News published on Federal Newswire in December 2014

News from December 2014


Fort Thompson Man Charged With Arson And Burglary

News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Fort Thompson, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Arson and Burglary.


News Release: The Department of Justice announced today that it will require Verso Paper Corp. (Verso) and NewPage Holdings Inc. (NewPage) to divest two paper mills, one in Rumford, Maine, and another in Biron, Wisconsin, in order for Verso to proceed with its acquisition of NewPage. Without this divestiture, the department said, the transaction would have risked higher prices in the United States and Canada for papers used for labels, magazines and catalogues.


News Release: The Department of Justice has announced today that Gerber Legendary Blades, a division of Fiskars Brands Inc., of Madison, Wisconsin, has agreed to pay a civil penalty of $2.6 million to settle allegations that it knowingly failed to immediately report to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) ...


New Hampshire company faces $230,400 in OSHA fines [12/31/2014]

News Release: Tyngsboro, Massachusetts, temporary staffing company also receives fines CONCORD, N.H. — Acting on a worker complaint in June 2014, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration investigated and found employees of Concrete Systems Inc. in danger of falling, being crushed ...


Boomerang Tube continues to expose workers to life-threatening hazards OSHA cites Liberty, Texas, employer for 18 violations; fines total $283,600 [12/31/2014]

News Release: OSHA cites Liberty, Texas, employer for 18 violations; fines total $283,600 HOUSTON — Already in the Severe Violator Enforcement Program for willful violations, Boomerang Tube LLC in Liberty continued to put workers in harm's way and exposed them to unguarded machinery , failure to shut down machinery ...


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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