News published on Federal Newswire in October 2021

News from October 2021


The US Transportation Department published a four page proposed rule on Oct. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Oct. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on Oct. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Bureau of Land Management announces next steps, new analyses for upcoming oil and gas lease sales

News Release: The Bureau Land Management today announced that state offices will issue draft environmental assessments over the coming days to solicit feedback from the public, Tribes, and state agencies regarding proposed oil and gas lease sales to be held in early 2022.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Oct. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Oct. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Oct. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Oct. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Oct. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Miami, Florida - A 57-year-old Chinese businessman who is charged in a federal grand jury indictment with entering the United States using fraudulently-obtained visas will remain behind bars pending trial in Miami.


Barrasso: The Biden Administration Continues to Hamstring American Energy

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), issued the following statement in response to the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) draft environmental analysis for its delayed oil and gas lease sales.


The US Federal Reserve System published a one page notice on Oct. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Reclamation completes significant water enhancement project in the Yakima River basin

News Release: YAKIMA, Wash. - Federal, state, local and Tribal partners announce the completion of the Schaake Habitat improvement project -- a critical component of the Yakima Basin Integrated Plan. This project restores an important reach of the Yakima River and provides meaningful benefits to fish in the basin.


Worcester Man Convicted of Drug Trafficking and Firearm Offenses

News Release: BOSTON - A Worcester man was convicted today by a federal jury in Worcester of fentanyl, heroin, cocaine and crack cocaine trafficking.


Former Pharmaceutical Sales Representative Sentenced to More Than Four Years in Prison for Insurance Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft

News Release: BOSTON - An Illinois man was sentenced yesterday for defrauding insurance companies in relation to a high-priced drug made by Cambridge-based pharmaceutical company Aegerion Pharmaceuticals Inc., and for using the identities of physicians to carry out the fraud.


Release: The United States will use every appropriate tool to counter Iran’s malign influence and activities, including its proliferation of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV). The United States has designated six Iranian targets - two entities and four individuals - using Executive Orders that address terrorism and WMD proliferation. These targets are linked to Iran’s UAV activities, including activities that threaten U.S. interests.


News Release: VALDOSTA, Ga. - A Georgia couple has pleaded guilty to producing child pornography.


News Release: DENTON, Texas - Preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) are available for review by residents and business owners in portions of the cities of New Braunfels and Seguin, and unincorporated areas of Guadalupe County, Texas.


Three Shreveport Police Officers Indicted on Federal Civil Rights Charges for Assaulting Two Arrestees

News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. - Acting United States Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook, Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division announced that a federal grand jury in Shreveport, Louisiana, has returned an indictment charging three officers with the Shreveport Police Department, Treveion Brooks, 26, William Isenhour, 25, and D’Andre Jackson, 25, with assaulting two arrestees in Shreveport.


Convicted Sex Offender Sentenced to Life in Prison for Abusing Teenage Girl

News Release: A Lubbock sex offender has been sentenced to life in federal prison for abusing a 15-year-old girl, announced Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad E. Meacham.