WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Attorney General William P. Barr issued the following remarks: "I am here to talk about the former Maduro regime and its direct participation in narco-terrorism, corruption, money laundering, and drug trafficking. Joining me is the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Geoff Berman; the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Ariana Fajardo; the Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division, Brian Benczkowski, and; DEA Acting Administrat  more

NEW YORK, March 26 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - New York-New Jersey Regional Information Office issued the following report on the county employment and wages in Puerto Rico for 3rd quarter 2019: Employment in Puerto Rico's only large county, the municipio of San Juan, increased 1.7 percent from September 2018 to September 2019, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. (Large counties are defined as those with 2018 annual average employment of 75,000 or mo  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Geological Survey announced that it expects to award a cooperative agreement for research to study several aspects of lake sturgeon survival, habitat use, and movements at the Lake Erie in Michigan, New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $75,749. The category of funding activity is science and technology and other research and development. Additional Information on Eligibili  more

NEW YORK, March 26 -- The U.S. Court of International Trade issued the following slip opinion: JIANGSU ZHONGJI LAMINATION MATERIALS CO., LTD., SHANTOU WANSHUN PACKAGE MATERIAL STOCK CO., LTD., JIANGSU HUAFENG ALUMINUM INDUSTRY CO., LTD., and JIANGSU ZHONGJI LAMINATION MATERIALS CO., (HK) LTD., Plaintiffs, v. UNITED STATES, Defendant, and ALUMINUM ASSOCIATION TRADE ENFORCEMENT WORKING GROUP AND ITS INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS, JW ALUMINUM COMPANY, NOVELIS CORPORATION, and REYNOLDS CONSUMER PRODUCTS L  more

NEW YORK, March 24 -- The U.S. Court of International Trade issued the following slip opinion: MACAO COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL SPRING MATTRESS MANUFACTURER, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES, Defendant, and LEGGETT & PLATT, INC., Defendant-Intervenor. Before: Leo M. Gordon, Judge Court No. 19-00005 OPINION [Commerce's Final Determination sustained.] Dated: March 20, 2020 Susan Kohn Ross and Alesha M. Dominique, Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP of Los Angeles, CA and Washington, DC for Plain  more

NEW YORK, March 26 -- The U.S. Court of International Trade issued the following slip opinion: STUPP CORPORATION ET AL., Plaintiffs and Consolidated Plaintiffs, and MAVERICK TUBE CORPORATION ET AL., Plaintiff-Intervenor and Consolidated Plaintiff-Intervenors, v. UNITED STATES, Defendant, and SEAH STEEL CORPORATION ET AL., Defendant-Intervenors and Consolidated Defendant Intervenors. Before: Claire R. Kelly, Judge Consol. Court No. 15-00334 [Sustaining the U.S. Department of Commerce's   more

NEW YORK, March 24 -- The U.S. Court of International Trade issued the following slip opinion: TRENDIUM POOL PRODUCTS, INC., Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES, Defendant. Before: Gary S. Katzmann, Judge Court No. 18-00132 OPINION [The court sustains Commerce's Remand Results.] Dated: March 19, 2020 Kristen Smith, Mark Tallo and Sara E. Yuskaitis, Sandler Travis & Rosenberg, P.A., of Washington, DC, for plaintiff. Elizabeth A. Speck, Senior Trial Counsel, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil D  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Drug Enforcement Administration issued the following news release on March 26: * * * - Maduro and other high-ranking Venezuelan officials allegedly partnered with the FARC to use cocaine as a weapon to "flood" the United States * * * Former president of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro Moros, Venezuela's vice president for the economy, Venezuela's minister of defense, and Venezuela's chief supreme court justice are among those charged in New Y  more

SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, March 26 -- The Federal Aviation Administration has issued a notice, published in the Federal Register on March 25, entitled: "Orders Limiting Operations at John F. Kennedy International Airport and New York LaGuardia Airport; High Density Traffic Airports Rule at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport". The notice was issued by Lorelei Peter, Assistant Chief Counsel for Regulations. DATES: Submit comments on or before March 30, 2020. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  more

SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, March 26 -- The Federal Aviation Administration has issued a proposed rule, published in the Federal Register on March 26, entitled: "Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier, Inc. Airplanes". The proposed rule was issued by Lance T. Gant, Director, Compliance & Airworthiness Division, Aircraft Certification Service. DATES: The FAA must receive comments on this proposed AD by May 11, 2020. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Siddeeq Bacchus, Aerospace Engineer, Mechanical Syst  more

SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, March 23 -- The Transportation Department's Federal Aviation Administration has issued a proposed rule, published in the Federal Register on March 23, entitled: "Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier, Inc., Airplanes". The proposed rule was issued by Gaetano A. Sciortino, Deputy Director for Strategic Initiatives, Compliance & Airworthiness Division, Aircraft Certification Service. DATES: The FAA must receive comments on this proposed AD by May 7, 2020. FOR FURTHER INFOR  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Ariana Fajardo Orshan, issued the following news release on March 26: * * * - Maduro and Other High Ranking Venezuelan Officials Allegedly Partnered With the FARC to Use Cocaine as a Weapon to "Flood" the United States * * * Fomer President of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro Moros, Venezuela's vice president for the economy, Venezuela's Minister of Defense, and Venezuela's Chief Supreme Court Justice are among those cha  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- The Federal Trade Commission issued the following news release: The Federal Trade Commission has given final approval to a settlement with a New York company over allegations it misrepresented its participation in and compliance with the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield framework, which enables companies to transfer consumer data legally from European Union countries to the United States. The FTC alleged that T&M Protection Resources, LLC, which provides security and background c  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: An antibody medicine being evaluated to treat severe cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) will receive additional support from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) under an existing partnership with Regeneron Pharmaceuticals of Tarrytown, New York. The Biomedical Advanced Research and Development   more

NEW YORK, March 26 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of New York issued the following news release: Following on the Federal Reserve Board's recent announcement of the Commercial Paper Funding Facility (CPFF), the Federal Reserve Bank of New York has released a set of Frequently Asked Questions to address programmatic inquiries about the facility. The CPFF was established to enhance the liquidity of the commercial paper market by increasing the availability of term commercial paper funding to issuer  more

NEW YORK, March 24 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of New York issued the following news release: The Federal Reserve Bank of New York announced the appointment of five new members to its Community Advisory Group (CAG), effective immediately. The CAG, which is composed of leaders of nonprofit, community organizations, foundations and anchor institutions, provides the New York Fed with a real-time view of the issues faced by a diverse set of communities across the Second District. The appointments w  more

SYRACUSE, New York, March 27 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency - New York Field Office issued the following news release: * * * - FSA Services Available by Phone Appointment Only * * * USDA's Farm Service Agency (FSA) county offices are open in New York by phone appointment only until further notice, and FSA staff are available to continue helping agricultural producers with program signups, loan servicing and other important actions. Additionally, FSA is relaxing t  more

ROME, New York, March 27 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: While the businesses of New York have reduced to minimal or no manning in an effort to maintain social distancing amid the COVID-19 pandemic concerns, the patriotic sounds of Reveille will still echo on the Griffiss Tech Park at the Air Force Research Lab's Rome Research Site to represent the prevailing patriotism in towns and cities across the nation. Although traditional gatherings and ceremonies have been cancelled, e  more

SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, March 23 -- The Transportation Department's Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation has issued a rule, published in the Federal Register on March 20, entitled: "Seaway Regulations and Rules: Periodic Update, Various Categories". The rule was issued by Carrie Lavigne, Chief Counsel. DATES: This rule is effective on March 31, 2020. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carrie Mann Lavigne, Chief Counsel, Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, 180 Andrews Street,   more

SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, March 23 -- The Transportation Department's Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation has issued a rule, published in the Federal Register on March 20, entitled: "Tariff of Tolls". The rule was issued by Carrie Lavigne, Chief Counsel. DATES: This rule is effective March 20, 2020. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carrie Mann Lavigne, Chief Counsel, Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, 180 Andrews Street, Massena, New York 13662; 315/764-3200. * * * The Sa  more

KINGS POINT, New York, March 27 -- The Maritime Administration's U.S. Merchant Marine Academy issued the following news release: USMMA issued updated Library service information, including new hours of operation and capabilities available remotely. While the Library will remain closed to the public until further notice, the staff will continue to provide remote services during the COVID-19 public health crisis. Customers are urged to refer to the Library website at www.usmma.edu/library for ad  more

NORFOLK, Virginia, March 27 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following story: Ready to answer the nation's call, Navy Reserve Sailors reported to the Military Sealift Command's hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) March 25, to support the ship's upcoming medical relief mission to New York City. Preparing for the ship's COVID-19 response deployment, Commander, Navy Reserve Forces Command selected more than 120 volunteers from a group of Navy Reserve medical professionals and other ratings to embark   more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The White House issued the following statement on March 26 by Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham on the President Trump's travel to Norfolk, Virginia: President Donald J. Trump announced that he will travel to Norfolk, Virginia, on Saturday, March 28 to bid bon voyage to the hospital ship USNS COMFORT (T-AH-20) as it leaves for New York City to the frontlines of the COVID-19 virus response. The USNS COMFORT will sail well ahead of its originally scheduled departure time t  more