WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 (TNSFRinfo) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management issued the following information collection: Title of Collection: "United States West Coast Port Infrastructure Survey" Abstract: BOEM proposes to gather information about the use of U.S. West Coast port infrastructure and how offshore energy activities, including decommissioning of oil and gas platforms, may affect port-based industries, especially those related to commercial and recreatio more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living issued the following news: * * * Expansion of the Direct Care Workforce Strategies Center Technical Assistance Program * The National Council on Aging, (link is external) in partnership with ACL, has announced the next round of states and territories selected to participate in the Direct Care Workforce Strategies Center's Technical Assistance Program. Eighteen teams will receive tail more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration has determined that producers and exporters of certain softwood lumber products from Canada received countervailable subsidies. This conclusion follows a review covering the period from January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023. The determination means that duties will continue to be applied to many Canadian lumber shipments entering the United States. Among the specific outcomes of the review, tw more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Hoyle Announces Town Hall in Eugene * This town hall marks Rep. Hoyle's 16th town hall meeting of the year : August 11, 2025 EUGENE, OR - Today, Representative Val Hoyle (OR-04) announced she will host a town hall in Eugene on Wednesday, August 20, 2025. Rep. Hoyle will provide updates about her work in Congress and take questions from attendees. Details on the townhall are below, with addition more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Hoyle Statement on President Trump Federalizing D.C. Police Department and Deploying National Guard in D.C. * : August 11, 2025 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Val Hoyle (OR-04) released the following statement after President Trump announced he was federalizing the D.C. police (Metropolitan Police Department) and deploying the D.C. National Guard: "Let's be clear: this decision h more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release: * * * New CBO Analysis Confirms Republicans' Big Ugly Law Steals from the Poor, Gives to the Ultra-Rich A new report from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) confirms that President Trump's Big Ugly Law overwhelmingly benefits the ultra-rich, while working Americans pay the price. The report makes clear that the Big Ugly Law steals from working fa more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency issued the following news release: * * * USDA Designates Wallowa County as Primary Natural Disaster Area * Three Idaho Counties eligible for assistance This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. Emergency loans can be  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden Presses Trump Administration on Rural Oregon Counties' Concerns over Republican Budget * Senator's letters to Forest Service and BLM follow counties' justifiable worries over budget impact on local roads, schools, law enforcement and more Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ron Wyden today pressed the Trump administration to clarify that the bill congressional Republicans passed at the president's d more PR