News published on Federal Newswire in December 2013

News from December 2013


The US Commerce Department published a one page rule on Dec. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a three page rule on Dec. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a seven page proposed rule on Dec. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page proposed rule on Dec. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a two page proposed rule on Dec. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a six page proposed rule on Dec. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a three page proposed rule on Dec. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


FMCSA Declares South Carolina Trucking Companies and Commercial Driver to be Imminent Hazards to Public Safety

News Release: FMCSA 64-13 FMCSA Declares South Carolina Trucking Companies and Commercial Driver to be Imminent Hazards to Public Safety WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has declared two Walterboro, S.C.-based trucking companies, CER Trucking, ...


News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Pierre, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance Near a School and Distribution of a Controlled Substance Near a School.


Levin Urges Immediate Extension of Trade Adjustment Assistance

News Release: WASHINGTON - Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-MI) today called on Congress to immediately extend the Trade Adjustment Assistance for Workers program in January. As of today, key portions of the 2009 reforms expire and leave workers without critical retraining supports in the New Year.


News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a North Dakota man convicted of Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person was sentenced on Dec. 30, 2013, by U.S. District Judge Charles B. Kornmann.


News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that an Irene, South Dakota, man convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance was sentenced on Dec. 23, 2013, by U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier.


BLM Changes Date for Oil and Gas Lease Sale for Parcels in Elko and Southern Nevada Districts

News Release: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Nevada has changed the date for the oil and gas lease sale for parcels in the Elko and Southern Nevada Districts from April 15, 2014 to June 24, 2014.


North Dakota Man Sentenced for Possession of Firearm by a Prohibited Person

News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a North Dakota man convicted of Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person was sentenced on Dec. 30, 2013, by U.S. District Judge Charles B. Kornmann. Virgil Running Bear, Jr., age 40, was sentenced to 57 months of imprisonment, 3 years of Supervised Release, and a $100 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund. Running Bear was indicted by a federal grand jury on May 15, 2013.


Sequestration Will Not Apply to Secure Rural Schools Money

News Release: Washington, D.C. -- Rural communities are in line to receive millions in additional Secure Rural Schools funding, after the White House determined that mandatory budget cuts known as “sequestration" will not apply to the program for payments going out early next year, Oregon Democrats Sen. Ron Wyden and Rep. Peter DeFazio announced today.


News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Mission, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender.


White County Man Arrested On Child Exploitation Charges

News Release: Stephen R. Wigginton, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced today that on Dec. 28, 2013, Gary Richard Walters, 39, of Norris City, Illinois, was charged by the United States Attorney in a two-count Criminal Complaint, filed in United States District Court, with child exploitation.


Free Homestead National Parks Trolley to Launch at January 4 Celebration

News Release: HOMESTEAD, Florida: Join us Saturday, January 4, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., to celebrate the launch of the first ever public transportation to Everglades and Biscayne National Parks! Free transportation, free parking, a guided tour, and waived entrance fees are all part of this exciting new public...


Lower Brule Man Sentenced For Possession Of A Controlled Substance Analogue

News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Lower Brule, South Dakota, man convicted of Possession of a Controlled Substance Analogue was sentenced on Dec. 23, 2013, by U.S. Magistrate Judge Mark A. Moreno.


Missing Georgia Bank Director, Accused Of Embezzling More Than $20 Million, Arrested In Brunswick

News Release: SAVANNAH, GA: AUBREY LEE PRICE, 47, originally from Lyons, Georgia, who was indicted in July 2012 by a federal grand jury sitting in the Southern District of Georgia on a charge that he defrauded the Montgomery Bank & Trust, Ailey, Georgia, of over $21 million, was arrested today by members of the Glynn County Sheriff’s Department conducting a random vehicle and traffic stop.