News published on Federal Newswire in October 2016

News from October 2016


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


FMCSA Declares Utah Truck Driver to be an Imminent Hazard to Public Safety

News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has declared Utah-licensed truck driver Eddie D. Price to be an imminent hazard to public safety and has ordered him not to operate any commercial motor vehicle (CMV) in interstate commerce. Price was served the federal order on Oct. 12, 2016.


DOT Bans All Samsung Galaxy Note7 Phones from Airplanes

News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), today announced it is issuing an emergency order to ban all Samsung Galaxy Note7 smartphone devices from air transportation ...


Airlines Report 15 Tarmac Delays Over Three Hours on Domestic Flights, Five Tarmac Delays Over Four Hours on International Flights in August

News Release: WASHINGTON – Airlines reported 15 tarmac delays of more than three hours on domestic flights and five tarmac delays of more than four hours on international flights in August, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Air Travel Consumer Report released today. All reported extended tarmac delays are being investigated by the Department. Previous investigations of tarmac delays have resulted in enforcement action by the Department.


July 2016 U.S. Airline Traffic Data

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



Media Advisory: Reclamation Hosts Event to Identify and Fund New, Innovative Water Treatment Technologies at Brackish Groundwater National Desalination Research Facility

News Release: WASHINGTON - The Bureau of Reclamation is hosting a pitch-to-pilot event at its Brackish Groundwater National Desalination Research Facility in Alamogordo, New Mexico. This unique event was designed to identify and fund innovative water treatment technologies for enhancing existing freshwater supplies in the United States.


News Release: Texarkana, Arkansas - Kenneth Elser, United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, announced that Brittany Frierson, age 31 of Hope, Arkansas, was sentenced today to 84 months in federal prison followed by (3) three years of supervised release on one count of Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine. The Honorable Susan O. Hickey presided over the sentencing hearing in the United States District Court in Texarkana.


News Release: Detroit, MI - House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) today released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Justice announced plans to collect data on the use of force by law enforcement officers...



News Release: Las Vegas - Crews from the Bureau of Land Management will begin a wildfire fuels reduction project October 20 in the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area. The project is expected to take about three weeks.


Johnston Resident Admits to Trafficking Oxycodone and Marijuana

News Release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Juan G. Catala, 41, of Johnston, pleaded guilty in federal court in Providence today to trafficking oxycodone and marijuana, announced United States Attorney Peter F. Neronha and Jeffrey Ebersole, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Office of Criminal Investigations (FDA OCI).