News from November 2013

By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2013
News Release: Grand Canyon, AZ - National Park Service (NPS) and U.S. Forrest Service (USFS) fire managers working together as the North Zone Interagency Fire Management Program plan to conduct a prescribed fire on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park the week of November 18th.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2013
News Release: Public Review for the Environmental Assessment for the Bridge to the Blue Blazes Parking Lot at Catoctin Mountain Park.

By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2013
News Release: Changing Traffic Patterns to Be In Effect.

By USDA Newswire | Nov 15, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, Nov. 15, 2013 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Agriculture Under Secretary Elisabeth Hagen today made the following statements on Under Secretary Hagen's departure from USDA: Statement from Under Secretary Hagen "Today I am announcing that I will be embarking in mid-December on ...

By USDA Newswire | Nov 15, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, Nov. 14, 2013 – USDA today released its final tally for agricultural exports in Fiscal Year 2013, showing a new record of $140.9 billion. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack made the following statement on this news: "American agriculture achieved record exports once again in Fiscal Year ...

By USDA Newswire | Nov 15, 2013
News Release: Supports President Obama's Climate Action Plan WASHINGTON, Nov. 15, 2013—As part of President Obama's Climate Action Plan, the Obama Administration today announced an interagency National Drought Resilience Partnership to help communities better prepare for future droughts and reduce the impact of drought ...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 15, 2013
News Release: The Justice Department today reached an agreement with Kim Hoang Coffee and Fast Food, a restaurant in San Francisco, resolving claims that the company violated the anti-discrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA).
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 15, 2013
News Release: Robert Eldon Robertson and his wife Esther Lynne Robertson of Manteca, Calif., were indicted on charges of filing two false claims for federal tax refunds, filing liens against the former Internal Revenue Service (IRS) commissioner and impeding the administration of federal tax laws, the Justice Department and IRS announced today. The indictment was unsealed yesterday in the Eastern District of California.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 15, 2013
News Release: A federal jury today found Robroy MacInnes, 54, of Inverness, Fla., and Robert Keszey, 47, of Bushnell, Fla., guilty of conspiracy to traffic in state and federally protected reptiles. MacInnes also was convicted of trafficking in protected timber rattlesnakes in violation of the Lacey Act. Between 2007 ...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 15, 2013
News Release: A former Florida-licensed real estate associate and mortgage broker was sentenced to serve 135 months in prison for his role in a $2.4 million mortgage fraud scheme.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 15, 2013
News Release: Michael Carlow, a resident of Pittsburgh, Pa., was sentenced today to serve 35 months in prison for corruptly endeavoring to obstruct the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the Justice Department and IRS announced. The sentence was imposed by U.S. District Judge David Cercone for the Western District of Pennsylvania.

By Fed Newswire | Nov 15, 2013
News Release: The federal bank regulatory agencies with responsibility for Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) rulemaking today published final revisions to "Interagency Questions and Answers Regarding Community Reinvestment." The Questions and Answers document provides additional guidance to financial institutions and the public on the agencies' CRA regulations.

By Fed Newswire | Nov 15, 2013
News Release: The Federal Reserve on Friday announced that it has not objected to a re-submitted capital plan from Ally Financial Inc. Earlier this year, the Federal Reserve objected to Ally's 2013 capital plan based on both quantitative and qualitative assessments conducted during the annual Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review. Ally was required to submit a new capital plan under the Federal Reserve's regulation.
By Labor Gazette | Nov 15, 2013
The US Labor Department published a three page notice on Nov. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Nov 15, 2013
The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Nov. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Nov 15, 2013
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Nov. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Nov 15, 2013
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Nov. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Nov 15, 2013
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Nov. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Nov 15, 2013
The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Nov. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Gazette | Nov 15, 2013
The US Justice Department published a two page notice on Nov. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.