News published on Federal Newswire in June 2003

News from June 2003


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on June 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on June 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Federal Reserve System published a one page notice on June 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on June 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on June 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Grassley: Quotas in Softwood Lumber Trade Would Hurt Consumers

News Release: Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, made the following commenton his preferences for a resolution of the softwood lumber dispute.


ENERGY COMMITTEE APPROVES 12 PUBLIC LANDS, FORESTS AND PARKS BILLS AT BUSINESS MEETING

News Release: The Senate Energy Committee today approved 12 bills in a 10 a.m. business meeting held in SD-366. Eleven of the bills were approved by unanimous consent, and one of the bills was approved by a voice vote. The approved bills are: S. 470 as amended: This bill extends to November, 2006 the deadline for ...


NIST Puts New Testing Device to Work on Recovered WTC Steel Shows How Steel Responds to High Stress, High Temperature

News Release: A new instrument at the National Institute of Standards and Technology that operates like an air-powered battering ram has been pressed into service to study steel salvaged from the World Trade Center (WTC), a key element in the agency's two-year building and fire safety investigation of the Sept. 11 disaster.


Grassley Urges Mexico to Drop Trade Barriers to U.S. Agricultural Products

News Release: WASHINGTON - In a strongly worded, example-laden speech on the Senate floor last night,Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, urged the Mexican government to stopimposing barriers on U.S. agricultural products - many from Iowa - and thereby undermining its commitments under the North American Free Trade Agreement. Grassley also urged the Bush administration to make the removal of Mexican barriers to U.S. agricultural products a top priority.


DOMENICI CRITICIZES FOREST SERVICE FOR LACK OF STRATEGY, MOMENTUM IN TACKLING GRAZING BACKLOG

News Release: Washington, D.C. -Senate Energy Chairman Pete Domenici today chided the Forest Service for its slow and disorganized efforts to reduce an apparent backlog of 3,666 permits and for failing to provide the committee with clear, reliable data regarding the estimated 9,500 grazing permits under its management. ...


ENERGY COMMTITEE HONORS RETIRING CHIEF COUNSEL FOR 37 YEARS OF OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO COMMITTEE

News Release: Washington, D.C. - The Senate Energy Committee today honored retiring Chief Counsel James Beirne with a resolution commending him for his 37 years of outstanding service to the committee. The committee cited Beirne’s integrity, superior knowledge of law and procedure and exceptional wit and humor in ...


Charting Asian Longhorned Beetles' Roaming Habits

News Release: If the Asian longhorned beetle (ALB) continues its advance, this invasive pest may potentially alter the makeup of North American hardwood forests. Losses to lumber, maple syrup and tourism industries--dependent on healthy hardwood trees--could reach $670 billion.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, JUNE 24, 2003 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRM (202) 514-2008 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Alexander J. Meerovich, a former State Department consular officer, was sentenced today before U.S. District Court Judge Ricardo M. Urbina to two years imprisonment on visa fraud, the Justice Department announced. The defendant will also serve a two year term of supervised release following his prison sentence and was ordered to pay a $5,000 fine.


News Release: MEDIA ADVISORY TUESDAY, JUNE 24, 2003 WWW.USDOJ.GOV AG (202) 514-2008 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C.- Attorney General Ashcroft and the Chairman of the European Union’s Council of Ministers of Justice and Home Affairs, Greek Minister of Justice Philippos Petsalnikos, will sign a multilateral extradition ...


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, JUNE 24, 2003 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRM (202) 514-2008 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Acting Assistant Attorney General Christopher A. Wray of the Criminal Division, Acting U.S. Attorney Louis V. Franklin of the Middle District of Alabama, and Alabama Attorney General Bill ...


Labor Department Sues Principals Of Florida-Based Health Plan Service Provider

News Release: Archived News Release — Caution: Information may be out of date.


The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on June 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page correction on June 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page proposed rule on June 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on June 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.