WASHINGTON, July 27 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF11672) on July 24, 2025, by naval affairs specialist Ronald O'Rourke. Here are excerpts: * * * Coast Guard Waterways Commerce Cutter (WCC) Program: Background and Issues for Congress Introduction The Coast Guard's Waterways Commerce Cutter (WCC) program envisages procuring 30 replacements for the Coast Guard's 35 aging river buoy tenders (WLRs), inland construction tenders (W more PR

WASHINGTON, July 26 (TNSFR) -- Eagle Creek Reusens Hydro LLC, Bethesda, Maryland, has filed a re-license application to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission regarding an upcoming environmental assessment for the Reusens Hydroelectric Project in Amherst Counties, Virginia. This decision comes after a thorough review of information including comments received on the ready for environmental analysis notice issued on May 13, 2025. Based on the current findings, FERC does not anticipate that lic more PR

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * McClellan Statement on U.S. Withdrawal from Ceasefire Negotiations between Israel and Hamas Amidst Growing Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza * Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) issued the following statement after the Trump Administration abandoned (link is external) ceasefire negotiations between Israel and Hamas amidst an intensifying humanitarian crisis in Gaza: "Ever more PR

WASHINGTON, July 27 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service has issued a notice requesting public comments on properties nominated for listing or related actions in the National Register of Historic Places. These nominations cover a diverse range of historical and architectural sites across Connecticut, Kansas, Maryland, Michigan, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Virginia and Wisconsin. The purpose of this public comment period is to gather feedback  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 27 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service has issued a notice seeking comments on properties nominated for listing or related actions in the National Register of Historic Places. These nominations cover a diverse range of historical and architectural sites across Colorado, Georgia, Kansas, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and Virginia. These properties were submitted by various entities, including State or  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 27 (TNSFR) -- Norfolk Southern Railway Company, Atlanta, Georgia, has filed a petition with the U.S. Department of the Interior Surface Transportation Board seeking to discontinue service over an 11.0-mile rail line. The line runs between Riverton Junction in Front Royal, Virginia, and Strasburg, Virginia, traversing U.S. Postal Service Zip Codes 22657 and 22630. The company certified that no local traffic has used the line for at least two years and that any overhead traffic c more PR

WASHINGTON, July 26 (TNSFR) -- Volkswagen Group of America Inc., Reston, Virginia, has submitted a petition to the U.S. Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to request a decision that a determined noncompliance in certain of its vehicle models is inconsequential to motor vehicle safety. The petition concerns approximately 460,169 vehicles, specifically model year 2018-2024 Audi SQ5, model year 2021-2024 Audi SQ5 Sportback, model year 2018-2024 Audi Q5, and more PR