News published on Federal Newswire in October 2017

News from October 2017


The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Oct. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on Oct. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on Oct. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Oct. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a nine page proposed rule on Oct. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on Oct. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page rule on Oct. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on Oct. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


NPS Incident Management Team Hurricane Update for South Florida and the Atlantic Coast, Tuesday, October 10, 2017

News Release: Incident information. Photos of Hurricane Irma damage and response. Homestead, Fla. - For the past month, crews from many National Park Service areas have worked on incident management teams side by side with the staffs of the parks, preserves, monuments and seashores of Florida and the coastal Atlantic...


Bishop Statement on Antiquities Act Reform Bill

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - On Monday, Chairman Bishop announced the introduction and markup of the, the National Monument Creation and Protection Act (CAP Act). He released the following statement.


North Providence Resident Charged with Producing, Possessing Child Pornography

News Release: PROVIDENCE - Francis Scott, 36, of North Providence, made an initial appearance in federal court in Providence today on a federal criminal complaint charging him with producing and possessing child pornography, announced Acting United States Attorney Stephen G. Dambruch; Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin; Providence Police Chief Hugh T. Clements, Jr.; and Harold H. Shaw, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Boston Division.


News Release: PROVIDENCE - Francis Scott, 36, of North Providence, made an initial appearance in federal court in Providence today on a federal criminal complaint charging him with producing and possessing child pornography, announced Acting United States Attorney Stephen G. Dambruch; Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin; Providence Police Chief Hugh T. Clements, Jr.; and Harold H. Shaw, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Boston Division.


News Release: The Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power Chairman Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., last week held a bipartisan roundtable to discuss opportunities to reduce federal red tape for aquifer recharge when it does not impact other water users, fully respects state primacy on ...


News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is temporarily closing the San Pedro House recreation site, located in the San Pedro Riparian Conservation Area (SPRNCA), to prune two ailing cottonwood trees that pose a public safety concern and threaten the long-term sustainability of the San Pedro House.


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Tomorrow, the Committee will markup H.R. 3990, the “National Monument Creation and Protection Act" or “CAP Act." Introduced by Chairman Rob Bishop (R-UT), the bill protects archeological resources while ensuring public transparency and accountability in the executive’s use of the Antiquities Act.


News Release: SCRANTON-The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Robert Romasiewicz, age 25, of Exeter, Pennsylvania, was charged in a criminal information on October 6, 2017, with unlawfully possessing a firearm as a convicted felon.


Leader of Violent Group Resentenced to Life Imprisonment Plus 30 Years

News Release: BATON ROUGE, LA - Acting U.S. Attorney Corey Amundson announced that U.S. District Judge Shelly D. Dick has re-sentenced Jeffery D. Perry, age 34, formerly of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to a term of life imprisonment, followed by a term of 30 years imprisonment, for federal drug trafficking and firearm-related violations.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Tomorrow at 10 a.m., House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) will convene a hearing entitled “Confronting the Full Range of Iranian Threats.".


Raleigh Man Who is a Convicted Sex Offender Sentenced to 20 Years for the Receipt of Child Pornography

News Release: GREENVILLE - United States Attorney Robert J. Higdon, Jr. announced that today in federal court, Senior United States District Judge Malcolm J. Howard sentenced THOMAS PAUL KEELER, II, 48, from Raleigh to 240 months in prison, lifetime of supervision upon release and a $5,000.00 fine for the Receipt of Child Pornography (CP). KEELER pled guilty to the charge on May 12, 2017.


News Release: Tameen “Nitty" Johnson Was Found “Guilty" Following a Jury Trial.