News published on Federal Newswire in November 2015

News from November 2015


Milwaukee Man Sentenced To 18 Years Imprisonment

News Release: Acting United States Attorney Gregory J. Haanstad announced today that Milwaukee resident Drayon Wren (age: 38), was sentenced to 18 years imprisonment followed by 5 years of supervised release for federal sex trafficking charges involving three minor victims and one adult victim.


Reclamation Releases Environmental Documents to Help Improve a Central California Irrigation System

News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation has released an Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact, clearing the way for Central California Irrigation District to access $418,500 towards constructing its Oil Station Improvement Project in the San Joaquin Valley.


News Release: Oyster Bay, NY: On Saturday, December 5, 2015 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sagamore Hill National Historic Site will host Christmas with the Roosevelts at Sagamore Hill. Activities will include holiday music performed by Larry Moser and Mary Nagin of Huntington, NY, caroling by Close Enough, and a special...


FAA: Fly Safe With Your Drone

News Release: You’re heading to the stores on Black Friday to buy that shiny new camera-equipped drone you’ve been yearning for. You can’t wait to get into the sky and let loose your inner high-flying aerial photographer, right?


News Release: Join the staff at Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park in celebrating the holiday season on Saturday nights beginning November 28 and continuing through Saturday, December 19. On those nights visitors can experience the 1920s era with lamp-light tours of the home in Johnson City where Lyndon Johnson...


Two Cape Coral Men Indicted For Credit Card Fraud And Aggravated Identity Theft

News Release: Fort Myers, Florida - United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces the return by a federal grand jury of indictments charging Edrey Santo Rojas (30) and Henry Alberto Fernandez Gomez (29), both of Cape Coral, with credit card fraud and aggravated identity theft. Rojas is also charged with possession...


Reclamation Releases Environmental Document for the Upper Sacramento River Anadromous Fish Habitat Restoration Project

News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation has released for public review the Environmental Assessment for the Upper Sacramento River Anadromous Fish Habitat Restoration Project.


News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 WASHINGTON— The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today announced the expansion of the “If You See Something, Say Something™” public awareness campaign with the Westfield Corporation, making the campaign materials visible to holiday shoppers at Westfield shopping centers across the country.


Statement from Deputy Secretary Krysta Harden on the Passing of Dr. D.D. Hardee

News Release: WASHINGTON, Nov. 25, 2015—Agriculture Deputy Secretary Krysta Harden today released the following statement on the passing of Dr. D.D. "Dick" Hardee, the research entomologist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service who led the team that developed the boll weevil pheromone ...


Federal Reserve Board approves final rule to modify its capital plan and stress testing rules

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Wednesday approved a final rule to modify its capital plan and stress testing rules. The changes would take effect for the 2016 capital plan and stress testing cycle.


Agencies announce threshold for smaller loan exemption from appraisal requirements for higher-priced mortgage loans

News Release: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Reserve Board, and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today announced that the threshold for exempting loans from special appraisal requirements for higher-priced mortgage loans during 2016 will remain $25,500.


Agencies announce dollar thresholds in Regulations Z and M for exempt consumer credit and lease transactions

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today announced the dollar thresholds in Regulation Z (Truth in Lending) and Regulation M (Consumer Leasing) that will apply for determining exempt consumer credit and lease transactions in 2016. These thresholds are set pursuant ...


The US State Department published a one page notice on Nov. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a one page notice on Nov. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a one page notice on Nov. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a two page notice on Nov. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a four page notice on Nov. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Nov. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Nov. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Nov. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.