News published on Federal Newswire in January 2017

News from January 2017


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Jan. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Jan. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Jan. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Jan. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


DOT Focuses on Training to Improve Access to Air Travel for Individuals with Disabilities

News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today released a series of new disability-related training materials for airlines and passengers with disabilities on the four areas where the Department receives the greatest number of air travel disability complaints. DOT worked closely with disability-rights organizations, airlines, and airports to ensure that any material that is developed is of optimal use.


USDOT Announces New Federal Committee on Automation

News Release: Committee to Hold First Meeting on Jan. 16, 2017


FMCSA Issues Guidance to Organizations and Businesses Transporting Passengers to Clarify Existing Federal Regulations

News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today issued guidance to organizations and businesses that transport passengers in interstate commerce, clarifying existing FMCSA regulations and requirements that have been changed over the years through legislation, rulemaking, and litigation.


BTS Statistics Release: November 2016 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI)

News Release: The Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI), which is based on the amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry, rose 0.5 percent in November from October, rising for the second consecutive month, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics’ (BTS). The November 2016 index level (123.2) was 30.1 percent above the April 2009 low during the most recent recession.


Two Shreveport residents sentenced for sex trafficking a minor

News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. - United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced a man and woman from Shreveport were sentenced Monday to 32 years and 20 years in prison for having a minor female from Texas engage in prostitution.


Evansville man sentenced for possession of child pornography

News Release: Created internet blog and shared child pornography files.


Montana Couple Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Defraud the United States

News Release: A Montana couple pleaded guilty today in federal court in Missoula, Montana to one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo, head of the Justice Department’s Tax Division, and U.S. Attorney Michael W. Cotter for the District of Montana.


Collin County Woman Sentenced for Federal Income Tax Violations

News Release: SHERMAN, Texas - A 44-year-old McKinney, Texas woman has been sentenced to federal prison for income tax violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today.


Former Maryland Man Sentenced to 60 Years in Federal Prison for Production of Child Pornography

News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge George L. Russell III sentenced Christopher Michael Salisbury, age 38, of Long Beach, California, formerly of Maryland, today to the maximum sentence of 60 years in prison, followed by lifetime supervised release, for two counts of production of child pornography.



News Release: BURLEY, ID -- The Burley Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Field Office will implement a seasonal road closure Jan. 16 to March 15 in the South Hills area. This closure, which has gone into effect each winter since 2000, is designed to prevent resource damage and to protect crucial mule deer winter range...


Lincoln County Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Meth Trafficking Charges

News Release: Defendant is One of 34 Individuals Charged as Part of Investigation into Methamphetamine Trafficking on the Mescalero Apache Reservation.


DeFazio Re-Elected Top Democrat on House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.-Today, Congressman Peter DeFazio (D-OR) issued the following statement after being unanimously re-elected the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure...


BLM lifts fire closures in California Desert District southern fire zone

News Release: MORENO VALLEY, Calif. - Fire restrictions have been lifted for public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) California Desert District (CDD) in Kern, Inyo, Mono, western Riverside and eastern San Diego Counties and San Bernardino County north of Highways 18 and 138.


Corker Announces Support for Rex Tillerson as Secretary of State

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today announced his support for Rex Tillerson to be Secretary of State.


News Release: LEXINGTON, Ky. - A North Carolina man, previously convicted of enticing a minor in Danville, Ky., to engage in sexually explicit conduct, was sentenced on Tuesday to 262 months in federal prison.