News published on Federal Newswire in November 2020

News from November 2020


The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on Nov. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Nov. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Nov. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Nov. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on Nov. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Nov. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Nov. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Nov. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a four page notice on Nov. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Nov. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Air Travel Consumer Report: September 2020 and 3rd Quarter 2020 Numbers

News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation today released its November 2020 Air Travel Consumer Report (ATCR) on reporting marketing and operating air carrier data compiled for the month of September 2020. The full consumer report and other aviation consumer matters of interest to the public can be found at http://www.transportation.gov/airconsumer.


News Release: HAGERSTOWN, Md. - In order to protect visitors from falling rocks, the National Park Service (NPS) will close the northern approach to the Paw Paw Tunnel on Wednesday, Nov. 25. Through travelers on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Towpath will be able to travel on the Tunnel Bypass Trail instead of through the tunnel. The NPS anticipates this closure will last until mid-2022 when construction to stabilize the rocks just north of the Paw Paw Tunnel is expected to be complete.


News Release: U.S. Attorney Justin Herdman announced that Melvin Lee Jackson, 18, and Edgar Ramirez, 22, both of Youngstown, were sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Benita Y. Pearson after they each pleaded guilty to committing a string of armed robberies at several locations in the Youngstown, Struthers and Boardman areas.


News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - HAFIZ ALKHAWAJAH, a/k/a “Ock" age 59, pleaded guilty on Nov. 18, 2020, to aiding and abetting a conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute heroin and cocaine base in violation of Title 21 United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(C) and 846...


News Release: SANTA FE, N.M. - Beginning Nov. 24, Bureau of Land Management offices will begin online personal Christmas tree permit sales to harvest piñon and juniper. Permits are available through Dec. 23 and cost $5 per tree. To ensure the community's safety, the BLM will only have the permits available online this year. Permits can be purchased by visiting forestproducts.blm.gov.


Chairs Thompson and Maloney Announce Subpoena Regarding Allegations of Mistreatment at Irwin County Detention Center

News Release: (WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), the Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, and Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, announced the issuance of a subpoena to LaSalle Corrections for documents regarding disturbing allegations of mistreatment at the Irwin County Detention Center (ICDC), a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility operated by LaSalle.


Owner and Employees of Chicago-Area Child Care Centers Charged With Defrauding Illinois Low-Income Daycare Program Out of $6.1 Million

News Release: CHICAGO - The owner of Chicago-area child care centers and several of her employees fraudulently schemed to pocket more than $6.1 million from a State of Illinois program designed to help low-income families afford child care, according to an indictment returned in federal court.


California Man Sentenced for Meth Trafficking

News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Lancaster, California, man convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance was sentenced on Nov. 23, 2020, by Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Court.


U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1.49 Million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance to Expand Healthcare Delivery Capacity on Coquille Indian Tribe’s Kilkich Reservation

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.49 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to the Coquille Indian Tribe, North Bend, Oregon, to purchase equipment and supplies needed to expand patient...


News Release: Hagatña, Guam - SHAWN N. ANDERSON, United States Attorney for the Districts of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, announced that defendant Linda Jean Pangelinan Palacios, age 48, from Dededo, Guam, was sentenced in the United States District Court of Guam to five months imprisonment for Unauthorized...