Chemical Engineer (Recent Graduate). USAJobs.gov CSB job listing. Summary: “This
position is part of the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board. The
incumbent will be responsible for chemical engineer/investigator, providing
technical and analytical assistance in chemical investigations. You will serve
in a trainee capacity, performing routine and recurring developmental
assignments to acquire knowledge and an understanding of functions, principles,
practices, and methods used in the area of Chemical Engineering.” Closing date:
June 20th, 2023.
GOP conservatives fume over debt ceiling compromises.
TheHill.com article.
Pull quote: ““I will use every procedural tool at my disposal to impede a
debt-ceiling deal that doesn’t contain substantial spending and budgetary
reforms. I fear things are moving in that direction. If they do, that proposal
will not face smooth sailing in the Senate,” Lee tweeted.”
What happens to Social Security checks if the government
defaults? TheHill.com article. Pull quote: “William Howell, a
political science professor at the University of Chicago Harris School of
Public Policy, said the notion of older people and recipients of government
benefits doomsday prepping for disruptions every time budget season comes
around is symptomatic of a “dysfunctional” democracy.”
When Kevin McCarthy’s spending cuts get spelled out, even
Republicans balk. LATimes.com article.
Pull quote: “We got evidence of the squeeze this week, even as McCarthy, in his
on-again, off-again debt ceiling negotiations with President Biden, was full of
budget-cutting bravado to reporters. Just before midnight on Monday — midnight!
— the House Appropriations Committee canceled its Tuesday and Wednesday
meetings when voting was scheduled on the first of the dozen bills that
annually fund the federal government’s operations. Those bills have to fill in
the gory details of the spending cuts that Republicans left unidentified when
they passed McCarthy’s debt limit bill last month.”
Updates to New Chemicals Regulations Under the Toxic
Substances Control Act (TSCA). Federal Register EPA NPRM.
Summary: “The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing
amendments to the new chemicals procedural regulations under the Toxic
Substances Control Act (TSCA). These amendments are intended to align the
regulatory text with the amendments to TSCA’s new chemicals review provisions
contained in the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act,
enacted on June 22, 2016, improve the efficiency of EPA’s review processes, and
update the regulations based on existing policies and experience implementing
the New Chemicals Program.” Comment deadline: July 25th, 2023.
Hazardous Materials: Adjusting Registration and Fee
Assessment Program. Federal Register PHMSA meeting
notice. Summary: “PHMSA’s Office of Hazardous Materials Safety will hold a
public meeting to solicit input on potential adjustments to the statutorily
mandated hazardous materials registration and fee assessment program. The
potential adjustment of fees may be necessary to fund PHMSA’s national
emergency preparedness grant programs at the newly authorized level in
accordance with the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021.” Meeting
date: June 28th, 2023.