News published on Federal Newswire in January 2016

News from January 2016


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Jan. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Jan. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Jan. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Jan. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Jan. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page rule on Jan. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Jan. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a five page rule on Jan. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on Jan. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a three page rule on Jan. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a two page rule on Jan. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page rule on Jan. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a nine page proposed rule on Jan. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


BTS Statistical Release: October 2015 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 85.0 percent in October, seasonally adjusted, reaching a record high monthly load factor with a second consecutive month of growth. Seasonal adjustment allows the comparing of monthly load factors to all other months.



New Year, Same Broken Law

News Release: Obamacare’s Sluggish Start to 2016. When President Obama kicked off the new year by vetoing Republican legislation to repeal the most consequential provisions of his misguided health law, he made clear he has no intention of freeing American patients and taxpayers from its shackling ramifications. The...


Camouflaged Canadian Charged With Smuggling 182 Pounds Of Prescription Drugs Across Northern Border

News Release: BURLINGTON, Vt. - Cedrick Bourgault-Morin, 21, of Quebec, Canada has been charged by a criminal complaint with possessing with intent to distribute, 182 pounds of Aprazolam, commonly known as Xanax, a schedule IV controlled substance. Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and the Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced the charges.


Private Exporters Report Sales Activity for Mexico

Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 102,100 metric tons of corn for delivery to Mexico during the 2015/2016 marketing year.


OSHA reschedules public hearing on proposed rule on occupational exposure to beryllium

News Release: WASHINGTON - The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has scheduled a public hearing on the agency's proposed rule to amend its existing exposure limits for occupational exposure in general industry to beryllium and beryllium compounds. The hearing will be held March 21, 2016, in Washington, D.C.


Engel Statement on End of West African Ebola Outbreak

News Release: WASHINGTON-Representative Eliot L. Engel, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today released this statement on the World Health Organization’s declaration of the end of the Ebola outbreak...