News published on Federal Newswire in October 2014

News from October 2014


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Oct. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Oct. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Oct. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page rule on Oct. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Federal Reserve System published a two page rule on Oct. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Oct. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a two page proposed rule on Oct. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Oct. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Oct. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a one page proposed rule on Oct. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


FMCSA Challenges Children to Promote Safety Belt Use in Annual Art Calendar Contest

News Release: WASHINGTON – On Nov 1, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) will kick-off the 2015 "Be Ready. Be Buckled." student art contest organized by the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Belt Partnership. Open to students in kindergarten through sixth grade with relatives or sponsors in the commercial truck and bus industries, the contest educates kids about highway safety and urges commercial drivers to buckle up on every trip.


Prosecutor Appointed As District Election Officer

News Release: United States Attorney Barbara L. McQuade announced today that Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) Dawn N. Ison will lead the efforts of her Office in connection with monitoring local elections in Detroit and Hamtramck. AUSA Ison has been appointed to serve as the District Election Officer (DEO)...


North Carolina Man Pleads Guilty To Attempting To Aid International Terrorist Organization

News Release: GREENSBORO, N.C. - John Carlin, Assistant Attorney General for National Security, Ripley Rand, United States Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina and John Strong, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI in North Carolina announced today that Donald Ray Morgan pleaded guilty to attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization and possession of firearm by a felon.


Authorized Title XVI Water Reclamation and Reuse Projects WaterSMART Funding Opportunity Now Available

News Release: Washington, D.C. - The Bureau of Reclamation is seeking applications from congressionally authorized sponsors of Title XVI Water Reclamation and Reuse projects for cost-shared funding to plan, design or construct their projects. The funding opportunity is part of Reclamation's activity under the Department...


WaterSMART Grants Available from Reclamation to Conserve Water and Improve Energy Efficiency

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Reclamation is inviting States, Tribes, irrigation districts, water districts and other organizations with water or power delivery to apply for a funding opportunity to cost-share on projects that conserve and use water more efficiently, increase the use of renewable energy and improve energy efficiency. The projects should support water sustainability in the west.


Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Proposes Fee Increase

News Release: Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (National Lakeshore) is requesting public comment as the park considers an increase to entrance and camping fees beginning in January 2016. The current entrance fees and first-come, first-served camping fees have been in place since 2004 with only a slight increase...


Atlantic County, N.J., Man Pleads Guilty To Conspiring To Defraud The Internal Revenue Service Of Nearly $120,000 In Taxes

News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - An Atlantic County, New Jersey, man today admitted conspiring to defraud the IRS of $119,880 in income taxes over approximately three years, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced today.


Sen. Murkowski: EIA Study Shows Domestic Gasoline Prices Linked to International Oil Prices

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today welcomed a new study released by the Energy Information Administration (EIA) assessing the pricing relationship between domestic gasoline and global crude oil prices.


Fort Thompson Man Sentenced For Distribution Of A Controlled Substance And Aiding And Abetting

News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Fort Thompson, South Dakota, man convicted of Distribution of a Controlled Substance and Aiding and Abetting was sentenced on Oct. 27, 2014, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.


Apopka Man Pleads Guilty To Investment Fraud

News Release: Ocala, Florida - United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces that John C. Boschert (43, Apopka) has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Boschert is facing up to 20 years in federal prison and has also agreed to pay $11.6 million in restitution to his victims.