News published on Federal Newswire in November 2013

News from November 2013


North Rim Slopes Prescribed Fire

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.


News Release: Public Review for the Environmental Assessment for the Bridge to the Blue Blazes Parking Lot at Catoctin Mountain Park.



Statements on Departure of Under Secretary Elisabeth Hagen from USDA

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 ...


Statement from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on U.S. Agricultural Exports in 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 ...


Obama Administration's National Drought Resilience Partnership to Help Communities Prepare for Drought

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 ...


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).


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.


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 ...


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.


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.


Agencies release final revisions to interagency questions and answers regarding community reinvestment

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.


Federal Reserve Board announces it has not objected to a re-submitted capital plan from Ally Financial Inc.

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.


The US Labor Department published a three page notice on Nov. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Nov. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Nov. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Nov. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Nov. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Nov. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a two page notice on Nov. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.