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Federal Tipoffs Involving New York Newsletter for Sunday December 22, 2019 ( 20 items )  

Amtrak Continues Infrastructure Renewal Program at New York Penn Station in Early 2020
NEW YORK, Dec. 21 -- The National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) issued the following news release: * * * - State of good repair work will have minimal impact on scheduled train operations * * * Amtrak is continuing its Infrastructure Renewal Program at New York Penn Station throughout Winter 2020 as part of its ongoing maintenance program to improve the Station's infrastructure operations performance and reliability. Unlike previous years, this round of renewal work will not requir  more

BLS Issues Average Energy Prices, New York-Newark-Jersey City for November 2019
NEW YORK, Dec. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - New York-New Jersey Regional Information Office issued the following news release: Gasoline prices averaged $2.675 per gallon in the New York-Newark-Jersey City area in November 2019, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. Chief Regional Economist Martin Kohli noted that gasoline prices were down 17.0 cents from last November when area households paid $2.845 per gallon. Electricity prices averaged 19.7 cents  more

BLS Issues Women Earnings in New Jersey for 2018
NEW YORK, Dec. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - New York-New Jersey Regional Information Office issued the following news release: In 2018, New Jersey women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $933, or 81.3 percent of the $1,148 median usual weekly earnings for their male counterparts, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. Chief Regional Economist Martin Kohli noted that the 2018 women's-to-men's earnings ratio   more

BLS Issues Women Earnings in New York for 2018
NEW YORK, Dec. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - New York-New Jersey Regional Information Office issued the following news release: In 2018, New York women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $849, or 85.5 percent of the $993 median usual weekly earnings of their male counterparts, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. Chief Regional Economist Martin Kohli noted that the 2018 women's-to-men's earnings ratio in Ne  more

Brookhaven National Laboratory: 20th Year of Particle Smashups Underway at Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider
UPTON, New York, Dec. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * - Second of three-year program exploring the nuclear phase diagram at different collision energies to search for "critical point" * * * The 20th year of particle collisions is underway at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC), a U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science user facility for nuclear physics research at Brookhaven National Laboratory. The part  more

Brookhaven National Laboratory: Electron Pulser for Ultrafast Electron Microscopy Wins 2019 R&D 100 Award
UPTON, New York, Dec. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory, Euclid TechLabs LLC, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), and JEOL have won a 2019 R&D 100 Award for the development of the "Affordable Laser-free Retrofittable Stroboscopic Solution for Ultrafast Electron Microscopy." Recognized by R&D World magazine as among the top 100 innovati  more

CFTC Charges Executive at Global Investment Bank With Manipulation and Fraud in Connection With Swaps Related to a Bond Issuance
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued the following enforcement news release: The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission filed a civil enforcement action in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against Christophe Rivoire, a French national, charging him with engaging in a deceptive scheme to manipulate the pricing of an interest rate swap between a bond issuer and a global investment bank. Rivoire was employed as the Head of North Ame  more

Court of International Trade Issues Opinion in Diamond Sawblades Manufacturers Coalition Case
NEW YORK, Dec. 19 -- The U.S. Court of International Trade issued the following slip opinion (Slip Op. 19-157): THE DIAMOND SAWBLADES MANUFACTURERS' COALITION, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES, Defendant, and BOSUN TOOLS CO., LTD., Defendant-Intervenor. Before: Claire R. Kelly, Judge Court No. 17-00167 OPINION AND ORDER [Sustaining the U.S. Department of Commerce's remand redetermination in the sixth administrative review of the antidumping duty order covering diamond sawblades and parts the  more

Court of International Trade Issues Opinion in Three Companies Case
NEW YORK, Dec. 10 -- The U.S. Court of International Trade issued the following slip opinion (Slip Op. 19-156): NANTONG UNIPHOS CHEMICALS CO., LTD., NANJING UNIVERSITY OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY CHANGZHOU WUJIN WATER QUALITY STABILIZER FACTORY, and UNIPHOS, INC., Plaintiffs, v. UNITED STATES, Defendant, and COMPASS CHEMICAL INTERNATIONAL LLC, Defendant-Intervenor. Before: Richard K. Eaton, Judge Court No. 17-00151 OPINION [United States Department of Commerce's remand results are sustained.  more

EPA Reviews Plans by Chesapeake Bay Watershed States, D.C., to Meet Cleanup Goals
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Dec. 20 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released its evaluations of plans by the six Chesapeake Bay watershed states (Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Delaware, West Virginia and New York) and the District of Columbia to have all programs and practices in place by 2025 to restore the Bay and its tidal waters. The comprehensive EPA reviews found that, in large part, the final Phase II  more

FCC Commissioner O'Rielly Issues Statement on 9-1-1 Fee Diversion Report
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- The Federal Communications Commission issued the following statement by Commissioner Michael O'Rielly on the 9-1-1 fee diversion report: "Despite some progress over the years reducing the list of diverters and non-reporters, the Commission's latest 9-1-1 fee diversion report sadly shows that the same pitiful states continue to raid consumer-paid funds for unrelated purposes, and one additional territory didn't bother to respond at all. "Specifically, New Jersey, New York  more

FCC Issues Annual Report on State 911 Fees
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- The Federal Communications Commission issued the following news release: * * * - Nearly $198 Million Was Diverted for Uses Other Than 911 * * * The Federal Communications Commission published its eleventh annual report to Congress on the collection and distribution of 911 fees by states. The report finds that in calendar year 2018, states and territories collected more than $2.6 billion in 911 fees, and $197.9 million of that funding was diverted for uses other than 9  more

Federal Reserve Bank of New York: Credit Access Survey Shows Increases in Housing Loan Applications and Approval Rates
NEW YORK, Dec. 16 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of New York issued the following news release: The Federal Reserve Bank of New York's Center for Microeconomic Data released results from its latest Survey of Consumer Expectations (SCE) Credit Access Survey, which provides information on consumers' experiences with, and expectations about, credit demand and credit access. The survey is fielded every four months, the latest of which was fielded in October 2019. A press release summarizing trends fro  more

FEMA: Federal Aid Programs for the State of New York
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: Following is a summary of key federal disaster aid programs that can be made available as needed and warranted under President Donald J. Trump's disaster declaration issued for the state of New York. Assistance for State, Tribes, and Affected Local Governments Can Include as Required: * Payment of not less than 75 percent of the eligible costs for debris rem  more

FTC Returns More Than $2.6 Million to Small Businesses Targeted by Office Supply Scheme
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- The Federal Trade Commission issued the following news release: The FTC is mailing refund checks totaling more than $2.6 million to small businesses who lost money to a New York-based office supply scam operated by a business known as A-1 Janitorial. The refunds are the result of the FTC's 2017 suit against the operators of the scheme (https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2019/04/ftcs-request-court-permanently-stops-1-janitorial-office-supply). The FTC alleged   more

Group Formation of New Isle Royale Wolves Leads to Territorial Aggression
HOUGHTON, Michigan, Dec. 21 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release: The National Park Service (NPS) and research partners from the State University of New York - College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY-ESF) are using data from GPS collars on introduced wolves to monitor associations between individuals and identify possible pack formation. As researchers and NPS staff anticipated, new wolves immediately began interacting with  more

President Donald J. Trump Approves Major Disaster Declaration for New York
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of New York to supplement state, tribal and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms, straight-line winds and flooding on Oct. 31, 2019 -- Nov. 1, 2019. The President's action makes federal funding available to the state, tribal, eligible local government  more

Rabbi Sharon A. Kleinbaum Appointed to U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom issued the following news release: Senate Democratic Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-NY) announced the appointment of Rabbi Sharon A. Kleinbaum of New York replacing Andy Khawaja of California to the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF). "We welcome the appointment of Rabbi Kleinbaum to USCIRF." said Chair Tony Perkins (https://www.uscirf.gov/about-uscirf/tony-perkins-commissioner). "Rabbi Kleinba  more

U.S. Court of Federal Claims Issues Opinion, Order Involving Authentic Apparel Group
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- The U.S. Court of Federal Claims issued the following reported opinion (Case No. 15-16C): AUTHENTIC APPAREL GROUP, LLC, Plaintiff, v. THE UNITED STATES, Defendant. Motion for Summary Judgment; Breach of Trademark Licensing Agreement; Breach of Duty of Good Faith and Fair Dealing. J. Joseph Bainton, Dunnegan & Scilippi, LLC, 350 Fifth Avenue, Suite 7610, New York, New York 10118, for Plaintiff. Joseph H. Hunt, Robert E. Kirschman, Jr., Douglas K. Mickle, Alexander O.   more

U.S. Department of Labor Orders New York Carrier to Compensate Former Seaman Fired After Cooperation With Federal Investigation of Explosion
NEW YORK, Dec. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the following news release: A whistleblower investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has found that Bouchard Transportation Company Inc., B. No. 272 Corp - a petroleum barge company based in Melville, New York - and its officers violated the whistleblower protection provisions of the Seaman's Protection Act (SPA) when it retaliated   more