News published on Federal Newswire in February 2002

News from February 2002


Rule published on Feb. 15 by Transportation Department

The US Transportation Department published a five page rule on Feb. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


What did Transportation Department publish on Feb. 15?

The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Feb. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Rule published by Transportation Department on Feb. 15

The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on Feb. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Transportation Department publishes rule on Feb. 15

The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on Feb. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Rule published on Feb. 15 by Transportation Department

The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on Feb. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


What did Transportation Department publish on Feb. 15?

The US Transportation Department published a one page rule on Feb. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Rule published by Transportation Department on Feb. 15

The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on Feb. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Transportation Department publishes rule on Feb. 15

The US Transportation Department published a one page rule on Feb. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Justice Department publishes rule on Feb. 15

The US Justice Department published a one page rule on Feb. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Rule published on Feb. 15 by Transportation Department

The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on Feb. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Lieberman, Thompson Seek Information On Agency Oversight Of Enron Letters To Agencies;  Subpoenas To Enron, Andersen

News Release: Dear Chairman Newsome: The collapse of Enron Corporation has served as a wake-up call for the nation?s employees, investors and its governmental leadership. When Enron filed for bankruptcy in December 2001, it marked the largest corporate failure in United States history. But it is not merely the magnitude...


New Book Focuses on Nitrogen’s Effect on the Environment

News Release: Nitrogen, while important to farmers for growing crops, can pollute water and cause other environmental problems. Also, atmospheric nitrogen emissions can contribute to global warming. Now two Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists have edited a new book that investigates nitrogen and its effects on agriculture and the environment as a whole.


Grassley: Enron Tax Disclosure Should Jumpstart Congressional Action

News Release: Dear Senators Baucus and Grassley: Following on conversations with your staff, I have been authorized to advise you that Enron intendsto provide the Finance Committee with consent under Code section 6103 to public disclosure of itsrelevant confidential tax return information, along the lines described...


Lieberman, Thompson Seek Information on Agency Oversight of Enron Letters  Letters to Agencies; Subpoenas to Enron, Andersen

News Release: WASHINGTON - Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, D-Conn., and Ranking Member Fred Thompson, R-Tenn., sent letters to four federal regulatory agencies Friday to determine what the agencies knew about how Enron was run and whether they could have done anything to avert the company’s collapse.


MURKOWSKI REACTION TO PRESIDENT BUSH’S YUCCA MOUNTAIN DECISION

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Frank H. Murkowski, the Ranking Member on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the following statement today “The Administration has made tremendous progress toward completing the Yucca Mountain project. A series of comprehensive scientific reviews, studies, ...


Lieberman Celebrates Passage of Campaign Finance Reform

News Release: WASHINGTON - Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, D-Conn., Thursday celebrated the passage of campaign finance reform legislation by the House of Representatives. The legislation included an amendment, sponsored by Lieberman and Ranking Member Fred Thompson, R-Tenn., that would aid prosecutors in enforcing campaign finance laws.


DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE TO HOLD NEWS CONFERENCE

News Release: FOR PLANNING PURPOSES THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2002 WWW.USDOJ.GOV AG (202) 616-2777 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Deputy Attorney General Larry Thompson, Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division Michael Chertoff and United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia Paul McNulty will hold a news conference TODAY, Thursday, February 14 at 4:00 p.m.


JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SUES IDAHO APARTMENT COMPLEX FOR DISCRIMINATING AGAINST PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2002 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Justice Department filed a lawsuit yesterday in U.S. District Court in Idaho, against the designers and builders of the Turnberry at Village Green Apartments (Turnberry) in Lewiston, ...


NEW YORKER SENTENCED TO PRISON AND ORDERED TO PAY $1.3 MILLION IN RESTITUTION FOR MOTOR FUEL EXCISE TAX FRAUD

News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2002 WWW.USDOJ.GOV TAX (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A New York businessman was sentenced in Islip, New York today for conspiring to defraud the United States of more than $1.3 million in motor fuel excise taxes on diesel fuel, the Department of Justice's Tax Division announced today.


RESPIRATORY EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES COMPANY TO PAY U.S. $17 MILLION TO SETTLE HEALTH CARE FRAUD ALLEGATIONS

News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2002 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CIV (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Department of Justice, the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Montana and the United States Department of Health and Human Services announced today that Rotech ...