News published on Federal Newswire in April 2015

News from April 2015


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on April 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on April 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a seven page rule on April 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on April 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page proposed rule on April 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Federal Reserve System published a seven page proposed rule on April 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a one page proposed rule on April 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on April 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on April 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Federal Railroad Administration Invests $21.2 Million in Highway Grade Crossing Safety, Positive Train Control, and Passenger Rail

News Release: WASHINGTON – The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has awarded eight grants totaling more than $21.2 million that invest in highway-rail grade crossing safety, Positive Train Control (PTC) implementation, and passenger rail. FRA awarded the grants as part of a Notice of Funding Availability it issued in July 2014 to distribute new FY14 Omnibus funding as well as unobligated funds from the High-Speed Intercity Passenger Rail Program .


Federal Railroad Administration Invests $21.2 Million in Highway Grade Crossing Safety, Positive Train Control, and Passenger Rail

News Release: WASHINGTON – The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) awarded eight grants totaling more than $21.2 million that invest in highway-rail grade crossing safety, Positive Train Control (PTC) implementation, and passenger rail. FRA awarded the grants as part of a Notice of Funding Availability it issued in July 2014 to distribute new FY14 Omnibus funding as well as unobligated funds from the High-Speed Intercity Passenger Rail Program .


January 2015 U.S. Airline Traffic Data

News Release: January 2015 U.S. Airline Traffic Data


Federal Railroad Administration Invests $21.2 Million in Highway Grade Crossing Safety, Positive Train Control, and Passenger Rail

News Release: WASHINGTON – The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) awarded eight grants totaling more than $21.2 million that invest in highway-rail grade crossing safety, Positive Train Control (PTC) implementation, and passenger rail. FRA awarded the grants as part of a Notice of Funding Availability it issued in July 2014 to distribute new FY14 Omnibus funding as well as unobligated funds from the High-Speed Intercity Passenger Rail Program .


U.S. Transportation Secretary Foxx Announces $162 Million Loan for Ohio River Bridges East End Crossing

News Release: WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced a Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) loan for $162 million from the Department’s Federal Highway Administration to finance the East End Crossing section of the Louisville-Southern Indiana Ohio River Bridges Project.


News Release: Montgomery, Ala. - Bernadette Dickerson, a 47-year old Montgomery resident, was sentenced yesterday to 12 months and one day in prison as a result of her December 2014 guilty plea to witness tampering, announced George L. Beck, Jr., U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama.


Wyden Statement at Finance Committee Hearing on Congressional Trade Policy

News Release: What’s most important about the package I worked on with Chairmen Hatch and Ryan, in my view, is that it builds middle-class trade policies that will heighten transparency, expand economic opportunity, and create good jobs here at home. Let’s be clear -- this legislation will not dust off the same old...


Three Members Of International Synthetic Drug-Trafficking Organization Arrested In Los Angeles

News Release: WASHINGTON - Three members of an international synthetic drug-trafficking organization-responsible for selling synthetic drugs with brand names like Twilite, Passion Sense, Stoopid, Black Diamond, and Platinum-were arrested in Los Angeles on April 14, 2015. The federal charges were unsealed in the Northern...


News Release: The former police chief of Kirtland Hills was sentenced to two years in prison for defrauding the village out of at least $80,000 by making unauthorized purchases of clothing, tools and goods for his own personal use, said Steven M. Dettelbach, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, and Stephen D. Anthony, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Cleveland office.


Alaska Energy Workshop Tour Creates Rich Opportunities for Knowledge Sharing

News Release: Recently, I had the opportunity to travel to Alaska to present a series of Native Village Renewable Energy Project Development workshops hosted by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Indian Energy and led by Alaska Program Manager Givey Kochanowski. I and three of my colleagues from DOE’s National...


Three Members Of International Synthetic Drug-Trafficking Organization Arrested In Los Angeles

News Release: WASHINGTON - Three members of an international synthetic drug-trafficking organization-responsible for selling synthetic drugs with brand names like Twilite, Passion Sense, Stoopid, Black Diamond, and Platinum-were arrested in Los Angeles on April 14, 2015. The federal charges were unsealed in the Northern...