News published on Federal Newswire in December 2016

News from December 2016


The US Interior Department published a one page proposed rule on Dec. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Dec. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Dec. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a two page notice on Dec. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Dec. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a one page notice on Dec. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Dec. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Dec. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Federal Reserve System published a one page notice on Dec. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Dec. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Dec. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Dec. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Dec. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Dec. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $499 Million Grant Agreement To Build TEX Rail in Fort Worth, Texas

News Release: FORT WORTH, Texas – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced a $499.39 million federal grant agreement with the Fort Worth Transportation Authority (FWTA) to build TEX Rail, a commuter rail line between downtown Fort Worth and the Dallas Fort Worth International (DFW) Airport. The project will link three of the region’s major activity centers and provide an alternative to travel on the area’s congested roads.


PHMSA Issues Safety Advisory on Use of DOT-39 Cylinders for Liquefied Flammable Compressed Gas

News Release: The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (U.S. DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) today issued a safety advisory informing offerors or anyone using a DOT Specification 39 (DOT-39) cylinder that cylinders with an internal volume of 75 cubic inches (in3 )(1.23 L) or more should not be filled with liquefied flammable compressed gas.


BTS Statistics Release: September 2016 U.S. Airline Traffic Data

News Release: The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today that U.S. airlines’ systemwide (domestic and international) scheduled service load factor – a measure of the use of airline capacity – rose to 83.6 percent in September, seasonally adjusted, rising after two months of decline from July through August.


Eastern District Of North Carolina United States Attorney’s Office Collects $8,476,074.72 In Civil And Criminal Actions For U.S. Taxpayers In Fiscal Year 2016

News Release: RALEIGH - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina announced that they collected $8,476,074.72 in Civil and Criminal Actions for U.S. Taxpayers in Fiscal Year 2016. Of this amount, $3,313,619.45 was collected in criminal actions and $5,162,455.27 was collected in civil actions.


Two Navy Contractors Arrested for Separate Bomb Hoaxes

News Release: Assistant U.S. Attorney Michelle Pettit (619) 546-7972.


News Release: Major Expansion of Petersburg National Battlefield Approved by Congress.