News published on Federal Newswire in November 2021

News from November 2021


Kansas Man Pleads Guilty to Income Tax Fraud

News Release: TOPEKA, KAN. - A Kansas man pleaded guilty to one count of making and subscribing a false return.


Puerto Rican Man Sentenced to 40 Months in Federal Prison for Smuggling $3.75 Million Onboard a Vessel Interdicted Near Brewers Bay, St. Thomas, USVI

News Release: St. Thomas, USVI - U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced that Jerry Kirkland-Marrero, 31, from Puerto Rico, was sentenced today to 40 months imprisonment, followed by 30 months of supervised release, for conspiracy to conceal more than $100,000 on board a vessel outfitted for smuggling.


Los Alamos Continues Groundwater Sampling Along Rio Grande Amid Drought

News Release: LOS ALAMOS, N.M. -The EM Los Alamos Field Office (EM-LA) has been able to navigate shallow sections of the Rio Grande and its tributaries to sample for contaminants despite unseasonably low water levels this year.


New Tour Ticket Provider for Natchez Visitor Center at Natchez National Historical Park

News Release: The National Park Service (NPS) has selected Warren Reuther, Jr. (doing business as Natchez.com) to provide event and tour ticketing services at the recently NPS-acquired Natchez Visitor Center in Natchez, Mississippi, through a five-year lease beginning Dec. 1, 2021. The awarding of this new lease concludes 23 years of ticket sales by the City of Natchez at the Natchez Visitor Reception Center.


The US Federal Reserve System published a two page notice on Nov. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


E&C Announces Additional Details on Section 230 Legislative Hearing to Hold Big Tech Accountable

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Mike Doyle (D-PA) announced additional details today on the legislative hearing the Communications and Technology Subcommittee will hold on Wednesday, Dec. 1, at 10:30 a.m. EST in the John D. Dingell Room, 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Holding Big Tech Accountable: Targeted Reforms to Tech’s Legal Immunity."


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Nov. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Nov. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Federal Reserve System published a two page notice on Nov. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: CARLSBAD, N.M. - A first-of-a-kind leadership academy for employees at EM’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) is recognized as a DOE best practice to improve safety culture.


News Release: TUCSON, Ariz.- The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Tucson Field Office is offering free firewood permits for collecting downed wood at the Las Cienegas National Conservation Area (LCNCA). Permits issued will be valid Dec. 1 - Feb. 28, 2022.



The US Justice Department published a two page notice on Nov. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Nov. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Nov. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: CARLSBAD, N.M. - The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) recently received its 13,000th shipment of transuranic (TRU) waste, marking an important landmark in EM’s mission to clean up the country’s Cold War legacy.


The US Federal Reserve System published a three page notice on Nov. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on Nov. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Mike Doyle (D-PA) announced additional details today on the legislative hearing the Communications and Technology Subcommittee will hold on Wednesday, Dec. 1, at 10:30 a.m. EST in the John D. Dingell Room, 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Holding Big Tech Accountable: Targeted Reforms to Tech’s Legal Immunity."


Parmelee Man Sentenced for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender

News Release: Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Parmelee, South Dakota, man convicted of Failure to Register as a Sex Offender was sentenced on Nov. 22, 2021, by Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Court.