News published on Federal Newswire in August 2015

News from August 2015


The US Energy Department published a one page rule on Aug. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on Aug. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a two page rule on Aug. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Aug. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on Aug. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page rule on Aug. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a six page rule on Aug. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


U.S. Department of Transportation Kicks Off Annual "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" National Law Enforcement Crackdown on Drunk Driving

News Release: U.S. Department of Transportation Kicks Off Annual "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" National Law Enforcement Crackdown on Drunk Driving


News Digest - DOT 71-15

News Release: MARAD APPROVES TITLE XI SHIP-CONSTRUCTION LOAN GUARANTEE FOR GRAY OFFSHORE, LLC. – The Maritime Administration today announced the approval of a $12 million Title XI loan guarantee supporting the recent construction of three oceangoing deck barges. The JULIUS, CORDIE and GWENDOLYN are currently in service ...


USDOT ‘Jason’s Law’ Survey Reaffirms Nationwide Truck Parking Needs

News Release: Announces New Public-Private Coalition to Address the Problem


News Release: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) released a new list of pilot, air traffic and citizen reports of possible encounters with unmanned aircraft (UAS). The reports cover Nov. 13, 2014 through Aug. 20, 2015.


Find Your Park and Celebrate the 99th Birthday of the National Park Service (Harpers Ferry)

News Release: Find Your Park and Celebrate the 99th Birthday of the National Park Service.


Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month at San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park

News Release: What: Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with family-friendly Park Ranger programs highlighting Spanish explorers and settlement in the Bay Area. Discover stories of sea captains and traders, and learn how Spanish, Mexican and Native American cultures interacted with each other. When: Various dates...


News Release: The National Park Service is turning 99 years old on August 25 and Yellowstone National Park wants to give you a present -free admission! The usual entrance fee of $30 will be waived for all visitors on August 25. Come to the park and take part in a ranger walk, talk, or hike. There will be 77 programs available throughout the park that visitors can participate in.


Former Belgrade State Bank Branch Manager Sentenced for Purposefully Evading Reporting Requirements

News Release: St. Louis, MO - SHEILA AUBUCHON was sentenced today to twelve months and one day in prison on charges relating to her willful failure to file reports of more than $100,000 in cash transactions during her employment with Belgrade State Bank and her theft of funds from that same bank.


News Release: Chairman Royce Opening Statement. Today at 10 a.m. PT in Southern California, the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific will convene a field hearing to examine the impact of land grabbing in Southeast Asia. The hearing, entitled “Property Rights and Development in Southeast Asia, " will be held in the...


Ex-Marine Convicted in Sexual Assault of Another Marine on Camp Pendleton

News Release: For Further Information, Contact: Assistant U.S. Attorneys Kathleen J. O’Hara (619) 546-7945 or. Michelle M. Pettit (619) 546-7972. SAN DIEGO - A former Marine was convicted by a federal jury yesterday of sneaking into the Camp Pendleton apartment of a female Marine he did not know and sexually assaulting...


News Release: COEUR D’ALENE - This week, state, tribal, and federal law enforcement officers made several separate arrests leading to the seizure of methamphetamine, heroin, marijuana, cocaine, psilocybin mushrooms, cash, firearms, and stolen vehicles, in northern Idaho. Three of those arrested, Blair Ty Murphy, 40, ...


News Release: Four Tampa residents plead guilty to their involvement in a conspiracy to import a synthetic cannabinoid, XLR-11, a/k/a “Spice," and paraphernalia to the United States from China, before United States Chief Magistrate Judge Frank J. Lynch, Jr., in Ft. Pierce, Florida.


Ex-Employee of SIUE Sentenced for Lying to Federal Agents

News Release: Kwa Mister, 38, from Fairview Heights, Illinois, received a sentence of three years of probation, a fine of $2,500, and a $200 special assessment as a result of his conviction of two counts of Making A False Statement to the United States Department of Transportation, Office of Inspector General and...