News published on Federal Newswire in November 2021

News from November 2021


APHIS Authorizes the Importation of Fresh Melon Fruit with Stems from Japan Into the United States

Release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is authorizing the importation of all varieties of fresh melon fruit with stems (Cucumis melo) from Japan into the United States. Based on a pest risk analysis, the agency has determined specific phytosanitary measures ...


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Top Republican on the House Ways and Means Committee Kevin Brady (R-TX) today introduced the “Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act of 2021.".


The US Commerce Department published a three page rule on Nov. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Nov. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Nov. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on Nov. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a three page notice on Nov. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Nov. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Nov. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: ALBUQERQUE, N.M. - Quincee Zohnnie, 25, of Shiprock, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, pleaded guilty in federal court on Oct. 26 to assault with a dangerous weapon and retaliating against a victim in Indian Country. A sentencing date has not been scheduled.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Nov. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a three page notice on Nov. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.



Boston Man Sentenced for Firearm and Ammunition Offenses

News Release: BOSTON - A Boston man was sentenced today for illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition.


USDA Partners to Create Livable Communities That Will Attract People and Jobs to Rural Areas and Tribal Nations

News Release: Funds Will Support Placemaking and Planning Assistance to Help the People of Rural America Build Back Better


Sevier County Resident Convicted Of Drug Trafficking And Firearms Offenses And The Distribution Of Drugs Resulting In An Overdose Death

News Release: KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - On November 5, 2021, following a four-day trial in the United States District Court in Knoxville, Tennessee, a jury convicted Stacey Edward Williams, Jr., 42, currently of Sevierville, Tennessee, and formerly of Detroit, Michigan, of eight counts, including a conspiracy to distribute...


Three Charged with Hartford-Area Fentanyl and Cocaine Trafficking Offenses

News Release: Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Brian D. Boyle, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, today announced that a federal grand jury in Hartford has returned a five-count indictment charging DENIS MURTIC, 36, of Farmington; ALEXANDER RODRIGUEZ, 45, of East Windsor; and EFRAIN ROSARIO, 41, of Hartford, with fentanyl and cocaine trafficking offenses.


Veterans Day Observances on the National Mall

News Release: WASHINGTON - The National Park Service and its partners will honor those who have served in the nation’s armed forces through virtual and in-person programming at several of the memorials on the National Mall on Veterans Day, Thursday, November 11.


News Release: BOSTON - Arthrex Inc. (Arthrex), a Florida-based orthopedic device company, has agreed to pay $16 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act (FCA) by paying kickbacks to a physician to induce the physician’s use and recommendation of Arthrex products, thereby causing the submission of false claims to the federal government for orthopedic procedures.


Reclamation transfers title to southern portion of Middle Rio Grande Project to conservancy district

News Release: Albuquerque, N.M. - The Bureau of Reclamation today signed documents transferring title to part of the Middle Rio Grande Project back to the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District.