News published on Federal Newswire in April 2004

News from April 2004


The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on April 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on April 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on April 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on April 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on April 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on April 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a four page notice on April 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on April 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Repairs to Powerplant Call for Water Releases through Tyler Creek Wasteway

News Release: The Bureau of Reclamation will be sending water down the Tyler Creek Wasteway bypass channel while the Green Springs Powerplant is shutdown for repair and maintenance work. The powerplant is located adjacent to Emigrant Creek about 10 miles southeast of Ashland, Oregon.


AMERICA'S URGENT ENERGY CHALLENGES REQUIRE COMPREHENSIVE FIX, NOT BABY STEPS

News Release: Sante Fe, NM --- Senate Energy & Natural Resources Chairman Pete V. Domenici outlined the impact his comprehensive energy legislation will have on America’s urgent energy challenges in a speech today before members of the American Gas Association. Chairman Domenici told natural gas and electricity executives ...


News Release: The mystery behind the decline of beneficial biocontrol weevils that help control the invasive weed water hyacinth in Florida has been solved by Agricultural Research Service scientists. They've found that a microorganism is responsible for killing the weevils and reducing their reproductive capacity.


EU Implements New Biotech Regulations, Grassley Troubled

News Release: Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, today commented on the implementation of two regulations of the European Union affecting agricultural biotech products, which are known in Europe as genetically modified organisms (GMOs). These regulations, Regulation (EC) No. 1829/2003 and Regulation (EC) No. 1830/2003, were adopted on Sept. 22, 2003, and they will both be implemented as of April 18.


Local Citizen Honored as Outstanding National Park Service Volunteer

News Release: Ventura County resident David Begun has been selected as the National Park Service (NPS) Pacific West Region recipient of the George B. Hartzog, Jr. award for Outstanding Volunteer Service. Begun has been a volunteer naturalist at Channel Islands National Park since 1984. Park Superintendent Russell...


Contract Awarded for Work at Grassy Lake Dam

News Release: Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner John Keys today announced the award of a $3 million construction contract for Safety of Dams work on Grassy Lake Dam located on Grassy Creek near Yellowstone National Park about 35 miles east of Ashton, Idaho.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 2004 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRT (202) 514-2008 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C.- The Justice Department announced today the filing of a lawsuit against the state of New York and the New York public university system for violating the rights of students with disabilities.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 2004 WWW.USDOJ.GOV TAX (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C.- The Justice Department today sued two Midwest men and their businesses, seeking to stop them from selling allegedly fraudulent employee-benefit schemes to employers. The civil injunction ...


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 2004 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRT (202) 514-2008 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Justice Department announced today that it has filed a lawsuit against the owners and managers of the Foster Apartments, located in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana, alleging discrimination against African-Americans who were seeking housing.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 2004 WWW.USDOJ.GOV TAX (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Justice Department announced that a federal court in Los Angeles has issued an order permanently barring James A. Mattatall, of Harbor City, California, from promoting abusive tax ...


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 2004 WWW.USDOJ.GOV TAX (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Justice Department announced today that the U.S. Marshals Service has arrested Walter “Al” Thompson, of Shasta Lake, California. Thompson, owner of Cencal Sales Company and Cencal ...


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 2004 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRT (202) 514-2008 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Justice Department today sued the District of Columbia for violating the federal Fair Housing Act by refusing to allow four group homes for children with disabilities to open. Each group home would have served the needs of six abandoned or neglected children.