Immigrant Welcome Center in Portland, Maine, of $25,000 to support New Mainers On Stage, a monthly traditional arts performance from an immigrant community in Maine. Local and regional professional artists will represent immigrant communities from Afghanistan, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Ukraine, among other countries.
* An award to the International Association of Art Critics, American Section in Weehawken, New Jersey, of $12,000 to support the Art Writing Fellowship, which will support emerging arts writers by pairing fellows (selected through an open call) with experienced mentors to develop works for publication on the IAAC-USA online magazine.
* An award to Jackson State University in Jackson, Mississippi, of $25,000 to support the week-long S.O.S. (Summer Opera/South) Boot Camp, an opera training workshop for undergraduate and graduate students. The camp will be hosted by the Jackson State University Department of Music, home of the Opera/South Company, in collaboration with participating historically Black colleges and universities.
* An award to the Madison Symphony Orchestra in Madison, Wisconsin, of $15,000 to support HeartStrings, a music therapy project. The orchestra's Rhapsodie String Quartet, with training by and participation of certified music therapists, will offer residency programs and perform interactive recitals for individuals with disabilities and other underserved communities.
* An award to the Writers League of Texas in Austin, Texas, of $10,000 to support author visits to K-12 public schools and public libraries in rural communities across the state. The program will focus on serving rural areas where school and library resources are often not available for this type of programming.
The next deadline for organizations interested in applying for Grants for Arts Projects is Thursday, July 11, 2024. Each discipline has identified the types of projects that are of greatest interest within this program as well as the characteristics of competitive proposals that provide the greatest opportunities for federal support to strengthen the arts ecosystem. Visit arts.gov for guidelines and application resources, including a recording of the Grants for Arts Projects guidelines webinar (https://youtu.be/TM3ONSjuWAk?si=NG9Mbln-slfJ9zOJ).
Our Town
Our Town is the NEA's creative placemaking grants program, supporting projects that integrate arts, culture, and design into local efforts that strengthen communities over the long term. Matching grants in this category range from $25,000 to $150,000. Of the 263 eligible applications, 68 projects are approved for funding totaling $5 million in 34 states, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia.
Our Town funding requires a partnership between a nonprofit organization and a local government entity, with one of the partners being a cultural organization. Projects advance local economic, physical, or social outcomes in communities, are responsive to unique local conditions, authentically engage communities, center equity, advance artful lives, and lay the groundwork for long-term systems change.
Examples of recommended projects include:
* An award to Chilkoot Indian Association in Haines, Alaska, of $75,000 to support community gatherings and co-created public art to heal generational trauma in the Tlingit community. The Chilkoot Indian Association and Alaska Indian Arts, with support from a wide range of local partners, will host monthly multi-generational gatherings that combine conversation, storytelling, and traditional Alaska Native arts training. The project will offer a forum for cross-generational healing as well as Native arts skill-building among younger community members, making traditional arts and arts businesses more visible in Haines.
* An award to Living Streets Alliance in Tucson, Arizona, of $90,000 to support a series of traffic-calming interventions and community activities in Tucson. Living Streets Alliance will work in partnership with the City of Tucson Department of Transportation and Mobility, Tucson Housing and Community Development, and local arts organizations to address traffic safety needs. Artists will be trained to facilitate activities such as mural and traffic calming street painting projects and civic artist capacity-building workshops. Living Street Alliance will also present a series of "cyclovias" or closed streets events featuring community arts activities.
* An award to Neomuralismos de Mexico in St. Paul, Minnesota, of $30,000 to support a communitywide public art project featuring alebrijes, brightly colored fantastical creatures, often featuring a combination of different animals, that are a form of traditional Mexican folk art. Neomuralismos de Mexico, in partnership with the City of St. Paul Department of Parks and Recreation, will bring together community members and Latino artists to conduct workshops and create a large-scale public art exhibition of alebrijes.
* An award to Rebuild Bay County in Panama City, Florida, of $75,000 to support a community archiving project that will preserve local culture and rebuild cultural assets in Bay County, Florida, in response to 2018's Hurricane Michael, which exacerbated decades of disinvestment in the formally segregated and largely industrial area. Rebuild Bay County, the City of Panama City, and other partners will co-launch a community archiving project to include artist-facilitated community asset mapping, intergenerational memory preservation, a curated exhibition, temporary art installations, live performances, and teaching artist workshops.
The next deadline for organizations interested in applying for Our Town is Thursday, August 1, 2024. Visit arts.gov for guidelines and application resources.
State and Regional Partnerships
Each year, approximately 40 percent of the NEA's appropriated program funds are awarded to state arts agencies, regional arts organizations, and the national service organization to support the work of the states and regions. In total, up to $68.1 million is recommended for these partners in FY 2024.
State and Regional Partnership Agreement grants extend the NEA's reach to even more communities, reflecting investments in locally-determined priorities, and translate national leadership into local benefit. To learn more about how the National Endowment for the Arts is impacting individual states and regions of the country, select a state or territory on the state impact page (https://www.arts.gov/impact/state-profiles) or visit the regional map (https://www.arts.gov/impact/regional-profiles).
About the National Endowment for the Arts
Established by Congress in 1965, the National Endowment for the Arts is an independent federal agency that is the largest funder of the arts and arts education in communities nationwide and a catalyst of public and private support for the arts. By advancing equitable opportunities for arts participation and practice, the NEA fosters and sustains an environment in which the arts benefit everyone in the United States.
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Original text here: https://www.arts.gov/news/press-releases/2024/national-endowment-arts-announces-second-round-grants-fy-2024
BLS - Western Region Issues Report Entitled 'Consumer Price Index, Phoenix Area - April 2024'
SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 16 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 15, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Phoenix Area - April 2024":
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Area prices were up 1.9 percent over the past two months, up 2.6 percent from a year ago
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Prices in the Phoenix area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 1.9 percent for the two months ending in April 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table A.) Regional Commissioner
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SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 16 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 15, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Phoenix Area - April 2024":
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Area prices were up 1.9 percent over the past two months, up 2.6 percent from a year ago
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Prices in the Phoenix area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 1.9 percent for the two months ending in April 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table A.) Regional CommissionerChris Rosenlund noted that the April increase was influenced by higher prices for shelter and gasoline. (Data in this report are not seasonally adjusted. Accordingly, bi-monthly changes may reflect seasonal influences.)
Over the last 12 months, the CPI-U increased 2.6 percent. (See chart 1 and table A.) Food prices advanced 3.0 percent. Energy prices fell 3.9 percent, largely the result of a decrease in the price of gasoline. The index for all items less food and energy increased 3.0 percent over the year. (See table 1.)
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Chart 1. Over-the-year percent change in CPI-U, Phoenix, April 2021-April 2024
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Food
Food prices increased 0.7 percent for the two months ending in April. (See table 1.) Prices for food at home rose 1.0 percent, with higher prices in all six grocery categories. Prices for food away from home advanced 0.3 percent for the same period.
Over the year, food prices advanced 3.0 percent. Prices for food at home increased 1.9 percent since a year ago, led by higher prices for fruits and vegetables (8.4 percent). Prices for food away from home increased 4.9 percent.
Energy
The energy index rose 13.5 percent for the two months ending in April. The increase was mainly due to higher prices for gasoline (24.8 percent). Prices for electricity rose 4.3 percent, while prices for natural gas service decreased 4.5 percent for the same period.
Energy prices fell 3.9 percent over the year, largely due to lower prices for gasoline (-11.4 percent). Prices paid for electricity rose 9.3 percent, and prices for natural gas service advanced 3.1 percent during the past year.
All items less food and energy
The index for all items less food and energy increased 1.3 percent in the latest two-month period. Higher prices for shelter (1.8 percent) were partially offset by lower prices for apparel (-0.7 percent) and new vehicles (-0.4 percent).
Over the year, the index for all items less food and energy increased 3.0 percent. Components contributing to the increase included apparel (7.5 percent) and shelter (3.5 percent). Partly offsetting the increases were price decreases in used cars and trucks (-6.0 percent), new vehicles (-1.8 percent), and household furnishings and operations (-0.7 percent).
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Table A. Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ, CPI-U 2-month and 12-month percent changes, all items index, not seasonally adjusted
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The June 2024 Consumer Price Index for the Phoenix area is scheduled to be released on July 11, 2024.
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Technical Note
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measures of the average change in prices over time in a fixed market basket of goods and services. The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes CPIs for two population groups: (1) a CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) which covers approximately 93 percent of the total U.S. population and (2) a CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) which covers approximately 29 percent of the total U.S. population. The CPI-U includes, in addition to wage earners and clerical workers, groups such as professional, managerial, and technical workers, the self-employed, short-term workers, the unemployed, and retirees and others not in the labor force.
The CPI is based on prices of food, clothing, shelter, and fuels, transportation fares, charges for doctors' and dentists' services, drugs, and the other goods and services that people buy for day-to-day living. Each month, prices are collected in 75 urban areas across the country from about 6,000 housing units and approximately 22,000 retail establishments--department stores, supermarkets, hospitals, filling stations, and other types of stores and service establishments. All taxes directly associated with the purchase and use of items are included in the index.
The index measures price changes from a designated reference date; for most of the CPI-U the reference base is 1982-84 equals 100. An increase of 7 percent from the reference base, for example, is shown as 107.000. Alternatively, that relationship can also be expressed as the price of a base period market basket of goods and services rising from $100 to $107. For further details see the CPI home page on the internet at http://www.bls.gov/cpi and the CPI section of the BLS Handbook of Methods available on the internet at http://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/cpi/.
In calculating the index, price changes for the various items in each location are averaged together with weights that represent their importance in the spending of the appropriate population group. Local data are then combined to obtain a U.S. city average. Because the sample size of a local area is smaller, the local area index is subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error than the national index. In addition, local indexes are not adjusted for seasonal influences. As a result, local area indexes show greater volatility than the national index, although their long-term trends are quite similar. NOTE: Area indexes do not measure differences in the level of prices between cities; they only measure the average change in prices for each area since the base period.
The Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale metropolitan area covered in this release consists of Maricopa and Pinal Counties in the State of Arizona.
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Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Indexes and percent changes for selected periods, Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale (December 2001=100 unless otherwise noted)
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View original text, plus chart and tables here: https://www.bls.gov/regions/west/news-release/2024/consumerpriceindex_phoenix_20240515.htm
BLS - Mid-Atlantic Region Issues Report Entitled 'Average Energy Prices, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria - April 2024'
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 16 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 15, 2024, entitled "Average Energy Prices, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria - April 2024":
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Gasoline prices averaged $3.775 per gallon in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria area in April 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Alexandra Hall Bovee noted that area gasoline prices increased 2.7 percent from last April when they averaged $3.677 per gallon. Washington area
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PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 16 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 15, 2024, entitled "Average Energy Prices, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria - April 2024":
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Gasoline prices averaged $3.775 per gallon in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria area in April 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Alexandra Hall Bovee noted that area gasoline prices increased 2.7 percent from last April when they averaged $3.677 per gallon. Washington areahouseholds paid an average of 15.9 cents per kilowatt hour (kWh) of electricity in April 2024, 3.9 percent higher than the 15.3 cents in April 2023. The average price of utility (piped) gas at $1.361 per therm in April 2024 was down 9.6 percent from $1.505 per therm a year earlier. (Data in this release are not seasonally adjusted; accordingly, over-the-year-analysis is used throughout.)
At $3.775 per gallon, Washington area consumers paid 3.4 percent less than the national average of $3.907 for a gallon of gasoline in April 2024. From 2020 to 2023, prices for a gallon of gasoline in Washington ranged from 4.3 percent below to 9.0 percent above those for the nation in April. (See chart 1 and table 1.)
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Chart 1. Average prices for gasoline, the United States and Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV, 2020-24 (as of April)
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The 15.9 cents per kWh that Washington households paid for electricity in April 2024 was 8.1 percent below the nationwide average of 17.3 cents. Last April, the price per kWh for electricity in Washington was 7.3 percent below the national average. From 2020 to 2022, electricity prices for the Washington area ranged from 9.9 to 3.0 percent below those for the nation in April. (See chart 2.)
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Chart 2. Average prices for electricity, the United States and Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV, 2020-24 (as of April)
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The price paid by Washington area consumers for utility (piped) gas, commonly referred to as natural gas, was $1.361 per therm in April 2024, 1.0 percent below the national average of $1.375 per therm. Last April, the price for utility (piped) gas in Washington was 6.5 percent higher than the national average. From 2020 to 2022, the price for utility (piped) gas in the Washington area ranged from 17.9 to 25.6 percent above the national average in April. (See chart 3.)
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Chart 3. Average prices for utility (piped) gas, the United States and Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV, 2020-24 (as of April)
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The Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MA-WV, Core Based Statistical Area includes the District of Columbia; the counties of Calvert, Charles, Frederick, Montgomery, and Prince George's in Maryland; the cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Fredericksburg, Manassas, and Manassas Park and the counties of Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William, Rappahannock, Spotsylvania, Stafford, and Warren in Virginia; and the county of Jefferson in West Virginia.
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The Consumer Price Index for May 2024 is scheduled to be released on Wednesday, June 12, 2024, at 8:30 a.m. (ET).
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Technical Note
Average prices are estimated from Consumer Price Index (CPI) data for selected commodity series to support the research and analytic needs of CPI data users. Average prices for electricity, utility (piped) gas, and gasoline are published monthly for the U.S. city average, the 4 regions, the 3 population size classes, 10 region/size-class cross-classifications, and the 14 largest local index areas. For electricity, average prices per kilowatt-hour (kWh) are published. For utility (piped) gas, average prices per therm are published. For gasoline, the average price per gallon is published. Average prices for commonly available grades of gasoline are published as well as the average price across all grades.
All eligible prices are converted to a price per normalized quantity. These prices are then used to estimate a price for a defined fixed quantity. The average price per kilowatt-hour represents the total bill divided by the kilowatt-hour usage. The total bill is the sum of all items applicable to all consumers appearing on an electricity bill including, but not limited to, variable rates per kWh, fixed costs, taxes, surcharges, and credits. This calculation also applies to the average price per therm for utility (piped) gas.
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Table 1. Average prices for gasoline, electricity, and utility (piped) gas, the United States and Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV, April 2023-April 2024, not seasonally adjusted
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View original text, plus charts and tables here: https://www.bls.gov/regions/mid-atlantic/news-release/2024/averageenergyprices_washingtondc_20240515.htm
Army Corps of Engineers Introduces New Regulatory Request System Online Application Portal
WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Vicksburg District issued the following news release:
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is introducing its new Regulatory Request System, an online application portal that allows the public to submit permit applications and other information when requesting permission to dredge, fill or conduct activities in jurisdictional wetlands and waters of the U.S. RRS is available at https://rrs.usace.army.mil/rrs.
RRS users can now submit individual permit applications, general permit pre-construction notifications, jurisdictional determination requests,
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WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Vicksburg District issued the following news release:
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is introducing its new Regulatory Request System, an online application portal that allows the public to submit permit applications and other information when requesting permission to dredge, fill or conduct activities in jurisdictional wetlands and waters of the U.S. RRS is available at https://rrs.usace.army.mil/rrs.
RRS users can now submit individual permit applications, general permit pre-construction notifications, jurisdictional determination requests,and other information needed during the permit evaluation process using easy-to-follow online submission forms. Applicants will also be able to track the status of their requests using a user-friendly dashboard.
RRS will benefit the applicant by eliminating the burden associated with the preparation and mailing of paper applications. It also reduces some of the effort associated with processing applications and data entry making the permitting process more efficient.
USACE initiated a beta version of the system in January 2024 and is working to expand RRS capabilities to accept joint permit applications as part of a second phase of the system's implementation, scheduled for December 2024. For more information on the USACE Regulatory Program visit https://www.usace.army.mil/Missions/Civil-Works/Regulatory-Program-and-Permits/.
For the VIcksburg Districts Regulatory website visit http://www.mvk.usace.mil/Missions/Regulatory/
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Original text here: https://www.mvk.usace.army.mil/Media/News-Releases/Article/3775619/usace-introduces-new-regulatory-request-system-online-application-portal/
