News published on Federal Newswire in June 2014

News from June 2014


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on June 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a six page notice on June 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page rule on June 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page rule on June 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a five page rule on June 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on June 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a seven page proposed rule on June 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page proposed rule on June 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


U.S. Transportation Secretary Foxx Announces $750,000 in 'Quick Release' Emergency Relief Funds For South Dakota

News Release: FHWA 19-14 WASHINGTON - U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced the immediate availability of $750,000 in emergency relief funds from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to help the state of South Dakota cover the costs of repairs to storm-damaged roads from last week’s heavy ...


April 2014 North American Freight Numbers

News Release: April 2014 North American Freight Numbers


South Carolina Sex Offender Sentenced To Life In Prison Plus 30 Years for Sexual Exploitation Of A Child, Possession Of Child Pornography

News Release: Springfield, Ill. - A repeat child sex offender, Jerry Lee Hendricks, 66, of Patrick, S.C., today was sentenced to life in prison plus 30 years for sexual exploitation of a minor and one count of possession of child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Jim Lewis, Central District of Illinois. U.S. District Judge Sue E. Myerscough sentenced Hendricks in federal court in Springfield, Ill.


Lodge Guests Safely Evacuated from Kantishna

News Release: DENALI PARK, Alaska:The 103 guests and employees from the Denali Backcountry Lodge have been successfully evacuated from Kantishna, where they had been stranded all day by high water and washed out sections of the Denali Park Road. They were ferried by the park's two contract helicopters to buses staged...


Three Roanoke Residents Indicted On Passport Fraud Charge

News Release: George Ater Anyuon, Joseph Elbino And Abuk Piotem Kuac Face Possible Five Year Sentence.


News Release: Jose Cortez-Miranda, 39, of Mexico, was sentenced by Federal District Court Judge Scott W. Skavdahl on June 25, 2014, for illegal re-entry of a previously deported alien into the United States. Cortez-Miranda was arrested in Casper, Wyoming. He received eight months imprisonment, was ordered to pay a ...


U.S. Commerce Department announces 2014 regional fishery council appointments

News Release: The councils were established by the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to prepare fishery management plans for marine fish stocks in their regions. NOAA’s Fisheries Service works closely with the councils as plans are developed, and then reviews, approves, and implements the fishery...


Indictment: Wichita Woman's Business Was Front For Prostitution

News Release: WICHITA, KAN. - A federal indictment unsealed here today alleges a Wichita woman ran a prostitution business with as many as 20 escorts who accepted credit cards and offered discount coupons to loyal customers, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said.


Gateway Begins Planning Process for Environmental Assessment for West Pond Project at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge

News Release: The National Park Service, in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration Eastern Federal Lands Highway Division (EFLHD), is preparing an environmental assessment (EA) in support of a proposed project to address damage that resulted from a breach that occurred at the West Pond of the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge during Hurricane Sandy.


News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul announced today that John E. Maye, 59, of Rochester, N.Y., who was convicted following a federal jury trial of unlawful distribution and dispensing of a controlled substance, was sentenced to 12 months in prison by Chief U.S. District Judge William M. Skretny.


Director of Domestic Violence Shelter Pleads Guilty to Stealing Funds

News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that the director of a shelter for victims of domestic violence in Marshall, Mo., pleaded guilty in federal court today to embezzling from the shelter and to making false statements on federal grant requests.


News Release: WASHINGTON - Following the one year mark since the release of the President’s Climate Action Plan, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) - in partnership with Air Products and Chemicals Inc. - today announced a major milestone, successfully capturing more than one million metric tons of carbon dioxide...