News published on Federal Newswire in July 2016

News from July 2016


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on July 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on July 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a one page notice on July 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on July 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a nine page notice on July 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on July 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a two page notice on July 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on July 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on July 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


PHMSA Proposes $1.6M in Civil Penalties for Safety Violations Following Fatal 2015 Louisiana Compressor Station Explosion

News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) today proposed $1.6 million in civil penalties and issued a Notice of Probable Violation (NOPV) and a Proposed Compliance Order to the Transcontinental Pipeline Company (Transco) for violations of the Federal pipeline safety regulations.


U.S. Transportation Secretary Foxx Announces TIGER Awards Nearly $500 Million in Grants to Projects Focused on Safety and Economic Opportunity

News Release: WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced today nearly $500 million will be made available for transportation projects across the country in the eighth round of the highly successful and competitive Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant program. ...



News Release: BROOKLYN, NY - Late yesterday, a New York surgeon who practiced at hospitals in Brooklyn and Long Island was convicted for submitting millions of dollars in false and fraudulent claims to Medicare after a three-week jury trial.


Massachusetts Resident Admits to Enticement of a Minor for Illicit Sexual Activity

News Release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Christopher Chassey, 49, of Plymouth, Mass., pleaded guilty in federal court in Providence, R.I., today to one count of enticement to travel in interstate to engage in illicit sexual activity. Appearing before U.S. District Court Chief Judge William E. Smith, Chassey admitted to the...


News Release: St. Louis, MO - James Bowen, Pevely, MO, pled guilty to charges involving his production, receipt and possession of child pornography between Jan. 1, 2014, and Feb. 29, 2016.


News Release: Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that LAKUAN RHYNE was sentenced yesterday to 186 months in prison for conspiring to distribute more than a kilogram of heroin in and around Westchester County during 2014, and distributing the heroin and fentanyl...


Three Small Fires Burning Deep in Olympic National Park Wilderness

News Release: Park staff confirmed yesterday that a third wildland fireis burning within Olympic National Park. The three-acre Cox Valley Fire was ignited by lightning on the night of July 21. After apparently smoldering undetected for nearly a week, the fire became active during yesterday's warm, sunny weather.


News Release: Moab, Utah-The Bureau of Land Management Moab Field Office is seeking public input on a proposal to modify a mine plan for the Rio Algom Mining LLC Groundwater Monitoring Project in San Juan County, Utah. In June of 2013, BLM approved the installation of 18 groundwater monitoring wells in the Lisbon...


News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch has appointed Carol A. Casto as United States Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia, effective today, July 29, 2016. Casto has served as Acting United States Attorney since Jan. 1, 2016.


Volunteers at Mount Locust Find Their Park and Earn Centennial Volunteer Challenge Coins

News Release: NATCHEZ, MS:Volunteers Mark and Marge Hoecker recently completed a two-month tour serving as volunteer interpretive guides at the Mount Locust Historic House and Plantation. The Hoeckers volunteered over 200 hours, earning them each a Centennial Volunteer Challenge Coin. For the Hoeckers, volunteering at Mount Locust offered their first opportunity to explore the Natchez Trace Parkway.