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Article Index: Second Quarter 2024 Category: Chronological Archive Page Sections: April · May · June |
| April | Title | Details |
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| Monday, 1 April 2024 | ||
| 1 April 2024 | New Haven Man Sentenced to 14 Years in Federal Prison for Gunpoint Robberies, Carjacking Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Christian Borrero, of New Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to 168 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for committing gunpoint robberies of convenience stores and an armed carjacking in 2022. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Connecticut |
| 1 April 2024 | Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway Projects in Texas The environmental review, consultation, and other actions required by applicable Federal environmental laws for these projects are being, or have been, carried out by TxDOT pursuant to an assignment agreement executed by FHWA and TxDOT. | Federal Register Notice  (text)Agency: Federal Highway Administration Byline: Michael T. Leary |
| 1 April 2024 | Shiprock Man Charged with Involuntary Manslaughter The indictment alleges that on December 1, 2023, Gonnie operated a motor vehicle without due caution and with a wanton and reckless disregard for human life, resulting in the deaths of John Doe 1 and John Doe 2, and assault resulting in serious bodily injury of John Doe 3. | Press Release (text &  PDF)Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of New Mexico Dateline: Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| 1 April 2024 | Steel Wheels From China; Institution of Five-Year Reviews The Commission hereby gives notice that it has instituted reviews pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930, to determine whether revocation of the countervailing and antidumping duty orders on imports of steel wheels from China would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: International Trade Commission Byline: Katherine Hiner |
| Tuesday, 2 April 2024 | ||
| 2 April 2024 | Bus passenger convicted for smuggling over $1.2M of pure meth in 48 jars of lard On January 10, Eleazar Vilchiz Alonso applied for entry into the United States at the Lincoln-Juarez Bridge in Laredo while on board a commercial bus. At primary inspection, law enforcement discovered several dozen jars of lard in his luggage. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Texas Dateline: Laredo, Texas |
| 2 April 2024 | Carjacker Sentenced To More Than 21 Years In Federal Prison The sentence consists of 14 years and 10 months for the carjacking offense, followed by a consecutive 7-year sentence for the firearm offense. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Middle District of Florida Dateline: Tampa, Florida Topic: |
| 2 April 2024 | Mexican National Sentenced to 20 Years After Officers Seize 144 Pounds of Meth Hidden in Car Tires Because the tires seemed extremely heavy, detectives cut one open and found a metal compartment attached to the inside of the wheel. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Missouri Dateline: Kansas City, Missouri |
| 2 April 2024 | Notice of Availability of the Finding of No Significant Impact for the Midvalley Highway Project in Utah and Final Federal Agency Actions The actions relate to the proposed Midvalley Highway S.R. 170 Project, in the Cities of Erda, Grantsville and Tooele, Tooele County, State of Utah. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Highway Administration Byline: Ivan Marrero |
| 2 April 2024 | Philadelphia Man Pleads Guilty to Murder in a Case Involving Two Carjackings of Food Delivery Drivers United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that John Nusslein, 19, of Philadelphia, PA, pleaded guilty today to one count of conspiracy to commit carjacking, one count of carjacking resulting in death, and one count of carjacking resulting in serious bodily injury. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Pennsylvania Dateline: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 2 April 2024 | St. Louis Man Caught with Gun and Drugs After Chase Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department officers initiated a traffic stop of a Hyundai Veloster near the intersection of Goodfellow Boulevard and Natural Bridge Avenue. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Missouri Byline: Robert Patrick Dateline: St. Louis, Missouri |
| Wednesday, 3 April 2024 | ||
| 3 April 2024 | Carjacker Sent to Prison for 10 Years According to the government’s evidence, with which the defendant agreed at his plea hearing, on March 3, 2023, at approximately 5:35 p.m., the defendant approached his first victim, put a gun to his neck, and demanded his car keys. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Columbia Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 3 April 2024 | D.C. Woman Arrested on Carjacking Charge Defendant and accomplice allegedly rear-ended the victim’s car before stealing it. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Columbia Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 3 April 2024 | District Man Arraigned on Armed Carjacking Indictment Elijah Montgomery, 19, of Washington, D.C., was arraigned today on an indictment charging him with armed carjacking and other charges arising out of an October 12, 2023 incident near the corner of Galloway Street and Sargent Road NE. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Columbia Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 3 April 2024 | District Man Arrested in Armed Carjacking from January 2024 Marquis Derby, 19, of Washington, D.C., was arrested yesterday and charged by complaint with armed carjacking and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime of violence. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Columbia Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 3 April 2024 | Eighteen Members and Associates of Clarksville Mongols Motorcycle Gang Sentenced “Today’s sentence concludes a multi-year, coordinated effort by federal, state, and local law enforcement, our office, and the Justice Department’s Criminal Division to address some of the worst organized criminal activity we have seen in Middle Tennessee,” said Henry C. Leventis, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Middle District of Tennessee Byline: Mark H. Wildasin Dateline: Nashville, Tennessee Topic: Mongols Motorcycle Club |
| 3 April 2024 | Georgia Man Sentenced to 180 Months in Prison According to documents in the case, on August 3, 2021, Scott was pulled over for speeding on Interstate 469. Scott, a drug courier who transported and delivered controlled substances across the United States, was found in possession of cocaine and cocaine base along with 12.4 grams of 98% pure methamphetamine. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Indiana Dateline: Fort Wayne, Indiana Topic: Interstate Highway System |
| 3 April 2024 | Lead Wheel Weights; Regulatory Investigation Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) EPA is requesting comments and information to assist in the potential development of regulations for the manufacture (including importing), processing (including recycling), and distribution in commerce of lead for wheel-balancing weights under the Toxic Substances Control Act. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Michael S. Regan |
| 3 April 2024 | Quincy Man Pleads Guilty to Hate Crime John Sullivan encountered a Vietnamese family he had never met before outside a post office in Quincy. Sullivan yelled to the family...and threatened to kill them. He then drove his car into one of the family members, causing the victim to land on the hood of the moving car and remain there while the car moved approximately 200 feet. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts Dateline: Boston, Massachusetts |
| 3 April 2024 | South Texan sent to prison for hauling 32 people in horse trailer Simon Garcia approached the Falfurrias Border Patrol checkpoint driving a black Dodge Ram 3500 truck with an attached horse trailer and four horses. Upon further investigation, law enforcement discovered 32 people hidden within a storage compartment inside the trailer. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Texas Dateline: Corpus Christi, Texas |
| 3 April 2024 | Texas Man Sentenced for Hate Crimes Following Mass Shooting Targeting Muslims at Car Repair Shop Anthony Paz Torres pleaded guilty to five federal hate crime counts for killing one individual and attempting to kill four others during a mass shooting at Omar’s Wheels and Tires in Dallas on Dec. 24, 2015. | Press Release (text) Publisher: Department of Justice Topic: Omar’s Wheels and Tires |
| 3 April 2024 | Two Violent Carjackings in Chicago Lead to 18-Year Federal Prison Sentence Kashif Dukes, 29, of Chicago, took the vehicles at gunpoint in 2017 and 2018. In the first carjacking, Dukes took a Mercedes-Benz sedan in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Illinois Dateline: Chicago, Illinois |
| Thursday, 4 April 2024 | ||
| 4 April 2024 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Emergency Approval of Revision to an Approved Information Collection Request: Apprenticeship Pilot Program Under this program, these apprentices will complete two probationary periods, during which they may operate in interstate commerce only under the supervision of an experienced driver in the passenger seat. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Thomas P. Keane |
| 4 April 2024 | Austin Man Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison for Smuggling Attempt That Resulted in Migrant Deaths According to court documents, Joseph Alex Hernandez sped away from and attempted to evade Medina County Sheriff’s deputies for approximately seven minutes after they attempted a traffic stop. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Texas Dateline: San Antonio, Texas |
| 4 April 2024 | Defendants, and Two Accomplices, Robbed, Beat, and Tried to Steal Victim’s Car Gregory Patterson, 40, of Washington, D.C., was ordered held pending trial following a preliminary hearing today for an armed carjacking and armed robbery that occurred on June 11, 2023. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Columbia Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 4 April 2024 | District Men Charged With Armed Carjacking and Related Offenses According to the government’s evidence at the preliminary hearing, the victim was trying to pull into the Kenilworth Market and had driven into an adjacent alley when he saw the driveway block. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Columbia Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 4 April 2024 | Hugo Man Pleads Guilty to Embezzling More Than $1.3 Million from Employer According to court documents, Leon Arthur Keener, 55, was employed as a service manager at an interstate trucking company (“Company A”) from 2011 to 2022. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Minnesota Dateline: Minneapolis, Minnesota Topic: Leon Arthur Keener |
| 4 April 2024 | Rural Areas Formula Grant Programs Guidance Proposed Circular The FTA proposed circular, “Rural Areas Formula Grant Programs Guidance,” is a consolidation of guidance for the administration and preparation of grant applications for the Rural Areas Formula Grants Program under 49 U.S.C. 5311 and the rural area component of the Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Program. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Transit Administration Byline: Veronica Vanterpool |
| Friday, 5 April 2024 | ||
| 5 April 2024 | Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments for a New Information Collection The Federal Highway Administration, Office of Operations and Office of the Chief Financial Officer, jointly collects information related to State Infrastructure Banks, Grant Anticipation Revenue Vehicles, and Toll Credits. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Highway Administration Byline: Jazmyne Lewis |
| 5 April 2024 | Certain New Pneumatic Off-the-Road Tires From India: Preliminary Results and Partial Recission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2022-2023 On May 9, 2023, based on timely requests for review, we initiated an administrative review of the Order covering 24 companies. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: International Trade Administration Byline: Abdelali Elouaradia |
| 5 April 2024 | Certain New Pneumatic Off-The-Road Tires From India: Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2022 The U.S. Department of Commerce preliminarily determines that countervailable subsidies were provided to producers and/or exporters of certain new pneumatic off-the-road tires from India, during the period of review. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: International Trade Administration Byline: Abdelali Elouaradia |
| 5 April 2024 | District Man Charged with Armed Robbery and Carjacking Ordered Detained Pending Trial Defendant robbed two victims as they tried to get gas. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Columbia Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 5 April 2024 | FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Actions Following the Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse Following the devastating collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, President Biden has launched a whole-of-government effort to provide immediate response, reopen the port, rebuild the bridge, and support the people of Baltimore. | Press Release (text) Publisher: The White House Topic: Interstate Highway System |
| 5 April 2024 | Former El Paso Independent School District Employee Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison According to publicly available court records, Jane Doe was waiting at a bus stop in El Paso, Texas when Jeffrey Steven Clay offered her a ride to her friend’s house. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of New Mexico Dateline: Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| 5 April 2024 | Porcupine Man Sentenced to Eight Years in Federal Prison The convictions stem from Robert Cottier operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, causing a head-on collision with another vehicle. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of South Dakota Dateline: Rapid City, South Dakota |
| 5 April 2024 | Rapid City Man Sentenced to Probation The conviction stems from Howie resisting and impeding a park ranger. At the time, the ranger was trying to take Howie into custody after a high-speed pursuit through Wind Cave National Park. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of South Dakota Dateline: Rapid City, South Dakota |
| Monday, 8 April 2024 | ||
| 8 April 2024 | Air Plan Approval; District of Columbia; Removal of Stage II Gasoline Vapor Recovery Program Requirements This SIP revision removes requirements for gasoline vapor recovery systems installed on gasoline dispensers, the purpose of which are to capture emissions from vehicle refueling operations, otherwise known as vacuum-assist Stage II vapor recovery. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Adam Ortiz |
| 8 April 2024 | Case of Drive-By Murder on I-295 in 2015 Ends with Murder Conviction Defendant shot at vehicle striking two men on their way to work, killing one. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Columbia Dateline: Washington, D.C. Topic: Interstate Highway System |
| 8 April 2024 | Former Office Manager Sentenced to Federal Prison for Embezzling Over $8.5 Million “Hesenius will now be held accountable for her flagrant theft of millions of dollars from her employer to support a lavish lifestyle,” said U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Buchanan. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Georgia Dateline: Atlanta, Georgia Topics: Sonya Hesenius, Lazer Logistics |
| 8 April 2024 | New Jersey man indicted for nationwide scheme to tamper with diesel pollution control systems in violation of the Clean Air Act Allegedly accessed trucks’ computer systems remotely to delete software tied to pollution control systems. | Press Release (text &  document)Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Washington Byline: Emily Langlie Dateline: Tacoma, Washington |
| 8 April 2024 | Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders FMCSA announces its decision to renew exemptions for six individuals from the requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations that interstate commercial motor vehicle drivers have “no established medical history or clinical diagnosis of epilepsy or any other condition which is likely to cause loss of consciousness or any loss of ability to control a CMV.” | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor |
| 8 April 2024 | Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Hearing FMCSA announces its decision to renew exemptions for 28 individuals from the hearing requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations for interstate commercial motor vehicle drivers. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor |
| 8 April 2024 | Woman Convicted by Federal Jury of Burning Down Local San Diego Business The audit revealed that during Carey Alice Hernandez’s tenure as bookkeeper and controller in charge of the company books and records, $744,621 went missing between January 2015 and March 2019. | Press Release (text &  photos)Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of California Byline: Kelly Thornton Dateline: San Diego, California Topics: Off Road Warehouse, Carey Alice Hernandez |
| Tuesday, 9 April 2024 | ||
| 9 April 2024 | Columbus Man Sentenced to Prison for Assaulting a Federal Officer Law enforcement officers and federal agents exited their vehicles and advanced towards Christopher Upshaw’s car in an attempt to arrest him. Upshaw began forcibly operating his vehicle in an effort to evade arrest. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Middle District of Georgia Dateline: Columbus, Georgia |
| 9 April 2024 | Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 94; Authorization of Production Activity; PREH INC.; (Automotive Display Assemblies); Laredo, Texas The notification was processed in accordance with the regulations of the FTZ Board, including notice in the Federal Register inviting public comment. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Byline: Elizabeth Whiteman Topic: Preh |
| 9 April 2024 | Man Arrested for Crashing into FBI Gate According to U.S. Attorney Buchanan, the charge, and other information presented in court: On April 1, 2024, Bolling, driving an orange Buick Encore, allegedly rammed into a barrier at FBI Atlanta’s headquarters while attempting to breach the perimeter. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Georgia Dateline: Atlanta, Georgia |
| 9 April 2024 | Meriden Man Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for Violent Robbery Spree The robberies typically involved Strothers stealing a vehicle, selecting and entering a store, threatening victims with a firearm, making demands, and, in some instances, beating victims with the gun before robbing them, causing significant injury and trauma. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Connecticut |
| 9 April 2024 | New Orleans Man Pleads Guilty to Carjacking and Gun Offenses Court documents reveal that Devon Frith, while wearing a ski mask, stole a car at gunpoint from the victim as she was attempting to open the driver’s side door. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Louisiana Dateline: New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Wednesday, 10 April 2024 | ||
| 10 April 2024 | Lane County Diesel Repair Shop and Shop Owner Plead Guilty to Clean Air Act Violations As part of their plea agreements, Diesel & Offroad Authority and Christopher Paul Kaufman have agreed to pay $150,000 each in criminal fines and serve three years terms of probation. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Oregon Dateline: Eugene, Oregon Topics: Christopher Paul Kaufman, Diesel & Offroad Authority |
| 10 April 2024 | Missoula woman sentenced to more than two years in prison for stealing two U.S. Forest Service pickup trucks The government alleged in court documents that a white Dodge Ram 2500 crew cab pickup truck and two government cell phones were stolen from the U.S. Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station in Missoula. Five days later, Kasey Nichol Hugs stole a second truck, a 2017 Ford crew cab from the same facility. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Montana Byline: Clair J. Howard Dateline: Missoula, Montana |
| 10 April 2024 | Renewal Package From the State of Arizona to the Surface Transportation Project Delivery Program and Proposed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Assigning Federal Highway Administration's Environmental Review Responsibilities to the State The FHWA determined the renewal package to be complete and developed a draft renewal MOU with ADOT outlining how the State will implement the Program with FHWA oversight. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Highway Administration Byline: Shailen P. Bhatt |
| 10 April 2024 | Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) FMCSA announces its decision to deny the applications from two individuals treated with an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator who requested an exemption from the Federal Motor Carrier SafetyRegulations prohibiting operation of a commercial motor vehicle in interstate commerce by persons with a current clinical diagnosis of myocardial infarction, angina pectoris, coronary insufficiency, thrombosis, or any other cardiovascular disease of a variety known to be accompanied by syncope, dyspnea, collapse, or congestive heart failure. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor |
| 10 April 2024 | Two Essex County Men Charged with Carjacking and Firearm Posssesion The victim was pumping air into the front passenger side tire while waiting for his food order when Arraqeeb Williamscook and Washir Singletary pulled into the parking lot in a Lexus that had been stolen out of Wall Township, New Jersey. | Press Release (text & document) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of New Jersey Dateline: Newark, New Jersey |
| Thursday, 11 April 2024 | ||
| 11 April 2024 | Carjacking and Robbery Charges Filed Against Three Men in D.C. According to court documents, the defendants targeted fast-food restaurants, convenience stores, and package delivery vehicles, and would work together to arrange for a car to be used to commit the robberies, either by carjacking or arranging the use of an associate’s vehicle. | Press Release (text & document) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Columbia Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 11 April 2024 | Cheektowaga man pleads guilty to using stolen credit card numbers to purchase tens of thousands of dollars worth of gas Assistant U.S. Attorney Charles M. Kruly, who is handling the case, stated that Cross Malik Williams, along with co-defendant Kingsley Brown, purchased approximately 570 stolen bank cards from various online marketplaces. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of New York Byline: Barbara Burns Dateline: Buffalo, New York |
| 11 April 2024 | East Hartford Man Admits Role in Catalytic Converter Theft Ring In November 2021, Bryant Bermudez began working at Downpipe Depot & Recycling LLC, which had a warehouse on Park Avenue in East Hartford. At Downpipe Depot, Bermudez and a co-conspirator purchased stolen catalytic converters from a network of thieves. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Connecticut |
| 11 April 2024 | Member of Catalytic Converter Crew Sentenced to Nearly Four Years in Federal Prison Theft crew allegedly responsible for an estimated $2 million in losses across Massachusetts and New Hampshire during 2022 and 2023. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts Dateline: Boston, Massachusetts |
| 11 April 2024 | St. Louis County Man Admits Two Carjackings Ahmod Samez Moore admitted robbing an acquaintance and stealing his 2015 Kia Optima at gunpoint. Five days later, he robbed and carjacked a man in St. Louis, stealing his 2003 GMC Envoy. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Missouri Byline: Robert Patrick Dateline: St. Louis, Missouri |
| Friday, 12 April 2024 | ||
| 12 April 2024 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Request for Comment; First Responder Incident Advanced Reporting Program First Responder Incident Advanced Reporting Program in which first responders may submit information about fatalities, injuries, or crashes that may have been caused due to a motor vehicle or equipment defect. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Tanya Topka |
| 12 April 2024 | Air Plan Approval; Georgia; Gasoline Dispensing Facilities The revision seeks to remove the requirement for Enhanced Stage I Gasoline Vapor Recovery Systems at existing gasoline dispensing facilities in Catoosa, Richmond, and Walker counties. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Jeaneanne Gettle |
| 12 April 2024 | Air Plan Approval; North Carolina; Revision to Approved Motor Vehicle Emissions Budgets The revision seeks to update the 2026 on-road and nonroad emissions inventories and safety margins, allocate a portion of the newly available 2026 safety margins in the 2008 8-hour Ozone Maintenance Plan to the 2026 nitrogen oxides and volatile organic compounds motor vehicle emissions budgets for the North Carolina portion of the Charlotte-Rock Hill, North Carolina-South Carolina bi-state Area to accommodate updates from the EPA Motor Vehicle Emissions Simulator model. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Jeaneanne Gettle |
| 12 April 2024 | Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 17; Authorization of Production Activity; Panasonic Energy Corporation of North America; (Lithium-Ion Battery Cells); De Soto, Kansas The notification was processed in accordance with the regulations of the FTZ Board, including notice in the Federal Register inviting public comment. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Foreign-Trade Zones Board Byline: Elizabeth Whiteman Topic: Panasonic |
| 12 April 2024 | Philadelphia Carjacking Task Force Highlights Significant Cases, Impact Since Its Formation Two Years Ago U.S. Attorney, ATF, FBI, and Philadelphia Police Department reiterate the lengthy sentences possible for carjackers, even if first-time offenders. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Pennsylvania Dateline: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 12 April 2024 | Pine Ridge Woman Found Guilty of Involuntary Manslaughter Evidence at trial established that Janine Faye Good Lance operated a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol. She drove off the road and rolled multiple times killing the two passengers in her vehicle. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of South Dakota Dateline: Rapid City, South Dakota |
| Monday, 15 April 2024 | ||
| 15 April 2024 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of a Currently Approved Information Collection: Generic Clearance of Customer Satisfaction Surveys In order to work continuously to ensure that our programs are effective and meet our customers' needs, FMCSA seeks to renew OMB's approval of a generic clearance to collect qualitative feedback from our customers on our service delivery. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Thomas P. Keane |
| 15 April 2024 | Certain Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tires From the People's Republic of China: Amended Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2021-2022 The U.S. Department of Commerce is amending the final results of the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on passenger vehicle and light truck tires from the People's Republic of China to correct a ministerial error. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: International Trade Administration Byline: Abdelali Elouaradia |
| 15 April 2024 | Commercial Driver's License: State of Hawaii Department of Transportation; Application for Exemption FMCSA announces the Hawaii Department of Transportation's requests for an exemption on behalf of the Hawaii Department of Education's Transportation Services Branch and independent schools statewide to allow Class A or B commercial driver's license holders with a passenger endorsement to operate a school bus without holding a school bus endorsement, and to allow the use of motorcoaches and vans to transport students to/from a central location to school daily. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor |
| 15 April 2024 | Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; FMVSS No. 305a Electric-Powered Vehicles: Electric Powertrain Integrity Global Technical Regulation No. 20, Incorporation by Reference | Federal Register Notice ( PDF) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Sophie Shulman Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards |
| 15 April 2024 | Former Owner of Philadelphia CDL School Sentenced to 57 Months in Prison for Bribing CDL Examiner and Witness Tampering “The last thing anyone should want on our roads are people behind the wheel of big rigs or school buses with bogus CDL certifications,” said U.S. Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Pennsylvania Dateline: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Topics: Vladimir Tsymbalenko, Vlad’s CDL School |
| 15 April 2024 | National Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council Notice of Public Meeting The purpose of NEMSAC is to serve as a nationally recognized council of emergency medical services representatives to provide advice and consult. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Nanda Narayanan Srinivasan |
| 15 April 2024 | Nebraska Man Sentenced for Involuntary Manslaughter Coenrad Jones was driving westbound on Highway 18, east of Mission, South Dakota, returning to Nebraska after hauling a load of silage. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of South Dakota Dateline: Pierre, South Dakota Topics: Coenrad Jones, United States Numbered Highways |
| 15 April 2024 | Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement FHWA, in coordination with the Minnesota Department of Transportation, is issuing this Notice of Intent to solicit comment and advise the public, agencies, and stakeholders that an Environmental Impact Statement will be prepared to study potential improvements to the Highway 252 corridor in Hennepin County from Highway 610 to the Hwy 252/Interstate 94/Interstate 694 interchange, and the I-94 corridor from the Hwy 252/I-94/I-694 interchange to North Fourth Street and North Third Street in downtown Minneapolis. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Highway Administration Byline: Susan M. Wimberly Topic: Interstate Highway System |
| Tuesday, 16 April 2024 | ||
| 16 April 2024 | Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993--Clean Highly Efficient Decarbonized Engines Specifically, Cummins, The Lubrizol Corporation, Allison Transmission, Hyundai Motor Group, Denso, and Hino Motors have been added as parties to this venture. | Federal Register Notice (text) Department: Justice Byline: Suzanne Morris |
| 16 April 2024 | St. Louis Man Sentenced to 27 Years in Prison for Three Carjackings, Including One That Was Fatal A week later, in a parking lot at the intersection of Chouteau Avenue and South Sarah Street, Carmain Milton approached two victims and said, “I will shoot you, don’t be a hero, give me your jewelry.” | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Missouri Byline: Robert Patrick Dateline: St. Louis, Missouri |
| 16 April 2024 | USMCA Automotive Rules of Origin: Economic Impact and Operation, 2025 Report The 2025 report will be the second of five reports that the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act requires that the Commission provide on the USMCA automotive rules of origin and their impact on the U.S. economy, effect on U.S. competitiveness, and relevancy considering recent technology changes. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: International Trade Commission Byline: Lisa Barton |
| Wednesday, 17 April 2024 | ||
| 17 April 2024 | Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Fuel System Integrity of Hydrogen Vehicles; Compressed Hydrogen Storage System Integrity; Incorporation by Reference This notice proposes to establish two new Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards specifying performance requirements for all motor vehicles that use hydrogen as a fuel source. | Federal Register Notice ( PDF) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Sophie Shulman Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards |
| 17 April 2024 | Justice Department Launches Carjacking Task Forces in Targeted Areas Across the Country The newly formed task forces will be led by the U.S. Attorneys’ Offices, the FBI, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, working alongside state, local, Tribal, and territorial law enforcement partners. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Department of Justice |
| 17 April 2024 | Man Involved in Fatal Robbery of St. Louis County Cab Driver Sentenced to 17 Years in Prison They planned to take the taxi to a fake address near Allen’s home, then run away without paying. After learning that they would have to prepay for the ride, the teens began discussing plans to rob Dewight Price. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Missouri Byline: Robert Patrick Dateline: St. Louis, Missouri Topic: Dewight Price |
| 17 April 2024 | Production Authority Not Approved; Foreign-Trade Zone 38; Teijin Carbon Fibers, Inc.; (Carbon Fiber); Greenwood, South Carolina Now, therefore, the Board hereby does not approve the application, as amended, requesting to remove the restriction requiring that all foreign status 24,000 tow PAN fiber admitted for production activity be re-exported within FTZ 38 at the facility of Teijin Carbon Fibers, Inc. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Foreign-Trade Zones Board Byline: Dawn Shackleford Topic: Teijin |
| 17 April 2024 | Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders FMCSA announces its decision to exempt 11 individuals from the requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations that interstate commercial motor vehicle drivers have “no established medical history or clinical diagnosis of epilepsy or any other condition which is likely to cause loss of consciousness or any loss of ability to control a CMV.” | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor |
| 17 April 2024 | Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders FMCSA announces its decision to renew exemptions for four individuals from the requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations that interstate commercial motor vehicle drivers have “no established medical history or clinical diagnosis of epilepsy or any other condition which is likely to cause loss of consciousness or any loss of ability to control a CMV.” | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor |
| 17 April 2024 | Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders FMCSA announces receipt of applications from 14 individuals for an exemption from the prohibition in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations against persons with a clinical diagnosis of epilepsy or any other condition that is likely to cause a loss of consciousness or any loss of ability to control a commercial motor vehicle to drive in interstate commerce. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor |
| 17 April 2024 | Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Hearing FMCSA announces its decision to renew exemptions for 18 individuals from the hearing requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations for interstate commercial motor vehicle drivers. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor |
| 17 April 2024 | Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Hearing FMCSA announces its decision to exempt 11 individuals from the hearing requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations to operate a commercial motor vehicle in interstate commerce. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor |
| 17 April 2024 | Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Hearing FMCSA announces receipt of applications from 11 individuals for an exemption from the hearing requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations to operate a commercial motor vehicle in interstate commerce. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor |
| 17 April 2024 | Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Hearing FMCSA announces its decision to exempt 16 individuals from the hearing requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations to operate a commercial motor vehicle in interstate commerce. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor |
| 17 April 2024 | Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Hearing FMCSA announces its decision to renew exemptions for nine individuals from the hearing requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations for interstate commercial motor vehicle drivers. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor |
| 17 April 2024 | Safety Zone; Gordie Howe Bridge Construction, Detroit River; Detroit, MI The safety zone is necessary and intended to protect personnel, vessels, and the marine environment from potential falling hazards created by the construction of the Gordie Howe Bridge. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: U.S. Coast Guard Byline: Richard P. Armstrong |
| Thursday, 18 April 2024 | ||
| 18 April 2024 | Career offender sentenced after found passed out in vehicle A concerned citizen reported a vehicle parked crooked in a parking space with a male driver who appeared to be unconscious at a local gas station. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Texas Dateline: Corpus Christi, Texas |
| 18 April 2024 | Commercial Driver's License: Application for Exemption; Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles The FLHSMV applied for an exemption to allow the tester, at their discretion, to continue testing an applicant who fails the pre-trip inspection or basic vehicle controls segments of the CDL skills test and allow the applicant to come back at a later date to retake the failed segment(s) only. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Sue Lawless |
| 18 April 2024 | Companies pay $92,000 to settle allegations related to false statement in COVID-19 funding applications U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Buffalo Transportation Inc., Ontario Bus Inc., and several other businesses owned by Igor Finkelshtein, have agreed to pay $91,838 to resolve allegations arising under the False Claims Act. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of New York Byline: Barbara Burns Dateline: Buffalo, New York Topic: Igor Finkelshtein Special Collection: COVID-19 |
| 18 April 2024 | Continental Tire the Americas, LLC, Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Continental Tire the Americas has determined that certain Continental VanContact A/S tires do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 139, New Pneumatic Radial Tires for Light Vehicles. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topic: Continental |
| 18 April 2024 | Department of Justice announces Carjacking Task Force targeting violent crime in the Eastern District of Texas “The Justice Department has no higher priority than keeping our communities safe. We do so by targeting the most significant drivers of violent crime and by acting as a force multiplier for our state and local law enforcement partners,” said Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Texas Dateline: Beaumont, Texas |
| 18 April 2024 | District Man Indicted on Carjacking and Kidnapping Charges According to the government’s evidence, the victim, a driver for D.C. Neighborhood Connect, picked up Kevin Weaver and another individual at 1228 Perry Street NE and drove them to 501 Franklin Street NE, where both passengers exited the vehicle. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Columbia Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 18 April 2024 | District Man Indicted on Murder and Assault Charges According to the government’s evidence, Benjamin Robertson fled a traffic stop striking and killing Bing Wong and injuring a minor victim. Robertson was located and arrested after investigation by the United States Park Police. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Columbia Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 18 April 2024 | Drunk Driver Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison for Involuntary Manslaughter and Assault Broderrick Ramon Coggeshell, while intoxicated, crossed the center line of traffic with his truck and collided with a vehicle occupied by three brothers, killing one and seriously injuring another. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Arizona Byline: Zach J. Stoebe Dateline: Phoenix, Arizona |
| 18 April 2024 | Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Formerly Cooper Tire & Rubber Company, Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, who acquired Cooper Tire & Rubber Company, has determined that certain Cooper Discoverer SRX replacement passenger car tires do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 139, New Pneumatic Radial Tires for Light Vehicles. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topic: Cooper Tires |
| 18 April 2024 | Multi-Pollutant Emissions Standards for Model Years 2027 and Later Light-Duty and Medium-Duty Vehicles Under the Clean Air Act, the Environmental Protection Agency is establishing new, more protective emissions standards for criteria pollutants and greenhouse gases for light-duty vehicles and Class 2b and 3 vehicles that will phase-in over model years 2027 through 2032. | Federal Register Notice ( PDF) Agency: Environmental Protection Agency |
| 18 April 2024 | U.S. Attorney's Office Launches Carjacking Task Force Carjacking task forces have proven to be an effective part of successful violent crime reduction strategies by focusing on a significant driver of crime and taking violent offenders off the streets. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Oregon Dateline: Portland, Oregon |
| 18 April 2024 | Western Washington Carjacking Task Force part of federal effort to combat violent crime “Our task force harnesses the resources of the FBI, ATF, the Seattle Police and Kent Police Departments. Prosecutors will look at all carjacking incidents in the district to see if federal prosecution is appropriate,” said U.S. Attorney Tessa M. Gorman. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Washington Byline: Emily Langlie Dateline: Seattle, Washington |
| Friday, 19 April 2024 | ||
| 19 April 2024 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Request Approval of a New Information Collection: FMCSA Registration System (FRS) The new system will allow all persons required to register under the Agency's commercial or safety jurisdiction to do so online. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Kenneth H. Riddle |
| 19 April 2024 | Four District Men Indicted on 76 Federal Counts for Armed Carjacking Conspiracy A 76-count superseding indictment was unsealed in U.S. District Court today charging four District men with conspiring to commit a total of 33 carjackings in Washington D.C. and Maryland between December 2022, and June 2023. | Press Release (text & document) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Columbia Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 19 April 2024 | Jenks Man Sentenced for Second-Degree Murder According to court documents, Bradley Wade Wofford was driving under the influence of methamphetamine. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Oklahoma Dateline: Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 19 April 2024 | Man Who Stole Rideshare Vehicle Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison According to the government’s evidence, the defendant requested a Lyft ride for pick up in the 3800 block of South Capitol Street SE to take him to the 600 block 46th Street SE. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Columbia Dateline: Washington, D.C. Topic: Lyft |
| 19 April 2024 | Salt Lake County Residents Allegedly Behind the Shooting of a Woman During an Attempted Carjacking Face Federal Charges Surveillance footage from the area showed the victim walking towards her vehicle when Siamelie Nick Mila exited a black Audi, driven by Christiansen, and approached the victim. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Utah Byline: Felicia Martinez Dateline: Salt Lake City, Utah |
| 19 April 2024 | Statement from President Joe Biden on UAW Vote in Tennessee I was proud to stand alongside auto workers in their successful fight for record contracts, and I am proud to stand with auto workers now as they successfully organize at Volkswagen. | Press Release (text) Publisher: The White House Byline: President Joe Biden Topics: UAW, Volkswagen |
| Sunday, 21 April 2024 | ||
| 21 April 2024 | Readout of White House meeting on the Ongoing Response to the Collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge Earlier this week, senior officials from the White House, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Transportation and Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works met with Maryland Governor Wes Moore and Maryland Secretary of Transportation Paul Wiedefeld. | Press Release (text) Publisher: The White House Topic: Interstate Highway System |
| Monday, 22 April 2024 | ||
| 22 April 2024 | Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Heavy-Duty Vehicles—Phase 3 The Environmental Protection Agency is promulgating new greenhouse gas emissions standards for model year 2032 and later heavy-duty highway vehicles that phase in starting as early MY 2027 for certain vehicle categories. | Federal Register Notice ( PDF) Agency: Environmental Protection Agency |
| 22 April 2024 | Notice of Adoption of the U.S. Department of Energy's Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Categorical Exclusion Pursuant to Section 109 of the National Environmental Policy Act This notice describes the categories of proposed actions for which GSA intends to use DOE's electric vehicle charging stations CATEX and details the consultation between the agencies. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: General Services Administration Byline: Elliot Doomes Byline: Elliot Doomes |
| 22 April 2024 | Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders FMCSA announces its decision to deny applications from 14 individuals who requested an exemption from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations prohibiting persons with a clinical diagnosis of epilepsy or any other condition that is likely to cause a loss of consciousness or any loss of ability to operate a commercial motor vehicle from operating CMVs in interstate commerce. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor |
| 22 April 2024 | Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders FMCSA announces its decision to renew exemptions for 13 individuals from the requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations that interstate commercial motor vehicle drivers have “no established medical history or clinical diagnosis of epilepsy or any other condition which is likely to cause loss of consciousness or any loss of ability to control a CMV.” | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor |
| 22 April 2024 | U.S. Attorney’s Office and Law Enforcement Partners Announce Carjacking Task Force in Jackson “The threat of being carjacked creates fear in people’s daily lives, whether in their driveway or when loading groceries at the store," said U.S. Attorney Gee. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Mississippi Dateline: Jackson, Mississippi |
| Tuesday, 23 April 2024 | ||
| 23 April 2024 | Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 125; Authorization of Production Activity; Grand Design RV, LLC; (Motor Homes); Middlebury, Indiana The notification was processed in accordance with the regulations of the FTZ Board, including notice in the Federal Register inviting public comment. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Foreign-Trade Zones Board Byline: Elizabeth Whiteman Topic: Grand Design RV |
| 23 April 2024 | Two Indianapolis Men Sentenced to a Combined 17 Years in Federal Prison for Armed Robbery of Southport Road Gas Station According to court documents, on August 1, 2022, Bryan Johnson-Taylor and John Wilson entered the Circle K gas station on East Southport Road in Indianapolis. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Indiana Dateline: Indianapolis, Indiana Topic: Circle K |
| Wednesday, 24 April 2024 | ||
| 24 April 2024 | Active Transportation Infrastructure Investment Program The purpose of ATIIP is to provide discretionary grants to eligible entities to plan, design, and construct eligible projects that provide safe and connected active transportation infrastructure in an active transportation network or active transportation spine. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Highway Administration Byline: Shailen P. Bhatt |
| 24 April 2024 | FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Sets First-Ever National Goal of Zero-Emissions Freight Sector, Announces Nearly $1.5 Billion to Support Transition to Zero-Emission Heavy-duty Vehicles The U.S. freight system is vital to our nation’s economy. Trucks, ships, trains, and planes move 55 million tons of goods worth more than $49 billion every day, across a vast network that is essential to how Americans live and work. | Press Release (text) Publisher: The White House |
| 24 April 2024 | Heart Butte woman admits assaulting woman with vehicle on Blackfeet Indian Reservation After the fight, Julia Lee Bigback pulled forward in the suburban, hitting the car in front, which then struck Doe, who had been walking between two stationary cars. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Montana Byline: Clair J. Howard Dateline: Great Falls, Montana |
| Thursday, 25 April 2024 | ||
| 25 April 2024 | Agency Information Collection Activities: Notice of Request for Reinstatement of a Previously Approved Information Collection There was one public comment to the Federal Register notice referencing a Consumer Affairs report on roadway pavement conditions nationwide. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Highway Administration Byline: Jazmyne Lewis |
| 25 April 2024 | Brockton woman admits stealing gun, vehicle in burglary on Fort Peck Indian Reservation During the burglary, Avis Big Track took a .45-caliber pistol and keys to a 2014 Chrysler, which she used to steal the Chrysler. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Montana Byline: Clair J. Howard Dateline: Great Falls, Montana |
| 25 April 2024 | Chicago Man Sentenced to 62 Months in Prison According to documents in the case, Damiane Harris broke into a truck sales business in South Bend, Indiana, and stole a semi-tractor. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Indiana Dateline: Hammond, Indiana |
| 25 April 2024 | Eight Year Sentence Handed Down for Carjacking and Robbery of a Delivery Driver The victim was putting his cell phone into a holder on the handlebars when the defendant and his accomplices ran up to and surrounded him. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Columbia Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 25 April 2024 | Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders FMCSA announces its decision to renew exemptions for 22 individuals from the requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations that interstate commercial motor vehicle drivers have “no established medical history or clinical diagnosis of epilepsy or any other condition which is likely to cause loss of consciousness or any loss of ability to control a CMV.” | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor |
| 25 April 2024 | St. Louis Carjacker Sentenced to 105 Months in Prison La’Vontray Hayes-Williams pulled out a handgun and told the driver of a 2018 Nissan Sentra to “give me the car.” | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Missouri Byline: Robert Patrick Dateline: St. Louis, Missouri |
| 25 April 2024 | Texas woman heads to prison for trying to smuggle over 3,500 rounds of ammunition into Mexico Authorities then conducted a traffic stop which resulted the discovery of ammunition hidden in the vehicle’s spare tire. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Texas Dateline: McAllen, Texas |
| 25 April 2024 | Truck and Bus Tires From People's Republic of China: Final Results of the Expedited First Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty Order The U.S. Department of Commerce finds that revocation of the countervailing duty order on truck and bus tires from the People's Republic of China would likely lead to the continuation or recurrence of countervailable subsidies at the levels indicated in the “Final Results of Expedited Sunset Review” section of this notice. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: International Trade Administration Byline: Ryan Majerus |
| 25 April 2024 | Truck and Bus Tires From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of the Expedited First Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Order Commerce published in the Federal Register the notice of initiation of the first five-year sunset review of the Order pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: International Trade Administration Byline: Ryan Majerus |
| Friday, 26 April 2024 | ||
| 26 April 2024 | Agency Information Collection Activities: Notice of Request for Reinstatement of a Previously Approved Information Collection Relocation assistance payments to owners and tenants who move personal property for a Federal or federally assisted program or project are governed by the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, as amended. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Highway Administration Byline: Jazmyne Lewis |
| 26 April 2024 | Cascade Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Rolling Back Odometers Information from sentencing showed that from June 2012 through July 2021 Randolph Forrest conspired with others to roll back odometers on used cars to sell them for more money. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Iowa |
| 26 April 2024 | Former Massachusetts State Police Lieutenant Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Fraudulent Overtime Scheme From 2015 through 2018, Griffin, Robertson and other troopers in the Traffic Programs Section at State Police Headquarters in Framingham, conspired to steal thousands of dollars in federally funded overtime by regularly arriving late to, and leaving early from, overtime shifts funded by grants intended to improve traffic safety. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts Dateline: Boston, Massachusetts |
| 26 April 2024 | Former Mexican judicial officer convicted for hiring drivers to transport drug loads The truck’s 6-cylinder engine had modifications to appear as an 8-cylinder to keep the drugs hidden within those areas. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Texas Dateline: Brownsville, Texas |
| 26 April 2024 | Notice of Availability of the Ambler Road Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement, Alaska The BLM has prepared the Ambler Road Supplemental EIS in response to an application for an industrial road right-of-way in north-central Alaska across Federal public lands and other lands. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Bureau of Land Management Byline: Steven M. Cohn |
| Sunday, 28 April 2024 | ||
| 28 April 2024 | Automotive News Briefs Statement from President Joe Biden on the UAW Tentative Agreement | Automotive News Briefs (text) Publisher: The White House Topics: UAW, Daimler |
| Monday, 29 April 2024 | ||
| 29 April 2024 | Air Plan Approval; New Hampshire; Amendments to Motor Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Program Regulation Overall, the submittal updates and clarifies the implementation of the New Hampshire I/M program. The intended effect of this action is to approve the updated I/M program regulation into the New Hampshire SIP. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: David Cash |
| 29 April 2024 | Certain Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tires From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Final Determination of No Shipments; 2018-2019 On June 18, 2020, Commerce published the preliminary results of the 2018-2019 administrative review of the antidumping duty order on passenger tires from the People's Republic of China. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: International Trade Administration Byline: Ryan Majerus |
| 29 April 2024 | Joint Statement On Fatal Officer-Involved Incident In The Grand Rapids Area “The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Michigan, the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, and the FBI Field Office Detroit are monitoring the ongoing state investigation into the circumstances that led to the tragic death of Samuel Sterling.” | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Michigan Dateline: Grand Rapids, Michigan |
| 29 April 2024 | Man Charged With Carjacking Resulting In Death According to the complaint, Jordanish Garcia-Torres carjacked a woman at gunpoint in Winter Springs, Florida, and forced her to drive to a location in Osceola County where she was murdered by gunshot and burned while in her vehicle. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Middle District of Florida Dateline: Orlando, Florida |
| 29 April 2024 | Notice To Rescind Notice of Intent (NOI) To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement: Dane County, Wisconsin FHWA, in cooperation with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, is issuing this notice to advise the public that FHWA will not be preparing an Environmental Impact Statement for the United States Highway 51 corridor located in Dane County, Wisconsin, between US 12/18 and Wisconsin State Highway 19. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Highway Administration Byline: Glenn Fulkerson Topic: United States Numbered Highways |
| 29 April 2024 | Raleigh Man Sentenced to 40 Years for Leadership Role in Cross-Country Drug Conspiracy Law enforcement in Texas stopped one of these couriers traveling eastbound from California and seized 400 pounds of marijuana and three kilograms of cocaine from a hidden compartment in the back of the truck that had been constructed to look like a large stack of lumber. | Press Release (text & photos) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of North Carolina Dateline: Raleigh, North Carolina Topic: Ford F-350 |
| 29 April 2024 | Statutory Updates to the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Program The Department of Energy issues this direct final rule to amend the regulations implementing the direct loan provisions for the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Incentive Program established by section 136 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007. | Federal Register Notice (text) Department: Energy Byline: Treena V. Garrett |
| Tuesday, 30 April 2024 | ||
| 30 April 2024 | Illinois Man Sentenced to 92 Months in Prison According to documents in the case, Martin Devalois led police on a 30-minute car chase throughout LaPorte County, at one time reaching 90 miles per hour while driving through the city of LaPorte. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Indiana Dateline: South Bend, Indiana |
| 30 April 2024 | Illinois Woman Sentenced for Transporting Drugs A Nebraska State Patrol trooper saw two nearly identical black Mercedes SUVs with Illinois plates traveling eastbound on I-80 in Seward County. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Nebraska Byline: Lecia Wright Topic: Interstate Highway System |
| 30 April 2024 | KC Man Sentenced for Armed Robbery, Carjacking During Illegal Drug Sale After the victim and the passenger ran away, Mykus Butler and his associates got into the victim’s car and drove it from the scene. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Missouri Dateline: Kansas City, Missouri |
| 30 April 2024 | Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement, Orange and Sullivan Counties, NY The FHWA, in coordination with the New York State Department of Transportation, is issuing this Notice of Intent to solicit comments and advise the public, agencies, and stakeholders that an Environmental Impact Statement will be prepared for the proposed NYS Route 17 Mobility and Access Improvements Project located on NYS Route 17 between Exit 113, U.S. Route 209 in Sullivan County and Interstate 87 in Orange County, New York. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Highway Administration Byline: Richard J. Marquis |
| May | Title | Details |
| Wednesday, 1 May 2024 | ||
| 1 May 2024 | Agency Information Collection Activities: Notice of Request for Revision of Currently Approved Information Collection One focus area for DOT relates to the Department's programmatic enforcement of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, including emphasizing agency review of potentially-discriminatory plans, investment programs, and projects to prevent unlawful discrimination, and empower communities, including limited English proficient communities, in transportation decision-making. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Highway Administration Byline: Jazmyne Lewis |
| 1 May 2024 | Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments for a New Information Collection This program implements 42 U.S.C. 4602, concerning acquisition of real property and relocation assistance for persons displaced by Federal and federally assisted programs. It prohibits the provision of relocation assistance and payments to persons not legally present in the United States. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Highway Administration Byline: Jazmyne Lewis |
| 1 May 2024 | Former Massachusetts State Police Trooper Sentenced to Three Years in Prison for Conspiring to Steal Overtime Funds and Wire Fraud From 2015 through 2018, Griffin, Robertson and other troopers in the Traffic Programs Section at State Police Headquarters in Framingham, conspired to steal thousands of dollars in federally funded overtime by regularly arriving late to, and leaving early from, overtime shifts funded by grants intended to improve traffic safety. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts Dateline: Boston, Massachusetts |
| 1 May 2024 | Mexican National Pleads Guilty to Cocaine Conspiracy After Officers Seize $1 Million Worth of Cocaine in I-70 Traffic Stop A Toyota Highlander, later determined to be occupied by Luis Gerardo Nieto-Acosta and Jose Eduardo Acosta-Bermejo, attempted to prevent the officer from getting behind the Penske truck to initiate a stop. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Missouri Dateline: Kansas City, Missouri Topics: Penske Truck Rental, Interstate Highway System |
| Thursday, 2 May 2024 | ||
| 2 May 2024 | Agency Information Collection Activities: Notice of Request for Revision of a Currently Approved Information Collection Title 23, United States Code, Section 502 authorizes the USDOT to carry out advanced research and transportation research to measure the performance of the surface transportation systems in the US, including the efficiency, energy use, air quality, congestion, and safety of the highway and intermodal transportation systems. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Highway Administration Byline: Jazmyne Lewis |
| 2 May 2024 | Jury Finds District Man Guilty of Firearm Offenses, Fleeing Law Enforcement, Reckless Driving When MPD officers attempted to conduct a traffic stop, Frederick Powell fled at high speed, running red lights and stop signs, even though traffic was heavy and many pedestrians, enjoying the district’s night life, were around. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Columbia Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 2 May 2024 | New Orleans Man Sentenced for Drug Trafficking and Possessing Car Stolen from Norfolk Southern Railyard According to court documents, Derrin Riley was captured on surveillance video occupying a Ford Explorer Timberline that had been stolen from the railyard a week earlier. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Louisiana Byline: Shane Jones Dateline: New Orleans, Louisiana Topic: Ford Explorer |
| 2 May 2024 | Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Hearing FMCSA announces its decision to renew exemptions for 13 individuals from the hearing requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations for interstate commercial motor vehicle drivers. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor |
| Friday, 3 May 2024 | ||
| 3 May 2024 | Former School Bus Driver Indicted on Child Pornography Charges The indictment accuses Robert W. Stillwell of recording his sexual abuse of two minor victims between Deceember 2020 and January 2024. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Missouri Byline: Robert Patrick Dateline: St. Louis, Missouri Topic: Robert W. Stillwell |
| 3 May 2024 | Incorporation by Reference; North American Standard Out-of-Service Criteria; Hazardous Materials Safety Permits FMCSA proposes amendments to its Hazardous Materials Safety Permits regulations to incorporate by reference the updated Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance handbook containing inspection procedures and Out-of-Service Criteria for inspections of shipments of transuranic waste and highway route-controlled quantities of radioactive material. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Sue Lawless Topic: Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance |
| 3 May 2024 | Notice of Final State Agency Actions on Interstate 10 Corridor Study: State Route 202L to State Route 387 in Maricopa County and Pinal County, Arizona The actions relate to the Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for the proposed project Interstate 10 Corridor Study: State Route 202L to State Route 387 in Maricopa County and Pinal County, Arizona. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Highway Administration Byline: Karla S. Petty Topic: Interstate Highway System |
| 3 May 2024 | Sterling Heights Man Charged with Multiple Counts of Aggravated Assaults of Federal Officers While Resisting Arrest Carl Emerson Travis dragged a deputy U.S. Marshal and a task force officer with his car and knocked another officer to the ground. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Michigan Dateline: Detroit, Michigan |
| 3 May 2024 | Texas Man Admits Stealing $319,000 from Armored Car Malik Johnson broke into an armored truck that was parked at the Overland Plaza shopping center while the driver was picking up cash from a retailer there. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Missouri Byline: Robert Patrick Dateline: St. Louis, Missouri |
| 3 May 2024 | Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition for Federal and Federally Assisted Programs The revisions are prompted by enactment of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP–21), which increased statutory relocation benefits and reduced length of occupancy requirements. | Federal Register Notice ( PDF) Agency: Federal Highway Administration Byline: Shailen P. Bhatt |
| Monday, 6 May 2024 | ||
| 6 May 2024 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Examining Distraction and Driver Monitoring Systems To Improve Driver Safety NHTSA proposes to collect information from the public as part of a study to improve NHTSA's understanding of the differences in approaches to driver state detection and the potential safety impacts of driver monitoring systems. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Cem Hatipoglu |
| 6 May 2024 | Agency Information Collection Activity: Application for Automobile or Other Conveyance and Adaptive Equipment (Under 38 U.S.C. 3901-3904) VA Form 21-4502 is used by veterans and servicepersons to apply for automobile or other conveyance and adaptive equipment benefits. Without the information solicited by this form, VA would be unable to determine eligibility, and benefits would not be properly paid. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Veterans Health Administration Byline: Maribel Aponte |
| 6 May 2024 | Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Applications for Motor Vehicle Adaptive Equipment and HISA Services Title 38 U.S.C. 3901, 3902, 3903, 3904, and 1162 authorize the Secretary to provide each person eligible for a motor vehicle grant the adaptive equipment deemed necessary to ensure that the person will be able to operate the vehicle safely, in a manner consistent with the safety of others and to satisfy the applicable standards of licensure established by the state of residency. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Veterans Health Administration Byline: Maribel Aponte |
| 6 May 2024 | Antrim Man Sentenced to 18 Months in Federal Prison for Faking a Disability to Illegally Obtain Over $660,000 in Veterans Benefits Because the VA believed Stultz was unable to use his feet, he was also awarded almost $190,000 in funding through the VA’s Automobile Adaptive Equipment program to purchase special cars and vehicle adaptations designed to help mobility-impaired veterans. Stultz never used the special cars and instead sold them for cash. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of New Hampshire Dateline: Concord, New Hampshire |
| 6 May 2024 | FACT SHEET: Vice President Harris Announces More Than $100 Million to Support American Auto Workers and Small Auto Suppliers Actions announced during the Vice President’s nationwide Economic Opportunity Tour build on the Administration’s historic investments in the auto sector to ensure U.S. leadership in the clean vehicle future. | Press Release (text) Publisher: The White House Topic: Vice President Kamala Harris |
| 6 May 2024 | Harris County resident charged in scheme to steal $1M worth of Jeeps and other vehicles According to the charges, Westbrook recruited individuals through Instagram by promising to pay them money to rent vehicles for him. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Texas Dateline: Houston, Texas |
| 6 May 2024 | Jury Returns Guilty Verdicts Against District Man Who Threatened to Shoot People at an Auto Repair Shop Later in the day, the shop owner called the defendant’s mother to tell her that the car would not be ready until the next day, after they obtained a needed part. A short time later, Williams went to the auto shop and threatened to “shoot up” the entire establishment. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Columbia Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 6 May 2024 | Mobile Men Sentenced for Making Threats to Police Officer According to court documents, in April of 2023 Mobile Police Officers executed a traffic stop on a vehicle in Mobile, Alabama. One of the passengers of the vehicle live-streamed the interaction on Instagram. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Alabama Dateline: Mobile, Alabama |
| 6 May 2024 | Uniform Procedures for State Highway Safety Grant Programs This final rule amends the uniform procedures implementing the State Highway Safety Grant Program to waive, for Fiscal Year 2025, the requirement that targets for the common performance measures be identical to targets in the State Highway Safety Improvement Program. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agencies: Federal Highway Administration & National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Shailen P. Bhatt & Sophie Shulman |
| Tuesday, 7 May 2024 | ||
| 7 May 2024 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of an Approved Information Collection: Licensing Applications for Motor Carrier Operating Authority FMCSA registers for-hire motor carriers of regulated commodities and of passengers under 49 U.S.C. 13902(a); surface freight forwarders under 49 U.S.C. 13903; property brokers under 49 U.S.C. 13904; and certain Mexico domiciled motor carriers under 49 U.S.C. 13902(c). | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Thomas P. Keane |
| 7 May 2024 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of an Approved Information Collection Request: Motor Carrier Records Change Form Motor carriers, freight forwarders, and property brokers are required to use Form MCSA-5889 to request a name or address change and to request reinstatement of a revoked operating authority. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Thomas P. Keane |
| 7 May 2024 | Certain Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tires From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review and Rescission of Review, Part; 2022 The U.S. Department of Commerce preliminarily finds that countervailable subsidies were provided to producers and exporters of certain passenger vehicles and light truck tires from the People's Republic of China during the period of review. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: International Trade Administration Byline: Ryan Majerus |
| 7 May 2024 | Convicted Felon Sentenced for Possessing a Glock Pistol That Police Discovered After He Crashed a Stolen Car on I-295 The officer followed the Honda and witnessed it run a red light. The officer switched on his flashers and siren. The Honda sped off. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Columbia Dateline: Washington, D.C. Topic: Interstate Highway System |
| 7 May 2024 | Five Count Indictment Unsealed Charging Local Pair with Conspiracy to Commit Murder of Federal Witness in Connection with the Staging of Automobile Collisions in the New Orleans Area According to the Indictment, Ryan J. Harris, Jovanna R. Gardner, Cornelius Garrison, and others participated in a scheme in which they intentionally caused staged automobile collisions with other vehicles in the New Orleans metropolitan area. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Louisiana Byline: Shane Jones Dateline: New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 7 May 2024 | Human Trafficker Working With Mexican “Coyotes” Pleads Guilty To Conspiring To Transport Illegal Aliens After those passengers and Victim-1 were brought to the State Police barracks, each reported that they had illegally entered the United States and that they were being driven by Mario Elpidio Chavez Millan from in or about New Mexico to other states throughout the country. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of New York |
| 7 May 2024 | Illinois Businessman Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison for Fraud and Tax Evasion Joseph J. Cipolla Jr. concealed his receipt of income by engaging in affirmative acts of tax evasion, including listing a relative’s Social Security number on casino tax forms, using family members as nominee owners of vehicles, and using a nominee to rent airplane hangars at the DuPage County Airport. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Illinois Dateline: Chicago, Illinois |
| 7 May 2024 | Memphis Man Sentenced for Possession of Goods Stolen from Semi-Trailer Memphis Police officers were flagged down by a truck driver and his wife who reported that their parked semi-trailer had been burglarized. The victims told officers that they felt movement in the back of the trailer, and while they were investigating, a shot was fired. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Tennessee Dateline: Memphis, Tennessee |
| 7 May 2024 | Ohio man pleads guilty to dumping 7,000 gallons of hazardous substance-contaminated wastewater into Scioto River More than 40,000 fish died from exposure to hazardous wastewater. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Ohio Byline: Jessica Salas Novak Dateline: Toledo, Ohio Topic: Mark Shepherd |
| 7 May 2024 | Rescinding the Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement: Shelby County, Tennessee The project would have improved North Second Street and North Third Street to form a one-way pair from I-40 to Chelsea Avenue and would have constructed a four-lane two-way roadway from Chelsea Avenue to the intersection of U.S. 51 and Whitney Avenue north of downtown Memphis. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Highway Administration Byline: Gilberto De León |
| 7 May 2024 | St. Louis Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Fatally Carjacking Friend Laveal David Jones got lighter fluid and then drove the victim’s 2015 Kia K900 sedan to West Missouri Avenue and North B Street in East St. Louis, where he set it on fire and walked away. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Missouri Byline: Robert Patrick Dateline: St. Louis, Missouri |
| 7 May 2024 | Trucking Company Operator Indicted for Tax Evasion According to the indictment, Alice F. Martin set forth a plan to phase out Martin Logistics after it became burdened with tax debt in order to make herself, and Martin Logistics, uncollectable to the Internal Revenue Service. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Ohio Byline: Jessica Salas Novak Dateline: Cleveland, Ohio Topics: Alice F. Martin, Martin Logistics |
| Wednesday, 8 May 2024 | ||
| 8 May 2024 | Billings woman admits carjacking In court documents, the government alleged that on Jan. 23, 2023, the victim, identified as John Doe 1 reported to the Billings Police Department that he had been carjacked. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Montana Byline: Clair J. Howard Dateline: Billings, Montana |
| 8 May 2024 | Emergency Temporary Closure of a Segment of Interstate 695, Including the Francis Scott Key Bridge, in Baltimore, Maryland; Deletion From the National Network The Maryland Transportation Authority closed Interstate 695 in both directions over the Patapsco River, which provides access to the Baltimore Harbor and the Port of Baltimore, on March 26, 2024, due to the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Highway Administration Byline: Shailen P. Bhatt Topic: Interstate Highway System |
| 8 May 2024 | Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 134; Authorization of Production Activity; Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.; (Passenger Motor Vehicles); Chattanooga, Tennessee The notification was processed in accordance with the regulations of the FTZ Board, including notice in the Federal Register inviting public comment. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Foreign-Trade Zones Board Byline: Elizabeth Whiteman Topic: Volkswagen |
| 8 May 2024 | Justice Department Secures Relief from Hyundai Capital America to Compensate Servicemembers Whose Federal Civil Rights Were Violated The law prevents an auto finance or leasing company from repossessing a servicemember’s vehicle without first obtaining a court order, as long as the servicemember made at least one payment on the vehicle before entering military service. | Press Release (text & documents) Publisher: U.S. Department of Justice Topic: Hyundai |
| 8 May 2024 | Man Who Used COVID-19 Relief Funds to Purchase a Personal RV Sentenced to Prison When Jason Carnell O’Daffer submitted his EIDL application, he was not licensed as an appraiser, and his business was no longer engaging in home appraisals. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Washington Byline: Robert Curry Dateline: Spokane, Washington |
| 8 May 2024 | Mexican Man Convicted of Transporting 20 Kilograms of Cocaine Into Massachusetts for Drug Cartel Defendant drove more than 30 hours from Texas to distribute the narcotics. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts Dateline: Boston, Massachusetts |
| 8 May 2024 | Seven members and associates of large-scale gas pump skimming device organization charged with racketeering and money laundering conspiracies From 2014 to April 2024, they allegedly used the stolen card data to create fraudulent credit and debit cards, which they used to purchase items including gift cards and electronics, to make ATM withdrawals, and to make cashback purchases from retail stores. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Virginia Dateline: Norfolk, Virginia |
| 8 May 2024 | Volvo Bus Corporation, Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Volvo Bus Corporation has determined that certain model year 2009-2023 Volvo 9700 buses do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 108, Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topic: Volvo 9700 |
| Thursday, 9 May 2024 | ||
| 9 May 2024 | Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments for a New Information Collection The Nationally Significant Federal Lands and Tribal Projects Program was authorized under section 1123 of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act and amended by section 11127 of the BIL. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Highway Administration Byline: Jazmyne Lewis |
| 9 May 2024 | Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments for a New Information Collection Value Engineering is defined as a systematic process of review and analysis of a project, during the concept and design phases, by a multidiscipline team of persons not involved in the project, that is conducted to provide recommendations for providing the needed functions safely, reliably, efficiently, and at the lowest overall cost; improving the value and quality of the project; and reducing the time to complete the project. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Highway Administration Byline: Jazmyne Lewis |
| 9 May 2024 | Buffalo man charged with drug distribution following traffic stop Marlon G. Holt, Jr. provided inconsistent and untruthful answers to the deputy’s questions...law enforcement knew that the time frame could not be correct, since Holt’s rental vehicle was recorded in Myrtle Springs, Texas on May 5, 2024, by a license plate reader. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of New York Byline: Barbara Burns Dateline: Buffalo, New York |
| 9 May 2024 | Commercial Driver's License Standards: Application for Exemption; Pitt Ohio Express, LLC FMCSA announces its denial of the application from Pitt Ohio Express to exempt its drivers from one of the requirements in the Agency's Safe Driver Apprenticeship Pilot program. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Sue Lawless Topic: Pitt Ohio Express |
| 9 May 2024 | Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Automatic Emergency Braking Systems for Light Vehicles This final rule adopts a new Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard to require automatic emergency braking, including pedestrian AEB, systems on light vehicles. | Federal Register Notice ( PDF) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Sophie Shulman Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards |
| Friday, 10 May 2024 | ||
| 10 May 2024 | Agency Information Collection Activities: Notice of Request for Reinstatement of a Previously Approved Information Collection The Highway Performance Monitoring System data that is collected is used for management decisions that affect transportation, including estimates of the Nation's future highway needs and assessments of highway system performance. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Highway Administration Byline: Jazmyne Lewis |
| 10 May 2024 | Notice of Availability of the Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement To Reconsider a Highway Right-of-Way Application and Associated Amendment of an Incidental Take Permit, Washington County, Utah In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, and the Endangered Species Act of 1973, the Bureau of Land Management and the Fish and Wildlife Service announce the availability of the Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Northern Corridor Project (a proposed highway) as well as a potential amendment to the Incidental Take Permit issued to Washington County, Utah. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agencies: Bureau of Land Management & Fish and Wildlife Service Byline: Gregory Sheehan & Anna Muñoz |
| 10 May 2024 | Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Application for an Exemption From Gemini Motor Transport LP, USDOT# 913300 The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announces its decision to grant Gemini Motor Transport LP's application for an exemption to allow it to operate commercial motor vehicles equipped with a module manufactured by Intellistop. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Sue Lawless Topics: Gemini Motor Transport, Intellistop |
| 10 May 2024 | Readout of White House meeting on the Ongoing Response to the Collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge Today, senior officials from the White House, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, and Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works met with Maryland Governor Wes Moore and Maryland Secretary of Transportation Paul Wiedefeld. | Press Release (text) Publisher: The White House Topic: Interstate Highway System |
| 10 May 2024 | Sunshine Act Meetings The Unified Carrier Registration Plan Industry Advisory Subcommittee will conduct a meeting to continue its work in developing and implementing the Unified Carrier Registration Plan and Agreement. | Federal Register Notice ( PDF) Agency: Unified Carrier Registration Plan Byline: Alex B. Leath |
| Monday, 13 May 2024 | ||
| 13 May 2024 | Michigan Resident and Heavy-Duty Diesel Parts Supplier Indicted for Conspiracy to Violate the Clean Air Act According to the indictment HHP and Offringa conspired with a diesel truck operator in Fultonville, New York, and others, to remove, delete and tamper with monitoring devices on heavy-duty diesel trucks required to be maintained by the CAA and EPA regulations. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of New York Dateline: Albany, New York Topics: Kyle Offringa, Highway and Heavy Parts |
| 13 May 2024 | Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders FMCSA announces receipt of applications from 12 individuals for an exemption from the prohibition in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations against persons with a clinical diagnosis of epilepsy or any other condition that is likely to cause a loss of consciousness or any loss of ability to control a commercial motor vehicle to drive in interstate commerce. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor |
| 13 May 2024 | Servicing Multi-Piece and Single Piece Rim Wheels Standard; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements The Department of Labor, as part of the continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent (i.e., employer) burden, conducts a preclearance consultation program to provide the public with an opportunity to comment on proposed and continuing information collection requirements in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Occupational Safety and Health Administration Byline: James S. Frederick |
| Tuesday, 14 May 2024 | ||
| 14 May 2024 | Activity in the U.S. Attorney's Office Jared Trent Dozier was arrested by the Wyoming Highway Patrol after fleeing from a traffic stop on Interstate 25 in Converse County, Wyoming. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Wyoming Byline: Lori Hogan Topic: Interstate Highway System |
| 14 May 2024 | Commercial Driver's License Standards: Application for Exemption Renewal; CRST The Transportation Solution (Formerly Known as CRST Expedited, Inc.) FMCSA announces its decision to renew the exemption currently held by CRST The Transportation Solution from the requirement that a commercial driver's license holder with the proper CDL class and endorsements be seated in the front seat of the commercial motor vehicle at all times while the commercial learner's permit holder is engaged in behind-the-wheel training on public roads or highways. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Sue Lawless |
| 14 May 2024 | Notice of Issuance of Final Determination Concerning Battery-Electric Semi-Trucks U.S. Customs and Border Protection issued a final determination concerning the country of origin of Nikola's Tre Bev, class 8, battery-electric semi-truck for purposes of title III of the Trade Agreements Act of 1979. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Customs and Border Protection Byline: Alice A. Kipel Topic: Nikola Tre |
| 14 May 2024 | Safe Driver Apprenticeship Pilot Program To Allow Persons Ages 18, 19, and 20 To Operate Commercial Motor Vehicles in Interstate Commerce; Revision to Program Requirements The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act required FMCSA to establish a pilot program that would allow employers to establish an apprenticeship program for certain 18-, 19-, and 20-year-old drivers to operate commercial vehicles in interstate commerce. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Sue Lawless |
| Wednesday, 15 May 2024 | ||
| 15 May 2024 | Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments for a New Information Collection The Tribal Transportation Program Safety Fund is authorized within the Tribal Transportation Program under section 202(e) of title 23, United States Code which reads “to be allocated based on an identification and analysis of highway safety issues and opportunities on tribal land, as determined by the Secretary, on application of the Indian tribal governments.” | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Highway Administration Byline: Jazmyne Lewis |
| 15 May 2024 | Armored Truck Robber Sentenced To Ten Years In Federal Prison Surveillance video showed the vehicle also following the armored truck to other locations before conducting the robbery at the gas station in Ellenton when the driver returned to his vehicle. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Middle District of Florida Dateline: Tampa, Florida |
| 15 May 2024 | Belleville Man Gets 20-Year Federal Prison Sentence for Committing Armed Robberies at Metro East Gas Stations “In order to protect business patrons and employees simply trying to do their jobs, the U.S. Attorney’s Office is committed to prosecuting individuals who instill fear in gas station clerks by using firearms to demand money from cash registers,” said U.S. Attorney Rachelle Aud Crowe. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Illinois Byline: Lauren Barry Dateline: Fairview Heights, Illinois |
| 15 May 2024 | Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 38, Notification of Proposed Production Activity; BMW Manufacturing Co. LLC; (Passenger Motor Vehicles); Spartanburg, South Carolina The proposed foreign-status materials/components include: glass adhesive; spring operated actuators; head unit high navigational map controllers; new field communication smart key cards; variable valve timing assembly magnetic wheels; pole wheel crankshaft sensors; and, multi pin encoders. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Foreign-Trade Zones Board Byline: Elizabeth Whiteman Topic: BMW |
| 15 May 2024 | Jury Convicts New Orleans Man of Carjacking and Federal Firearms Offenses Jurors heard evidence that Shampain Poole carjacked a car from an eighty-year-old woman at gunpoint in front of her home. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Louisiana Byline: Shane Jones Dateline: New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 15 May 2024 | Notice of Filing of Complaint and Assignment; International Express Trucking, Inc., Complainant v. COSCO Shipping Lines Co., Ltd. and COSCO Shipping (North America) Inc., as Agent for COSCO Shipping Lines Co., Ltd., Respondents Complainant alleges these violations arose from the assessment of per diem charges due to circumstances outside of the control of Complainant, the assessment of detention charges that did not serve an incentivizing principle, and other acts or omissions of Respondents related to these charges. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Maritime Commission Byline: David Eng Topic: International Express Trucking |
| 15 May 2024 | Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Transportation Project in Ohio and Kentucky The actions relate to the Brent Spence Bridge Corridor Project proposed by the Ohio Department of Transportation and the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, consisting of 7.8 total miles of I-71 and I-75 from south of Dixie Highway in Kentucky to north of the Western Hills Viaduct in Ohio. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Highway Administration Byline: David Snyder Topic: Interstate Highway System |
| 15 May 2024 | Truck and Bus Tires From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2022 From March 12 to March 13, 2024, we conducted verification of the export buyer's credit program at the premises of Qingdao Ge Rui Da Rubber Co.'s affiliated importer, The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: International Trade Administration Byline: Ryan Majerus Topic: Goodyear |
| Thursday, 16 May 2024 | ||
| 16 May 2024 | District Man Pleads Guilty to Carjacking in Northeast During that plea hearing, Mitchell admitted that he and two co-conspirators, who have never been identified, carjacked a rideshare driver on February 6, 2024. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Columbia Dateline: Washington, D.C. /td> |
| 16 May 2024 | Man Admits Phelps County Carjacking and Gun Store Burglary Martavious Jones also admitted that he asked a man for a ride in his 2013 Nissan Altima. The driver agreed. Once they were moving, Jones pulled out a large knife and held it to the driver’s throat. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Missouri Byline: Robert Patrick Dateline: St. Louis, Missouri |
| 16 May 2024 | Mexico Resident Arrested on Complaint Alleging She Drove Car Containing More Than 90 Pounds of Fentanyl Pills Stored in It According to an affidavit filed with the complaint, Border Patrol agents on May 14 were conducting vehicle stops along I-10 in the Indio area. Agents stopped a 2015 black Chevrolet Malibu in Indio. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Central District of California Byline: Ciaran McEvoy Dateline: Riverside, California Topic: Interstate Highway System |
| 16 May 2024 | Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Hearing FMCSA announces receipt of applications from 10 individuals for an exemption from the hearing requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations to operate a commercial motor vehicle in interstate commerce. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor |
| 16 May 2024 | St. Louis County Cab Driver’s Shooter Sentenced to 22 Years in Prison They planned to take the taxi to a fake address near Allen’s home, then run away without paying. After learning that they would have to prepay, they began discussing plans to rob Price. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Missouri Byline: Robert Patrick Dateline: St. Louis, Missouri Topic: Dewight Price |
| 16 May 2024 | Teen Indicted on Armed Carjacking and Other Violent Crimes Arising from a Crime Spree in August 2023 Montello Washington was indicted by a grand jury in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia on one count of armed carjacking, two counts of armed robbery, two counts of assault with a dangerous weapon, unauthorized use of a vehicle in order to commit crimes of violence, and possession of a firearm during crimes of violence. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Columbia Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 16 May 2024 | Two Men Indicted for Scheme to Tamper with Pollution Control Systems in Violation of the Clean Air Act The indictment alleges that between August of 2017 and November of 2023, Pavel Ivanovich Turlak and Ryan Hugh Milliken tampered with emission control monitoring devices and methods on diesel pickup trucks, including both software and hardware modifications. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Washington Byline: Robert Curry Dateline: Spokane, Washington |
| Friday, 17 May 2024 | ||
| 17 May 2024 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; National Traffic Safety Survey NHTSA proposes to collect information from the public to better understand the public's behavior and attitudes regarding traffic safety issues including seat belts, distracted driving, new and emerging vehicle technologies, and traffic safety and enforcement. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Nanda Narayanan Srinivasan |
| 17 May 2024 | Air Plan Approval; GA; Revisions to the State Implementation Plan Gasoline Transport Vehicles and Vapor Collection System Rule EPA is proposing to approve a SIP revision submitted by the Georgia EPD on September 28, 2023, amending Rule 391-3-1-.02(2)(ss), “Gasoline Transport Vehicles and Vapor Collection Systems” to clarify requirements for tank labeling and increase consistency with other rules. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Jeaneanne Gettle |
| 17 May 2024 | Commercial Learner's Permit (CLP): Connell High School; Application for Exemption Students participating in the program would obtain a CLP at the age of 17 and receive 180 hours of classroom, field, and drive time instruction before obtaining a CDL at the age of 18. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor |
| 17 May 2024 | Driving School Owner Charged with Conspiracy to Defraud RMV Defendant allegedly pay tens of thousands of dollars in bribes to road test examiner to issue licenses to applicants who did not take road test. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts Dateline: Boston, Massachusetts |
| 17 May 2024 | Drug Trafficker Who Used College-Age Drivers to Import Methamphetamine Sentenced to 12 Years Fernando Castro Bazan, a Los Angeles-based drug trafficker, was sentenced in federal court today to 12 years in prison for his leadership role in a drug trafficking organization that employed drivers as young as 18 years old to import large quantities of methamphetamine into the United States from Mexico in the gas tanks of rental cars. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of California Byline: Kelly Thornton Dateline: San Diego, California |
| 17 May 2024 | Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Transportation Project in Florida The proposed I-75 Improvements project will reduce congestion and improve reliability on I-75 from S.R. 200 to S.R. 326, a distance of approximately 8 miles. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Highway Administration Byline: Karen M. Brunelle Topic: Interstate Highway System |
| 17 May 2024 | Three Juveniles Charged as Adults with Armed Carjacking, Armed Robbery, and Related Charges According to the government’s evidence, over the course of seven days, Keiphone Bennett, Kevin Edwards, and Asia Clark, together or separately, committed a series of four armed carjackings and robberies in the District of Columbia. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Columbia Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| Monday, 20 May 2024 | ||
| 20 May 2024 | Fruitland Man Pleads Guilty to Charges Arising from Machete Attack on Motorist As Brandon Barber drove away in the stolen Jeep, he saw Jane Doe standing in the roadway and accelerated the vehicle towards Jane Doe, who had to jump out of the way to avoid being struck. | Press Release (text & document) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of New Mexico Dateline: Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| 20 May 2024 | Laguna Man Pleads Guilty to Three Counts of Second-Degree Murder In his plea agreement, Cody Allen Charlie, an enrolled member of the Pueblo of Acoma, admitted that he was driving drunk, traveling at 116 miles per hour while also using his cell phone when he crashed into another vehicle on Interstate 40, near mile marker 130. | Press Release (text & document) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of New Mexico Dateline: Albuquerque, New Mexico Topic: Interstate Highway System |
| 20 May 2024 | Memphis Man Sentenced to 12 Years for Possession of Methamphetamine and a Firearm in a Stolen Vehicle The Dodge Charger was stolen, and it was bearing tags registered to a second vehicle previously stolen from the Dallas-Fort Worth Airport. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Tennessee Dateline: Memphis, Tennessee |
| 20 May 2024 | Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on the Upper Mill Creek Canyon Road Improvement Project Along Mill Creek Canyon Road in the State of Utah This final agency action relates to a proposed highway project, the roadway widening of Mill Creek Canyon Road, modifications to parking areas, establishment of a bicycle lane, and drainage improvements to the upper 4.6 miles of Mill Creek Canyon Road near Millcreek, Utah. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Highway Administration Byline: Judy Salomonson |
| 20 May 2024 | Oklahoma City Resident Sentenced For Theft In Indian Country And Failure To Register As A Sex Offender According to investigators, on January 26, 2023, Nathan Kelly Graham stole a fleet truck containing a GPS relay tracker from a Muskogee gas station. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Oklahoma Dateline: Muskogee, Oklahoma |
| 20 May 2024 | Tahlequah Resident Sentenced For Involuntary Manslaughter And Federal Firearm Crime According to investigators Kiah John Pritchett gave the victim a ride in his vehicle. An altercation broke out between Pritchett and his passenger along the route. During the altercation, Pritchett unlawfully shot and killed the victim. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Oklahoma Dateline: Muskogee, Oklahoma |
| 20 May 2024 | Truck and Bus Tires From Thailand: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, Preliminary Negative Determination of Critical Circumstances, and Postponement of Final Determination The U.S. Department of Commerce preliminarily determines that truck and bus tires from Thailand are being, or are likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: International Trade Administration Byline: Ryan Majerus |
| Wednesday, 22 May 2024 | ||
| 22 May 2024 | Electric Vehicle Working Group The Electric Vehicle Working Group was formed by the Joint Office of Energy and Transportation to make recommendations to the Secretaries of Energy and Transportation regarding the development, adoption, and integration of light-, medium-, and heavy-duty electric vehicles into the U.S. transportation and energy systems. | Federal Register Notice (text) Department: Energy Byline: Treena V. Garrett |
| 22 May 2024 | ICYMI: “Biden to Release 1 Million Barrels of Gasoline to Reduce Prices at the Pump Ahead of July 4” With Memorial Day weekend and the start of the summer driving season around the corner, the Biden-Harris Administration is taking action to lower gas prices with the sale of one million barrels of gasoline from the Northeast Gasoline Supply Reserve. | Press Release (text) Publisher: The White House |
| 22 May 2024 | Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Servicing of Motor Vehicle Air Conditioners (Renewal) Section 609 of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 provides general guidelines for the servicing of motor vehicle air conditioners. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Cynthia A. Newberg |
| 22 May 2024 | USMCA Automotive Rules of Origin: Economic Impact and Operation, 2025 Report; Submission of Questionnaire and Information Collection Plan for Office of Management and Budget Review The USMCA Implementation Act requires that the Commission prepare a series of five biennial reports on the USMCA automotive rules of origin and their impact on the U.S. economy and automotive industry, effect on U.S. competitiveness, and relevancy in light of technological changes. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: International Trade Commission Byline: Lisa Barton |
| Thursday, 23 May 2024 | ||
| 23 May 2024 | 60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Pre-Employment Medical and Driver Evaluation Forms This collection is necessary for the Department's Bureau of Medical Services to evaluate medical eligibility for employment regarding operating a government owned vehicle, and for gathering supplemental pertinent medical information regarding identified conditions that could pose a safety risk to employees and others. | Federal Register Notice (text) Department: State Byline: Geoffrey L. Jones |
| 23 May 2024 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of an Approved Information Collection: Practices of Household Goods Brokers FMCSA requests OMB's renewed approval to the ICR titled “Practices of Household Brokers,” which applies to household goods brokers who are procured by the public to arrange the transportation of the shipper's household goods by HHG motor carriers. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Thomas P. Keane |
| 23 May 2024 | Co-Owner of Clark County automotive shop convicted of violating Clean Air Act Operated business that removed and tampered with pollution control parts on diesel trucks. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Washington Dateline: Tacoma, Washington Topic: Tracy Coiteux |
| 23 May 2024 | Commercial Driver's License: Covenant Transport Inc. and Landair Transport Inc. Jointly d/b/a Covenant Logistics; Application for Exemption FMCSA announces that it has received an application from Covenant Logistics requesting an exemption to allow commercial learner's permit holders who have passed the commercial driver's license skills test but have not yet received a CDL document to drive a Covenant Logistics' commercial motor vehicle, without being accompanied by a CDL holder in the passenger seat. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor Topic: Covenant Logistics |
| 23 May 2024 | Former Rochester bus driver pleads guilty to child pornography charge Tomas Rosario’s actions were recorded on the bus surveillance system. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of New York Byline: Barbara Burns Dateline: Rochester, New York Topic: Tomas Rosario |
| 23 May 2024 | Indianapolis Man Federally Charged for Setting Fire to IndyGo Bus and Bus Station in April Causing Injury and $2.1 Million in Damages Surveillance cameras show Demarcus McCloud boarding Bus #1993 at the Julia Carson Transit Center on Washington Street carrying a jug full of liquid and two butane lighters. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Indiana Dateline: Indianapolis, Indiana |
| 23 May 2024 | Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders FMCSA announces its decision to renew exemptions for six individuals from the requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations that interstate commercial motor vehicle drivers have “no established medical history or clinical diagnosis of epilepsy or any other condition which is likely to cause loss of consciousness or any loss of ability to control a CMV.” | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor |
| 23 May 2024 | Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Hearing FMCSA announces its decision to renew exemptions for 28 individuals from the hearing requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations for interstate commercial motor vehicle drivers. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor |
| 23 May 2024 | Statement from President Joe Biden on the Historic Union Contract in Georgia Congratulations to members of the United Steelworkers and to Blue Bird for proving once again that meeting our clean energy goals is an opportunity to create good-paying union jobs for American workers. | Press Release (text) Publisher: The White House Byline: President Joe Biden Topic: Blue Bird |
| 23 May 2024 | Truck and Bus Tires From China; Scheduling of Expedited Five-Year Reviews The Commission hereby gives notice of the scheduling of expedited reviews pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 to determine whether revocation of the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on truck and bus tires from China would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: International Trade Commission Byline: Sharon Bellamy |
| Friday, 24 May 2024 | ||
| 24 May 2024 | CELEBRATING THE BIRTHDAY OF RON HEYMANN He left the telecommunications world for a stint in politics, working for Governor William Cahill of New Jersey, as the Director of Motor Vehicles, and as a consultant to President Richard Nixon's administration. | Speech (text) Publication: Congressional Record Byline: Rep. Aaron Bean Topic: Ron Heymann |
| 24 May 2024 | Certain High-Strength Aluminum or Aluminum Alloy-Coated Steel, and Automotive Products and Automobiles Containing Same; Notice of Institution of Investigation The complaint alleges violations of section 337 based upon the importation into the United States, the sale for importation, and the sale within the United States after importation of certain high-strength aluminum or aluminum alloy-coated steel, and automobile products and automobiles containing same by reason of the infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 10,961,602 and U.S. Patent No. 11,326,227. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: International Trade Commission Byline: Sharon Bellamy Topic: VinFast |
| 24 May 2024 | Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; FMVSS No. 305a Electric-Powered Vehicles: Electric Powertrain Integrity Global Technical Regulation No. 20, Incorporation by Reference This document corrects the DATES and ADDRESSES sections to a proposed rule published in the Federal Register on April 15, 2024, regarding Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 305a Electric-Powered Vehicles: Electric Powertrain Integrity. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Raymond. R. Posten Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards |
| 24 May 2024 | Former State Employee And Her Husband Sentenced To Prison For Conspiring To Unlawfully Produce Tennessee Driver's Licenses Using his association with Cheryl Huff, Mario Paz-Mejia represented to his customers that, in return for $2,500, he could obtain for them a Tennessee driver’s license or identification card. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Tennessee Byline: Rachelle Barnes Dateline: Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Tuesday, 28 May 2024 | ||
| 28 May 2024 | Agency Information Collection Activities: Notice of Request for Reinstatement of a Previously Approved Information Collection US Department of Transportation is directed to complete a survey and comparative assessment of truck parking facilities in each State as required by Section 1401(c) of Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Byline: Federal Highway Administration Topic: Jazmyne Lewis |
| 28 May 2024 | Agency Information Collection Activities: Notice of Request for Renewal of Currently Approved Information Collection The Federal Highway Administration is committed to advancing the transportation planning process working with States, Metropolitan Planning Organizations, Tribal governments, and transit operators as they make long- and short-range transportation improvement priorities in coordination with the traveling public, the business community, community groups, environmental organizations, and freight operators. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Highway Administration Byline: Jazmyne Lewis |
| 28 May 2024 | Albuquerque Man Pleads Guilty to Drunk Driving Crash Causing Serious Injuries In his plea agreement, Lionel Medina, an enrolled member of the Zia Pueblo, admitted that he drove while under the influence of alcohol. Medina was driving recklessly and crashed into a vehicle driven by Jane Doe. | Press Release (text & document) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of New Mexico Dateline: Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| 28 May 2024 | Certain Portable Battery Jump Starters and Components Thereof (III); Notice of Request for Submissions on the Public Interest The Commission is soliciting submissions on public interest issues raised by the recommended relief should the Commission find a violation, specifically: a limited exclusion order directed to certain portable battery jump starts and components thereof imported, sold for importation, and/or sold after importation. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: International Trade Commission Byline: Lisa Barton |
| 28 May 2024 | Woodbridge man convicted of impersonating a federal officer When asked about his vehicle, he challenged police, “You’re asking a federal officer if there’s anything illegal in his vehicle?” | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Virginia Dateline: Alexandria, Virginia |
| Wednesday, 29 May 2024 | ||
| 29 May 2024 | Readout of President Biden’s Meeting on Federal and State Response to the Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse in Baltimore Yesterday, President Biden met with Maryland Governor Wes Moore, Chief of Engineers and Commanding General of the Army Corps of Engineers Lieutenant General Scott Spellmon, and Deputy Commandant for Operations of the United States Coast Guard Vice Admiral Pete Gautier. | Press Release (text) Publisher: The White House Topic: Interstate Highway System |
| 29 May 2024 | Request for Information Regarding the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program The ATVM Program can provide financing to help deploy eligible advanced technology vehicles or the manufacturing of qualifying components for eligible vehicles in the United States. | Federal Register Notice (text) Department: Energy Byline: Treena V. Garrett |
| 29 May 2024 | San Juan County Man Sentenced to 180 Months’ Imprisonment Following Deadly Crash that Killed a 5-Year-Old Girl On May 8, 2022, McCook unlawfully took a vehicle from the victim’s mother without her permission while on the White Mesa Indian Reservation. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Utah Dateline: Salt Lake City, Utah |
| 29 May 2024 | Three Men Admit Robbing Armored Car Driver of Cash, Gun Herman Leon Woods owned the Jeep and allowed it to be used for the robbery and for practice runs. David C. Greenwade is Woods’ uncle and planned and led the robbery. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Missouri Byline: Robert Patrick Dateline: St. Louis, Missouri |
| 29 May 2024 | Twin Cities Man Pleads Guilty to a Robbery Spree of Gas Stations According to court documents, Mohamed Zaki Mohamed Elsayed participated in the robbery of five gas stations across the Twin Cities, including in Mounds View, Roseville, New Brighton, Fridley, and Eagan. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Minnesota Dateline: Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Thursday, 30 May 2024 | ||
| 30 May 2024 | Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments for a New Information Collection State Departments of Transportation are required to develop Risked-Based Asset Management Plans for the National Highway System to improve or preserve the condition of the assets on and the performance of the NHS. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Highway Administration Byline: Jazmyne Lewis |
| 30 May 2024 | Commercial Driver's License: Application for Exemption; National School Transportation Association FMCSA announces that it has received an application from the NSTA to renew its exemption that permits all commercial driver's license applicants seeking a school bus endorsement to forgo the engine compartment portion of the pre-trip vehicle inspection skills testing requirement, known informally as the “under-the-hood” testing requirement. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor Topic: National School Transportation Association |
| 30 May 2024 | Commercial Driver's License: Covenant Transport Inc. and Landair Transport Inc. jointly d/b/a Covenant Logistics; Application for Exemption FMCSA corrects the notice published in the Federal Register on May 23, 2024, requesting comments on the application for exemption submitted by Covenant Transport Inc. and Landair Transport Inc., jointly doing business as Covenant Logistics. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor Topic: Covenant Logistics |
| 30 May 2024 | Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 22, Notification of Proposed Production Activity; Gotion Inc.; (Lithium Battery Packs and Lithium Battery Systems); Manteno, Illinois The proposed finished products include high voltage lithium battery systems, high voltage battery system control cabinets, and liquid cooled battery packs. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Foreign-Trade Zones Board Byline: Elizabeth Whiteman Topic: Gotion |
| 30 May 2024 | Honduran Man Charged with Transporting Aliens According to the bill of information, Wilfredo Garcia-Hernandez was encountered during a traffic stop, knowing that the passengers he was transporting were in the United States illegally. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Louisiana Byline: Shane Jones Dateline: New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 30 May 2024 | Hours of Service (HOS) of Drivers; American Pyrotechnics Association (APA); Request To Include Additional Member Companies to Current APA HOS Exemptions FMCSA announces that it has received an application from the American Pyrotechnics Association requesting extension of its current exemptions from the Agency's hours-of-service regulations for 12 additional member companies. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor |
| 30 May 2024 | Philadelphia Man Who Robbed Armored Truck Sentenced To More Than Eight Years Imprisonment When Spencer brandished and aimed a firearm at the armored truck driver, a scuffle ensued. Spencer tasered the driver, stole the driver’s firearm, and drove away in the armored truck. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Delaware Dateline: Wilmington, Delaware |
| 30 May 2024 | Slidell Man Guilty for Making False Statements to Small Business Administration In his Economic Impact Disaster Loan applications, among other things, Dean Meilleur falsely represented that he was the owner of a trucking business that was formed in 2017 and that he was eligible for EIDL funds. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Louisiana Dateline: New Orleans, Louisiana Byline: Shane Jones Topic: Dean Meilleur |
| 30 May 2024 | Trenton Man Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison for Spree of Armed Carjackings, Armed Robbery, and Firearms Offenses Approximately one hour later, Perez and multiple unidentified conspirators used the victim’s carjacked vehicle as the getaway car in the armed robbery of a nearby gas station. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of New Jersey Dateline: Trenton, New Jersey |
| Friday, 31 May 2024 | ||
| 31 May 2024 | Adair County Resident Sentenced For Involuntary Manslaughter In Indian Country According to investigators, on June 27, 2022, Jordan Eagle-Tate crossed into the oncoming lane of Oklahoma Highway 100 in a no-passing zone, clipping one vehicle before colliding head-on with a second vehicle. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Oklahoma Dateline: Muskogee, Oklahoma |
| 31 May 2024 | Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders FMCSA announces its decision to exempt 14 individuals from the requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations that interstate commercial motor vehicle drivers have “no established medical history or clinical diagnosis of epilepsy or any other condition which is likely to cause loss of consciousness or any loss of ability to control a CMV.” | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor |
| 31 May 2024 | Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Hearing FMCSA announces its decision to exempt 11 individuals from the hearing requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations to operate a commercial motor vehicle in interstate commerce. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor |
| 31 May 2024 | Spartan Motors USA, Inc., Denial of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Spartan Motors USA has determined that certain model year 2017-2019 Spartan Emergency Response Gladiator and Metro Star chassis cabs do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 121, Air Brake Systems. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Eileen Sullivan Topics: Spartan Gladiator, Spartan Metro Star |
| 31 May 2024 | Sunshine Act Meetings The Unified Carrier Registration Plan Board of Directors will continue its work in developing and implementing the Unified Carrier Registration Plan and Agreement. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Unified Carrier Registration Plan Byline: Alex B. Leath |
| 31 May 2024 | Transparency in Fees Commercial Motor Vehicle Operators are Charged for Towing and Recovery Services FMCSA announces a public meeting to engage stakeholders, which includes motor carriers, towing and recovery services for commercial motor vehicle operations, and other interested parties, to get their perspective on current industry practices regarding the disclosure of towing fees to the CMV owners and whether the owner is made aware of costs and fees prior to the tow. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Sue Lawless |
| June | Title | Details |
| Saturday, 1 June 2024 | ||
| 1 June 2024 | Tail Lights: New Perspective on Tucker November 21, 2019 and June 19, 1947 are now intertwined in my mind. The more recent date was the unveiling of the Tesla Cybertruck in Los Angeles, in the same city and month and year the movie Blade Runner was set. I've never seen it, but Wikipedia calls it “a foundational work of the cyberpunk genre.” | Commentary (text) Publisher: The Crittenden Automotive Library Byline: Bill Crittenden Topics: Tucker, Tesla Cybertruck |
| Monday, 3 June 2024 | ||
| 3 June 2024 | Agency Information Collection Activities: Notice of Request for Reinstatement of a Previously Approved Information Collection The information collection activity will garner qualitative customer and stakeholder feedback in an efficient, timely manner, in accordance with the Administration's commitment to improving service delivery. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Highway Administration Byline: Jazmyne Lewis |
| 3 June 2024 | Air Plan Approval; District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia; Update of the Motor Vehicle Emissions Budgets for the Washington-MD-VA 2008 8-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard Maintenance Area The revisions update the motor vehicle emissions budgets and the onroad and nonroad mobile emissions for volatile organic compounds and nitrogen oxides for the years 2025 and 2030. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Adam Ortiz |
| 3 June 2024 | Asheboro man arrested after high-speed chase through Randolph and Chatham Counties Adam Michael Clodfelter had no license plate and was recklessly switching lanes while reaching speeds of over 150 miles per hour. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Middle District of North Carolina Dateline: Greensboro, North Carolina |
| 3 June 2024 | District Man Sentenced to Serve Five Years for Carjacking Miliki Lee and his accomplices got out of that car and surrounded the victim’s vehicle, banged on the windows, brandished a handgun, and eventually forced her out of her car at gunpoint. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Columbia Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 3 June 2024 | New Jersey Man Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison For Leading One Of The Largest No-Fault Insurance Frauds In New York History New York and New Jersey No-Fault insurance laws require a driver’s automobile insurance company to pay automobile insurance claims automatically for certain types of motor vehicle accidents, provided that the claim is legitimate and below a particular monetary threshold. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of New York |
| 3 June 2024 | Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway in California The actions relate to a proposed highway project, on Interstate 80 and United States Route 50 in the Counties of Solano, Yolo, and Sacramento, State of California. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Highway Administration Byline: Antonio Johnson Topics: Interstate Highway System, United States Numbered Highways |
| Tuesday, 4 June 2024 | ||
| 4 June 2024 | Brimhall Man Sentenced for Murder and Attempted Cover-Up According to court documents, on July 1, 2019, an individual brought Gilbert John, Jr. a stolen car and told him to "get rid of" a person locked in the trunk. | Press Release (text & document) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of New Mexico Dateline: Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| 4 June 2024 | Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders; Correction The notice inadvertently published an individual's medical diagnosis incorrectly. This notice corrects that error. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor |
| 4 June 2024 | Sin City Deciples Member Sentenced to 204 Months in Prison According to the Second Superseding Indictment, the Sin City Deciples, originally formed in 1967 in Gary, Indiana, is an outlaw motorcycle organization in which its members and associates engaged in acts of violence, extortion, and narcotics distribution in the Northern District of Indiana and elsewhere. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Indiana Dateline: Hammond, Indiana Topic: Sin City Deciples |
| 4 June 2024 | Thoreau Woman Charged with Involutory Manslaughter According to the indictment, on May 28, 2023, Nora Abeita was driving without due caution when she killed John Doe. | Press Release (text & document) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of New Mexico Dateline: Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| Wednesday, 5 June 2024 | ||
| 5 June 2024 | Final Defendant Sentenced For ATM Burglaries The final defendant was sentenced Tuesday by United States District Judge Jennifer A. Dorsey for his role in a conspiracy to burglarize multiple bank automatic teller machines by forcibly ripping them open with pry bars, hammers, hooks, and chains connected to stolen Ford F-250 pickup trucks. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Nevada Dateline: Las Vegas, Nevada Topic: Ford F-250 |
| 5 June 2024 | Readout of White House Convening on Used Electric Vehicles Today the White House and the Treasury Department hosted private sector leaders in the pre-owned vehicle sales industry alongside clean car advocates and State and federal officials to recognize the momentum generated by the Inflation Reduction Act’s 25E used clean vehicle tax credit and encourage usage and adoption of the dealer transferability option that allows consumers to claim the tax credit at the point of sale. | Press Release (text) Publisher: The White House |
| 5 June 2024 | Two Baltimore Area Men Convicted After Trial Of Abductions Involving Kidnappings, Carjackings And Related Charges “My office will not tolerate carjackings,” stated U.S. Attorney Barron. “We’re collaborating with our partners to prosecute these crimes and hold offenders accountable to the fullest extent of the law.” | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Maryland Dateline: Baltimore, Maryland |
| 5 June 2024 | U.S. Attorney's Office Secures Agreement With Rutherford County Restaurant To Ensure Parking Accessibility to Disabled Customers The ADA requires that state or local governments, businesses, or non-profit organizations that provide parking lots or garages, must provide accessible parking spaces for disabled individuals. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of North Carolina Dateline: Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 5 June 2024 | Washington woman pleads guilty to using fake documentation to obtain over a hundred Virginia driver’s licenses While not altering identities, Ashya Janai Harley would electronically alter driving transcripts and proof of residency documents required by the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles to issue driver’s licenses. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Virginia Dateline: Alexandria, Virginia |
| Thursday, 6 June 2024 | ||
| 6 June 2024 | Four Men Charged With Carjacking And Kidnapping Resulting In Death Of A South Florida Woman According to the indictment, on April 11, 2024, Torres Garcia, Ocasio Justiniano, Crespo Hernandez, and Rodriguez Bonilla aided and abetted each other and others to carjack and kidnap K.A, resulting in the death of K.A. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Middle District of Florida Dateline: Orlando, Florida |
| 6 June 2024 | Laurel Man Sentenced To 37 Months In Federal Prison For Conspiring To Illegally Ship Stolen Cars To West Africa According to his plea agreement, between approximately September 2019 and June 2022, Balthazar worked with others to fraudulently rent vehicles from Hertz, Avis, and other car rental companies at locations in Maryland, Virginia, Washington, D.C., Tennessee, and elsewhere. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Maryland Dateline: Greenbelt, Maryland |
| 6 June 2024 | St. Louis County Man Admits Armed Carjacking in St. Louis While pointing a gun at the victim, Ahdaejay Britton demanded the keys to the car, then stole the victim’s wallet and cell phone before following his accomplice to the Mazda. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Missouri Byline: Robert Patrick Dateline: St. Louis, Missouri |
| Friday, 7 June 2024 | ||
| 7 June 2024 | Detroit-Area Man Sentenced to More Than 10 Years in Federal Prison for Maliciously Setting Fires to Commercial Truck Trailers “By setting fire to trailer after trailer with the drivers inside the trucks, he recklessly put people’s lives at risk. Violent recidivist criminals such as this defendant will only be deterred with consequences and the sentence imposed today does just that.” | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Central District of California Byline: Ciaran McEvoy Dateline: Riverside, California |
| 7 June 2024 | Forest River Bus, LLC, Denial of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Forest River Bus has determined that certain model year 2009-2022 Starcraft school buses do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 222, School Bus Passenger Seating And Crash Protection. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Eileen Sullivan Topic: Starcraft |
| 7 June 2024 | Safety Fitness Determinations; Public Listening Session FMCSA announces that it will host a listening session pertaining to development of an updated methodology to determine when a motor carrier is not fit to operate commercial motor vehicles in or affecting interstate commerce. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Sue Lawless |
| 7 June 2024 | Suburban Chicago Man Charged in Federal Court With Stealing More Than $9.5 Million in Interstate Shipments According to an indictment unsealed Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Chicago, Aivaras Zigmantas used various aliases to falsely pose as a representative of real and fictitious carriers and brokers involved in transporting shipments across state lines. | Press Release (text & document) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Illinois Dateline: Chicago, Illinois |
| 7 June 2024 | Two New Orleans Men Sentenced in Theft of Cars from Railyard According to court documents, between March 29 and April 3, 2023, Mister Mackey Jr. was observed on surveillance video occupying both a 2023 Ford F-150 Raptor Crew Cab 4x4 and a 2023 Lincoln Aviator that had been stolen from the Norfolk Southern Railyard. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Louisiana Dateline: New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Tuesday, 11 June 2024 | ||
| 11 June 2024 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Request for Comment; Human Interaction With Driving Automation Systems The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has proposed to perform research involving the collection of information from the public as part of a multi-year effort to learn about how humans interact with driving automation systems. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Cem Hatipoglu |
| 11 June 2024 | Bay Area Man Sentenced To 24 Months Of Imprisonment For Breaking And Entering A Mail Truck And Stealing Over 700 Pieces Of Mail In his plea agreement, Craig Curtis Freeman admitted that he had been driving a stolen car when he pulled up behind the U.S. Postal Service mail truck and exited his vehicle. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of California Dateline: Oakland, California |
| 11 June 2024 | Commercial Driver's License; 3 North LLC; Application for Exemption FMCSA announces that it has received an application from 3 North LLC for a 5-year exemption to enable 3 of its commercial driver's license holders under the age of 21, with the requisite “K”restriction for intrastate-only operations, to drive commercial motor vehicles in intrastate operations in a State other than their State of domicile. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor |
| 11 June 2024 | Commercial Driver's License: Oregon Department of Transportation; Application for Exemption FMCSA announces that the Oregon Department of Transportation has applied for a limited exemption from the commercial driver's license rules concerning acceptable proof of citizenship or lawful permanent residency for citizens of Freely Associated States who now reside in Oregon and wish to obtain a CDL. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor |
| 11 June 2024 | Guadalajara resident heads to prison for trying to smuggle dozens of firearms and ammunition back to Mexico Jose De Jesus Pena Dieguez attempted to enter Mexico through the Progreso Port of Entry in a Nissan Xterra. Upon inspection, authorities noticed tampering on the screws of a compartment connected to the vehicle's roof rack. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Texas Dateline: McAllen, Texas |
| 11 June 2024 | Killeen Couple Sentenced for Operating Fraudulent Rideshare Company for Soldiers According to court documents, Kevin Romulus Pelayo co-owned and operated a rideshare company, Soldiers Vanpools LLC, with his wife, Cristine Furio Fredericks. Soldiers Vanpools LLC was funded by the Department of the Army’s Mass Transportation Benefit Program. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Texas Dateline: Waco, Texas |
| 11 June 2024 | Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders FMCSA announces its decision to renew exemptions for 18 individuals from the requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations that interstate commercial motor vehicle drivers have “no established medical history or clinical diagnosis of epilepsy or any other condition which is likely to cause loss of consciousness or any loss of ability to control a CMV.” | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor |
| 11 June 2024 | Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders FMCSA announces its decision to renew exemptions for 22 individuals from the requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations that interstate commercial motor vehicle drivers have “no established medical history or clinical diagnosis of epilepsy or any other condition which is likely to cause loss of consciousness or any loss of ability to control a CMV.” | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor |
| 11 June 2024 | Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Hearing FMCSA announces its decision to renew exemptions for 34 individuals from the hearing requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations for interstate commercial motor vehicle drivers. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor |
| 11 June 2024 | Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Hearing FMCSA announces receipt of applications from 11 individuals for an exemption from the hearing requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations to operate a commercial motor vehicle in interstate commerce. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor |
| 11 June 2024 | Two Hudson County Men Admit Gas Station Robberies and Attempted Carjacking From January 3, 2022, to February 4, 2022, Wendell Bradley Jr., either alone or with Joseph Brown, would drive to a gas station, pull up to a gas pump, ask the gas station attendant to put gas in the car’s tank, and, while the tank was being filled, would pull a gun on the attendant and demand money. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of New Jersey Dateline: Newark, New Jersey |
| Wednesday, 12 June 2024 | ||
| 12 June 2024 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; Motorcycle Crash Avoidance Technology Review NHTSA is seeking approval to conduct three voluntary, one-time, information collections that would be part of a survey of motorcycle riders to obtain consumer-reported feedback and perspectives on the use and availability of advanced crash avoidance motorcycle technologies. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Cem Hatipoglu |
| 12 June 2024 | Customs and Border Protection Officer Convicted by Federal Jury of Receiving Bribes, Allowing Drug-Laden Vehicles to Enter the U.S. On the same day he received his bribe payment, George purchased a 2020 Cadillac CT5 for an associate of the drug trafficking organization as a gift. George delivered the Cadillac CT5 to the associate in Ensenada on Valentine’s Day. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of California Byline: Kelly Thornton Dateline: San Diego, California |
| 12 June 2024 | Gallup Woman Sentenced for Drunken Rollover Crash That Killed Unrestrained Infant An argument between the other two members of the group caused Mariah Chapo to drive off at high speed with John Doe. A mile down the road, Chapo failed to navigate a turn and rolled the vehicle. John Doe was ejected from the backseat and killed. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of New Mexico Dateline: Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| 12 June 2024 | Lincoln Woman Sentenced to 79 Days Served, Supervised Release for High-Speed Flight from Immigration Checkpoint Shania England took off when asked to pull over for a secondary inspection. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Maine Byline: Alisa Ross Dateline: Bangor, Maine |
| 12 June 2024 | Truck and Bus Tires From Thailand; Scheduling of the Final Phase of an Antidumping Duty Investigation The final phase of this investigation is being scheduled, pursuant to section 735(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as a result of an affirmative preliminary determination by Commerce that imports of truck and bus tires from Thailand are being sold in the United States at less than fair value. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: International Trade Commission Byline: Lisa Barton |
| Thursday, 13 June 2024 | ||
| 13 June 2024 | Agency Information Collection Activities; New Information Collection: Understanding Attitudes and Behaviors of Safety Belt Use Among Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers Existing data on the usage of safety belts and perceptions related to road safety do not capture the diversity of different types of commercial motor vehicle drivers in a post-coronavirus disease 2019 national emergency landscape. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Thomas P. Keane |
| 13 June 2024 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of an Approved Information Collection Request: Safe Driver Apprenticeship Pilot Program Section 23022 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, requires the Secretary of Transportation to conduct a commercial driver Apprenticeship Pilot Program. An apprentice is defined as a person under the age of 21 who holds a CDL. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Thomas P. Keane |
| 13 June 2024 | Air Plan Approval; North Carolina; Revision to Approved Motor Vehicle Emissions Budgets The revision updates the 2026 on-road and nonroad emissions inventories and safety margins and allocates a portion of the newly available 2026 safety margins in the 2008 8-hour Ozone Maintenance Plan to the 2026 nitrogen oxides and volatile organic compounds motor vehicle emissions budgets for the North Carolina portion of the Charlotte-Rock Hill, NC-SC bi-state Area to accommodate updates from the EPA Motor Vehicle Emissions Simulator model. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Jeaneanne Gettle |
| 13 June 2024 | Approval of Subzone Status; Vitesco Technologies USA, LLC; Seguin, Texas The application was processed in accordance with the FTZ Act and Regulations, including notice in the Federal Register inviting public comment. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Foreign-Trade Zones Board Byline: Elizabeth Whiteman Topic: Vitesco Technologies |
| 13 June 2024 | Certain Pick-Up Truck Folding Bed Cover Systems and Components Thereof (III); Notice of a Commission Determination Not To Review an Initial Determination Granting Summary Determination of Violation of Section 337; Request for Written Submissions on Remedy, the Public Interest, and Bonding The Commission instituted this investigation based on a complaint, as supplemented and amended, filed by Extang Corporation, Laurmark Enterprises d/b/a BAK Industries, and UnderCover, Inc. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: International Trade Commission Byline: Lisa Barton |
| 13 June 2024 | Commercial Driver's License (CDL) Standards; Incorporation by Reference of a New State Procedures Manual (SPM) FMCSA amends the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations to incorporate by reference the most recent edition of the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators' Commercial Driver's License Information System State Procedures Manual, version c.0. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Sue Lawless Topic: American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators |
| 13 June 2024 | Convicted Felon Sentenced to Over 38 Years in Federal Prison for Two Armed Carjackings and Firearms Offenses According to information presented in court, Glenn Miller committed two back-to-back carjackings in Memphis on June 8, 2022. First, Miller approached a man at a gas station on Chelsea Avenue and forced the victim to get into his vehicle at gunpoint. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Tennessee Dateline: Memphis, Tennessee |
| 13 June 2024 | Kansas Man Sentenced for Illegal Firearm after Shooting at Officers During High Speed Pursuit Joplin police officers spotted Adam Everett Kastler, who had outstanding arrest warrants, inside a Chevrolet Tahoe that was pulled over in a traffic stop on 7th Street. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Missouri Dateline: Springfield, Missouri |
| 13 June 2024 | Kissimmee Auto Dealer Charged With 24 Counts Of Wire Fraud In September 2019, Hani Wafik Kaakati misrepresented to Company 1 the availability of funds in NextGear Automotive’s bank account, so that Company 1 would release 24 car titles to him. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Middle District of Florida Dateline: Orlando, Florida Topics: Hani Wafik Kaakati, NextGear Automotive |
| 13 June 2024 | Multi-Pollutant Emissions Standards for Model Years 2027 and Later Light-Duty and Medium-Duty Vehicles; Correction This document corrects inadvertent errors introduced in preparing the regulatory text for publication. These corrections do not include any substantives change to the final rule. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Joseph Goffman |
| 13 June 2024 | Second Person Charged in Armed Carjacking in Northeast DC According to the government’s evidence, on March 11, 2024, Edwards drove a car through a stop sign at 48th Place and Lee Street NE, and struck the victim’s vehicle. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Columbia Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| Friday, 14 June 2024 | ||
| 14 June 2024 | Court Gives 45 Year Prison Term for Murder at a Bus Stop in Southeast According to the government’s evidence presented at trial, 30-year-old Christopher Washington was waiting at the bus stop on Southern Avenue SE when Terrell Poe pulled up in a stolen white pickup truck. Poe got out of the truck, armed with an assault rifle, and shot Mr. Washington to death. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Columbia Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 14 June 2024 | Fayetteville Man Involved in Drive-By Shooting Sentenced in Federal Court Daron Owens conducted a drive-by shooting into a vehicle on Bragg Boulevard in Fayetteville. Evidence revealed seven bullet holes in the passenger side of the vehicle, and the victim sustained three gunshot wounds. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of North Carolina Dateline: Raleigh, North Carolina |
| 14 June 2024 | Grand jury indicts 14 members of Thug Riders Motorcycle Club The indictment alleges that the TRMC operated a criminal enterprise whose members and associates engaged in acts of violence like murder, arson and assault. Members also allegedly participated in extortion and identity fraud. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Ohio Dateline: Dayton, Ohio Topic: Thug Riders |
| Monday, 17 June 2024 | ||
| 17 June 2024 | Fees for the Unified Carrier Registration Plan and Agreement Following a reduction in fees of an average of 37.3 percent over the two prior years, the fees for the 2025 registration year will be increased above the fees for the 2024 registration year by an average of 25 percent overall, with varying increases between $9 and $9,000 per entity, depending on the applicable fee bracket. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Sue Lawless Topic: Unified Carrier Registration Plan |
| 17 June 2024 | Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Heavy-Duty Vehicles—Phase 3; Correction This document corrects inadvertent errors introduced in preparing the amendatory regulatory text for publication. These corrections do not include any substantives change to the final rule. | Federal Register Notice ( PDF) Agency: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Alejandra Nunez |
| 17 June 2024 | Road Rage Shooter Sentenced to More Than 32 Years in Prison According to the government’s evidence, the defendant was driving his Maserati GranTurismo in heavy rush-hour traffic at the intersection of Kenilworth Avenue NE and Eastern Avenue NE when he suddenly got out of his car with a handgun. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Columbia Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 17 June 2024 | Statement from President Biden on Agreement between the UAW and Ultium Cells I congratulate the United Auto Workers and Ultium Cells for reaching a historic agreement in Lordstown, Ohio, where UAW workers are manufacturing batteries for General Motors electric cars and trucks. | Press Release (text) Publisher: The White House Byline: President Joe Biden |
| Tuesday, 18 June 2024 | ||
| 18 June 2024 | Activity in the U.S. Attorney's Office Coal Donavan Weed of Ethete, Wyoming, was sentenced to 31 months’ imprisonment for involuntary manslaughter with three years of supervised release. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Wyoming Byline: Lori Hogan |
| 18 June 2024 | Commercial Driver's License (CDL): Application for Exemption Renewal; U.S. Custom Harvesters, Inc. FMCSA announces its final decision to renew the U.S. Custom Harvesters exemption from the intrastate restriction on commercial driver's licenses for custom harvester drivers operating in interstate commerce for a two-year period, with additional terms and conditions. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Sue Lawless |
| 18 June 2024 | Entry-Level Driver Training: Application for Exemption; State of Alaska The exemption renewal would allow the State to waive specified portions of the CDL skills test for drivers who reside and operate in 14 defined geographic areas that lack the infrastructure to allow completion of the full skills test. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor |
| 18 June 2024 | FCA US LLC, Denial of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has determined that certain MY 2014-2019 Fiat 500 motor vehicles do not comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 138, Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Eileen Sullivan Topic: Fiat 500 |
| 18 June 2024 | Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Exemption Renewal for Agricultural and Food Transporters Conference of American Trucking Associations FMCSA announces its decision to provisionally renew an exemption requested by the Agricultural and Food Transporters Conference of American Trucking Associations, which will allow certain alternative methods for the securement of agricultural commodities transported in wood and plastic boxes and bins and large fiberglass tubs, as well as hay, straw, and cotton bales that are grouped together into large singular units. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Sue Lawless Topic: American Trucking Associations |
| 18 June 2024 | Robert McLane Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Auto Dealer Employer In his positions, McLane oversaw the parts and service departments; supervised other employees; and ordered, received, and paid for automotive parts needed in Formula Nissan’s operations. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Vermont Dateline: Burlington, Vermont Topics: Robert McLane, Formula Nissan |
| 18 June 2024 | Two Men Charged With Armed Carjacking And Possession Of A Machinegun On the evening of June 14, 2024, in Harlem, Jose Rivera and Jomar Crespo committed a gunpoint carjacking during which they stole the personal vehicle of an NYPD Sergeant. | Press Release (text & photos) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of New York |
| Thursday, 20 June 2024 | ||
| 20 June 2024 | King County, Washington, murder suspect now indicted in armed carjacking in Seattle The federal indictment for armed carjacking will prompt an international “red notice” for Salman Subeyr Haji, alerting international law enforcement to take him into custody. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Washington Byline: Emily Langlie Dateline: Seattle, Washington |
| 20 June 2024 | Safety Fitness Determinations; Virtual Public Listening Sessions FMCSA announces that it will host two virtual public listening sessions pertaining to development of an updated methodology to determine when a motor carrier is not fit to operate commercial motor vehicles in or affecting interstate commerce. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Sue Lawless |
| 20 June 2024 | St. Louis County Man Admits Armed Robbery of Convenience Store Matthew Ortega was wearing a motorcycle helmet at the time of the robbery and left on a distinctive Suzuki motorcycle. Three days later he was involved in an accident while riding the Suzuki and wearing the same helmet and hard knuckle motorcycle gloves he wore for the robbery. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Missouri Byline: Robert Patrick Dateline: St. Louis, Missouri |
| Friday, 21 June 2024 | ||
| 21 June 2024 | Agency Information Collection Activities: Notice of Request for Renewal of Currently Approved Information Collection Title 23 United States Code provides that a State's apportionment of funds under 23 U.S.C. shall be reduced in an amount up to 8 percent of the amount to be apportioned during any fiscal year if vehicles subject to the Federal heavy vehicle use tax are lawfully registered in the State without having presented proof of payment of the tax. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Highway Administration Byline: Jazmyne Lewis |
| 21 June 2024 | Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments for a New Information Collection FHWA is partnering with the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials Research Advisory Committee to further promote research, innovation, and excellence through a new TPF Program Excellence Award. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Highway Administration Byline: Jazmyne Lewis Topic: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials |
| 21 June 2024 | Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments for a New Information Collection The Highway Use Tax Evasion Projects program provides funding to the Internal Revenue Service and the States to carry out intergovernmental enforcement efforts, along with training and research, to reduce evasion of payment of motor fuel and other highway use taxes, which are the principal sources for Federal and State highway funding. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Highway Administration Byline: Jazmyne Lewis |
| 21 June 2024 | Defendants Sentenced for Shooting at Hopi Police Officers During Car Chase Ryan Adelbert Johnson and Mike Duffy III were driving through the Hopi Indian Reservation when they ran a stop sign and nearly collided with a Hopi Law Enforcement Services police vehicle. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Arizona Byline: Zach J. Stoebe Dateline: Phoenix, Arizona |
| 21 June 2024 | Leader, Members of Galloping Goose Motorcycle Club Indicted for Criminal Racketeering Enterprise Seven area residents, including the leader and several members of the Galloping Goose Motorcycle Club, have been indicted by a federal grand jury for their roles in an ongoing criminal enterprise that involved acts of violence, drug trafficking, and illegally possessing firearms. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Missouri Dateline: Jefferson City, Missouri Topic: Galloping Goose Motorcycle Club |
| 21 June 2024 | Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Transportation Project in Florida These actions relate to the proposed S.R. 401 Bridge Replacement Improvements Project Development and Environment Study. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Highway Administration Byline: Karen M. Brunelle |
| Monday, 24 June 2024 | ||
| 24 June 2024 | Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards for Passenger Cars and Light Trucks for Model Years 2027 and Beyond and Fuel Efficiency Standards for Heavy-Duty Pickup Trucks and Vans for Model Years 2030 and Beyond NHTSA, on behalf of the Department of Transportation, is finalizing CAFE standards for passenger cars and light trucks that increase at a rate of 2 percent per year for passenger cars in model years 2027–31, 0 percent per year for light trucks in model years 2027–28, and 2 percent per year for light trucks in model years 2029–31. | Federal Register Notice ( PDF) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Sophie Shulman |
| 24 June 2024 | KC Man Sentenced for Conspiracy to Steal Firearms from Vehicles Conspirators used social media to advertise the stolen firearms for sale, which included sales to individuals who were prohibited by law from possessing firearms. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Missouri Dateline: Kansas City, Missouri |
| 24 June 2024 | Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993--Electrified Vehicle and Energy Storage Evaluation Specifically, The Dow Chemical Company has withdrawn as a party to this venture. | Federal Register Notice (text) Department: Justice Byline: Suzanne Morris |
| Tuesday, 25 June 2024 | ||
| 25 June 2024 | Chesterfield couple sentenced for forcing victim to labor for years at their gas station and convenience store Harmanpreet Singh, 31, was sentenced to 11 years and three months in prison and Kulbir Kaur, 43, was sentenced to seven years and three months in prison. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Virginia Dateline: Richmond, Virginia |
| 25 June 2024 | Truck and Bus Tires From Thailand; Revised Schedule for the Subject Investigation The Commission's revised dates in the schedule are as follows. The deadline for filing prehearing briefs is 5:15 p.m. on October 2, 2024; if a brief contains business proprietary information, a nonbusiness proprietary version is due the following business day. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: International Trade Commission Byline: Lisa Barton |
| 25 June 2024 | Two Members Of Infamous Ryders Motorcycle Club Convicted Of Robbery And Firearm Offenses According to United States Attorney Gerard M. Karam, Steven Wong was the president of the Schuylkill County chapter of the Infamous Ryders Motorcycle Club, of which Solomon Rodriguez was a member. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Middle District of Pennsylvania Dateline: Scranton, Pennsylvania Topic: Infamous Ryders |
| Wednesday, 26 June 2024 | ||
| 26 June 2024 | Attempted Carjacker on the Southern Ute Reservation Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison According to the plea agreement, on June 15, 2022, Lionel Mario Charley accosted a woman in the parking garage of a Durango office building in which she worked at the time. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Colorado Dateline: Durango, Colorado |
| 26 June 2024 | Bay St. Louis Man Sentenced to Nearly Five Years in Prison for Interstate Travel in Furtherance of Drug Trafficking Agents observed a red Toyota Camry arrive at the hotel to pick up two of the individuals suspected of selling drugs. Agents followed the vehicle across state lines and observed the occupants of the vehicle participate in what appeared to be a drug transaction in Louisiana. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Mississippi Dateline: Gulfport, Mississippi |
| 26 June 2024 | Brake Drums From China and Turkey; Institution of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Investigations and Scheduling of Preliminary Phase Investigations These investigations are being instituted, pursuant to sections 703(a) and 733(a) of the Act, in response to a petition filed on June 20, 2024, by Webb Wheel Products of Cullman, Alabama. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: International Trade Commission Byline: Lisa Barton |
| 26 June 2024 | Denial of Motor Vehicle Defect Petition, DP22-004 This notice sets forth the reasons for the denial of a petition requesting that the agency commence an investigation of collisions of passenger vehicles and vulnerable road users (pedestrians, bicyclists, or motorcyclists) with van-type (also known as box) semi-trailers that result in significant injuries or death due to a lack of effective rear impact guards. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Eileen Sullivan |
| 26 June 2024 | Georgia Man Sentenced to Federal Prison in South Carolina Staged Bank Truck Robbery of $1.9 Million Evidence presented to the court at trial established that in early January 2021, a Garda employee recruited Terry Tyrone Pollard and three others to pretend to rob him at which point he would claim to be a victim of an armed robbery. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of South Carolina Byline: Veronica Hill Dateline: Charleston, South Carolina |
| 26 June 2024 | Low Speed Personal Transportation Vehicles From China; Institution of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Investigations and Scheduling of Preliminary Phase Investigations These investigations are being instituted, pursuant to sections 703(a) and 733(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, in response to petitions filed on June 20, 2024, by the American Personal Transportation Vehicle Manufacturers Coalition. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: International Trade Commission Byline: Lisa Barton |
| 26 June 2024 | Two Chimayo Women Charged with Theft in Indian County According to the indictment, on May 22, 2022, Angelica Dominguez and Billie Jo Gussler stole property that had a value exceeding $1,000 from the Camel Rock Valero, a business owned and operated by Tesuque Pueblo. | Press Release (text & document) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of New Mexico Dateline: Albuquerque, New Mexico Topic: Valero |
| 26 June 2024 | Utah Woman Sentenced to 18 Months’ Imprisonment for Stealing an Amazon Truck and Packages Jaclyn Allred admitted that while the Amazon driver was delivering a package to an apartment, she unlawfully entered the van and drove off. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Utah Byline: Felicia Martinez Dateline: Salt Lake City, Utah Topic: Amazon |
| Thursday, 27 June 2024 | ||
| 27 June 2024 | Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Rear Impact Guards; Rear Impact Protection This document denies a petition, submitted by Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, the Truck Safety Coalition, Citizens for Reliable and Safe Highways, and Parents Against Tired Truckers, for reconsideration of a final rule amending Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 223, “Rear impact guards,” and FMVSS No. 224, “Rear impact protection.” | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Raymond R. Posten Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards |
| 27 June 2024 | Illinois Man Sentenced to 15 Months’ Imprisonment for Fraud Involving Luxury Vehicles All told, Tomasz Bazarewicz was responsible for laundering over three million dollars of ill-gotten funds. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Wisconsin Byline: Kenneth Gales |
| 27 June 2024 | Orleans Parish Man Sentenced for Theft from Interstate Shipment According to court records, on March 29, 2023, Malik Mack, along with three other individuals, entered the Norfolk Southern Railyard, a facility that houses interstate shipments, to steal Ford F-150 Rapture trucks. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Louisiana Byline: Shane Jones Dateline: New Orleans, Louisiana Topic: Ford F-150 |
| 27 June 2024 | Suspected Car Thief Facing Federal Charges for Involvement in Robbery at Edwardsville Best Buy In addition, Jakiaya T. McCoy is accused of knowingly transporting two stolen vehicles in Madison County in November 2023, namely a 2013 Kia Optima and a 2018 Chrysler 300. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Illinois Byline: Lauren Barry Dateline: East St. Louis, Illinois |
| 27 June 2024 | West Hartford Man Admits Role in Catalytic Converter Theft Ring Business records seized during the investigation revealed that Yanquee Rodriguez was one of Downpipe Depot’s largest suppliers of stolen catalytic converters. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Connecticut |
| Friday, 28 June 2024 | ||
| 28 June 2024 | Cocoa Woman Charged With Offenses Related To Car Theft And High-Speed Chase On Patrick Space Force Base While on the base, Janosky obtained and used the motor vehicle of another individual, knowing she was not entitled to the use of the vehicle. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Middle District of Florida Dateline: Orlando, Florida |
| 28 June 2024 | Former Courtesy Patrol Executive Sentenced for Bankruptcy Fraud Robert Martin formed Citizens Conservation Corp in 1993 and its primary source of income beginning in 1998 was a multimillion-dollar contract with the State of West Virginia to operate the Courtesy Patrol roadside assistance service. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of West Virginia Dateline: Beckley, West Virginia |
| 28 June 2024 | Former Driving Instructor Sentenced for Bribing RMV Road Test Examiner for Driver's License Ngan Dinh, a naturalized U.S. citizen who speaks Vietnamese and some English, circulated business cards to the Vietnamese community. The potential licensees who contacted Dinh were Vietnamese immigrants who did not speak or read English. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts Dateline: Boston, Massachusetts |
| 28 June 2024 | Jacksonville Methamphetamine Dealer Pleads Guilty To Federal Charges After High-Speed Chase Detectives continued to pursue Sedrick Williams Jr. and observed his vehicle commit multiple traffic violations, including speeding, weaving in and out of traffic, and generally operating in a reckless manner. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Middle District of Florida Dateline: Jacksonville, Florida |
| 28 June 2024 | Nashville Man Convicted by Federal Jury After Being Stopped With A Loaded Gun in His Car After Evading Barricades for Local Festival When officers stopped John Joseph Simmons II for driving around the barrier, they spotted a Taurus G3C 9mm handgun laying on the front passenger seat within reach of Simmons. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of North Carolina Dateline: Wilmington, North Carolina |
| 28 June 2024 | Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993--Clean Highly Efficient Decarbonized Engines Specifically, Convergent Science, General Motors, Honda Racing Corporation, and Tianjin SwARC Automotive Research Laboratory Co. have been added as parties to this venture. | Federal Register Notice (text) Department: Justice Byline: Suzanne Morris |
| 28 June 2024 | Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993--Cooperative Research Group H2ICE Demonstration Vehicle (``H2ICE'') Specifically, Superturbo Technologies has been added as a party to this venture. | Federal Register Notice (text) Department: Justice Byline: Suzanne Morris |
| 28 June 2024 | Participant in Armed Robbery of North Haven Gas Station Sentenced to 7 Years in Federal Prison On July 6, 2022, Smith assisted Borrero’s commission of an armed robbery of a Shell Gas Station located at 195 State Street in North Haven. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Connecticut Topic: Shell |
| 28 June 2024 | Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Application for an Exemption From Brent Higgins Trucking, Inc., USDOT #717434 The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announces its decision to grant an application from Brent Higgins Trucking for an exemption to allow it to operate commercial motor vehicles equipped with a module manufactured by Intellistop. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Vincent G. White Topics: Brent Higgins Trucking, Intellistop |
| 28 June 2024 | Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Application for an Exemption from DJS Fundraising, Inc., USDOT #681063 The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announces its decision to grant an application from DJS Fundraising for an exemption to allow it to operate commercial motor vehicles equipped with a module manufactured by Intellistop. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Vincent G. White Topic: Intellistop |
| 28 June 2024 | Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Application for an Exemption From JM Bozeman Enterprises, Inc., USDOT #612506 The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announces its decision to grant an application from JM Bozeman Enterprises for an exemption to allow it to operate commercial motor vehicles equipped with a module manufactured by Intellistop. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Vincent G. White Topics: JM Bozeman Enterprises, Intellistop |
| 28 June 2024 | Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Exemption Renewal for Groendyke Transport, Inc. FMCSA announces its decision to provisionally renew Groendyke Transport's exemption to allow the use of an amber brake-activated pulsating lamp on the rear of its trailers in addition to the steady-burning brake lamps required by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Vincent G. White Topic: Groendyke Transport |
| 28 June 2024 | Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Application for an Exemption From Meiborg Brothers, Inc., USDOT #190639 The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announces its decision to grant an application from Meiborg Brothers for an exemption to allow it to operate commercial motor vehicles equipped with a module manufactured by Intellistop. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Vincent G. White Topics: Meiborg Brothers, Intellistop |
| 28 June 2024 | Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders FMCSA announces its decision to exempt 12 individuals from the requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations that interstate commercial motor vehicle drivers have “no established medical history or clinical diagnosis of epilepsy or any other condition which is likely to cause loss of consciousness or any loss of ability to control a CMV.” | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor |
| 28 June 2024 | Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders FMCSA announces receipt of applications from 13 individuals for an exemption from the prohibition in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations against persons with a clinical diagnosis of epilepsy or any other condition that is likely to cause a loss of consciousness or any loss of ability to control a commercial motor vehicle to drive in interstate commerce. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor |
| 28 June 2024 | Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders FMCSA announces its decision to deny applications from 16 individuals who requested an exemption from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations prohibiting persons with a clinical diagnosis of epilepsy or any other condition that is likely to cause a loss of consciousness or any loss of ability to operate a commercial motor vehicle from operating CMVs in interstate commerce. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor |
| 28 June 2024 | Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders FMCSA announces its decision to renew exemptions for 12 individuals from the requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations that interstate commercial motor vehicle drivers have “no established medical history or clinical diagnosis of epilepsy or any other condition which is likely to cause loss of consciousness or any loss of ability to control a CMV.” | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor |
| 28 June 2024 | Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Hearing FMCSA announces its decision to renew exemptions for 10 individuals from the hearing requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations for interstate commercial motor vehicle drivers. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor |
| 28 June 2024 | Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Hearing FMCSA announces its decision to renew exemptions for 13 individuals from the hearing requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations for interstate commercial motor vehicle drivers. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor |