News published on Federal Newswire in August 2016

News from August 2016


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


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


EPA and DOT Finalize Greenhouse Gas and Fuel Efficiency Standards for Heavy-Duty Trucks

News Release: Standards address second largest segment of U.S. transportation in terms of emissions and energy use


FRA Awards $25 Million in Grants for Positive Train Control Implementation

News Release: 11 projects in six states and the District of Columbia receive funding


News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that an Allen, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Involuntary Manslaughter and Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury.


News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - PNC Bank N.A. has agreed to pay the United States $9.5 million to settle claims under the False Claims Act in connection with the issuance of loans guaranteed by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). PNC is a national banking association with its principal offices located in Pittsburgh.


News Release: Washington - Pistachio producers in three states will vote from Nov. 1, 2016 through Nov. 18, 2016, on whether to continue their Federal marketing order.


Korean Company Fined $275,000 For Second Violation Of The Act To Prevent Pollution From Ships

News Release: HONOLULU -- United States District Court Judge Leslie E. Kobayashi today accepted the guilty plea of Doorae Shipping Co., LTD, a South Korean maritime operations company, and sentenced the company to pay a fine of $275,000, and a term of three years of probation for the failure to maintain an accurate oil record book, in violation of the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships.


Accokeek Man Exiled to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Gun and Drug Offenses

News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - U.S. District Judge George Jarrod Hazel sentenced Bryan Leneil Tiggle, age 32, of Accokeek, Maryland, late on Aug. 15, 2016, to 10 years in federal prison, followed by four years of supervised release, for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.


St. Johns County I.T. Specialist Sentenced To More Than 17 Years For Attempting To Meet A Child To Engage In Sadomasochistic Sexual Activity

News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - United States District Judge Marcia Morales Howard has sentenced Jon Christopher Stoune (45, St. Johns County) to 17 years and 6 months in federal prison for the attempted online enticement of a minor to engage in sexual activity, advertising for child pornography, and attempted...


News Release: Avon man is alleged to have stolen hundreds of thousands from Indiana utility company.


BLM Extends Public Comment Period on Environmental Assessment of Burro Contraceptive Pilot Program

News Release: KINGMAN, Ariz. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Kingman Field Office is extending the public comment period to obtain feedback on the Environmental Assessment (EA) of a fertility management pilot program as proposed by the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS). The EA, released July 18, will have a new deadline for comments of Aug. 22, 2016.


News Release: Beth Palin, Joseph D. Webb Billed Programs over $14 Million for Unnecessary Drug Screenings.


News Release: ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA - Three people were sentenced today for their role in the distribution of hydrocodone and methamphetamine, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, announced.


News Release: EL DORADO HILLS, Calif. -The Bureau of Land Management is extending the call for public nominations to the Central California and Northern California resource advisory councils and the Carrizo Plain National Monument Advisory Committee.


News Release: BOISE - Troy A. Paul, 48, of Nampa pleaded guilty today in United States District Court to access with intent to view child pornography, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced.


News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that an Allen, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Involuntary Manslaughter and Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury.


News Release: On Aug. 17, visitors to Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (National Lakeshore) can listen to eclectic bluegrass artist Mark Lavengood from 8:00 to 9:00 p.m. at the D. H. Day Campground amphitheater. The concert is part of the free Find Your Park Concert Series in celebration of the National Park...


Father and Sons Plead Guilty in Schemed to Obstruct the IRS

News Release: JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - Three residents of Rockwood, Pa., each pleaded guilty in federal court in Pittsburgh to a charge of conspiracy, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.


Indictment: Car Stop Turned Up 22 Pounds of Meth Bound for Wichita

News Release: WICHITA, KAN. - Two men were indicted Tuesday on federal charges of trying to smuggle more than 22 pounds of methamphetamine into Wichita, Acting U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said.