News published on Federal Newswire in July 2016

News from July 2016


The US Commerce Department published a four page notice on July 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


PHMSA Awards Nearly $1.5M in Grants for State Damage Prevention Programs

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) today announced nearly $1.5 million in grants to 18 states to support pipeline damage prevention. Awarded annually, the grants are used to strengthen a state's efforts in addressing pipeline ...


May 2016 Complaints, Cancellations Down and On-Time Performance Up From Previous Year

News Release: WASHINGTON – In May, the U.S. Department of Transportation received 1,134 complaints about airline service from consumers, down 24.0 percent from the total of 1,492 filed in May 2015, but slightly up 1.07 percent from the 1,122 received in April 2016, according to the Air Travel Consumer Report released today.


Gateway Program Projects Take First Step Toward Qualifying For Major USDOT Funding

News Release: Hudson Tunnel and Portal North Projects Enter First Phase of “New Starts” Grant Program


April 2016 U.S. Airline Traffic Data

News Release: April 2016 U.S. Airline Traffic Data


News Release: McALLEN, Texas - A jury has found a former Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) task force officer/Mission Police Department investigator guilty of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and possession with intent to distribute cocaine, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. The federal jury sitting in McAllen convicted Hector Mendez, 46, this afternoon following a six-day trial and approximately three hours of deliberation.


Muskogee Man Pleads Guilty To Possession Of Firearm, Ammunition

News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced today that IKE ALEXANDER, age 34, of Muskogee, Oklahoma, pled guilty to FELON IN POSSESSION OF FIREARM AND AMMUNITION, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 922(g)(1), 924(a)(2) and 924(e)(1).


USDA Accepting Applications for Local Procurement of Food Assistance

News Release: Washington -The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is accepting applications for projects to be funded in fiscal year 2016 under the Local and Regional Food Aid Procurement (LRP) program authorized by the 2014 Farm Bill.


Former Law Enforcement Official Convicted of Drug Trafficking

News Release: McALLEN, Texas - A jury has found a former Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) task force officer/Mission Police Department investigator guilty of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and possession with intent to distribute cocaine, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. The federal jury sitting in McAllen convicted Hector Mendez, 46, this afternoon following a six-day trial and approximately three hours of deliberation.


Ronald Rup, Jr. Imprisoned for Equipment Theft from Agri-Mark

News Release: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that Ronald Rup Jr., 54, a former resident of Fairfax who now lives in Essex Junction, was sentenced today in United States District Court in Brattleboro to 27 months of imprisonment following his guilty plea to a charge of...


Andover contractor exposes employees to cave-in hazards in Stoneham

News Release: July 14, 2016 BOS 2016-112. Employer name: James T. Lynch Construction Co. Inc., 77 Lowell Junction Road, Andover, Massachusetts, a water and sewer line contractor. Inspection site: Stoneham Crossing Apartments construction site, 225 Fallon Road, Stoneham. Investigation findings: On May 11, 2016, inspectors...


Honduran National Charged With Illegal Re-Entry

News Release: U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that JUAN HUMBERTO HERNANDEZ-YONES, age 33, a citizen of Honduras, was charged today in a one-count Indictment with illegal re-entry of a removed alien.