News published on Federal Newswire in February 2016

News from February 2016


Federal Reserve announces results of offering of seven-day term deposits on February 18

News Release: On Feb. 18, 2016, the Federal Reserve conducted a floating-rate offering of term deposits through its Term Deposit Facility. The operation offered seven-day term deposits with the rate set equal to the sum of the interest rate paid on excess reserves plus a fixed spread of 1 basis point.


News Release: Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker delivered remarks at the Cuba Consortium’s first annual Washington Conference themed “Prospects for United-States Cuba Normalization, Commerce and Investment.” The Consortium is a newly-formed assembly of public and private sector leaders, as well as representatives from academia, organized to track the normalization process in both countries and opportunities for its members to engage Cuba.


OSHA: Circus tent in fatal New Hampshire collapse not erected correctly

News Release: CONCORD, N.H. – The circus tent that collapsed in Lancaster during a sudden downdraft of air called a “micro-burst” on Aug. 3, 2015, was not properly erected and the circus operator, Walker International Events, did not follow repeated National Weather Service storm warnings, an inspection by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has found.


Judge orders Illinois health care provider to repay more than $1.73M in losses to employee profit-sharing plan after making improper distributions

News Release: CHICAGO – A federal judge has ordered an Illinois home health care provider and two of its officers to repay a total of $1,736,339 to the Alliance Home Healthcare Inc. Profit Sharing Plan.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Feb. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a one page notice on Feb. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a one page notice on Feb. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Feb. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Feb. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Feb. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Feb. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a two page notice on Feb. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a five page notice on Feb. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Feb. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Feb. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Feb. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Feb. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Feb. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Feb. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a two page notice on Feb. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.