News published on Federal Newswire in December 2004

News from December 2004


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Dec. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Dec. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a five page rule on Dec. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a six page rule on Dec. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a seven page rule on Dec. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page rule on Dec. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a four page proposed rule on Dec. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a five page proposed rule on Dec. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Dec. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Dec. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Dec. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Dec. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Dec. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Dec. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a seven page notice on Dec. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Dec. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Flame Retardant Exposure Linked to House Dust

News Release: Common house dust may be an important source of a potentially dangerous class of chemicals called polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), according to an exploratory study* by researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Recent studies by others have found that PBDEs have been accumulating in human blood, fat tissue and breast milk.


Chip-Scale Magnetic Sensor Draws on Mini Clock Design

News Release: A low-power, magnetic sensor about the size of a grain of rice that can detect magnetic field changes as small as 50 picoteslas-a million times weaker than the Earth's magnetic field-has been demonstrated by researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Described in the Dec.


News Release: Wild sunflowers--whether growing beside a fast-food restaurant parking lot or clinging to shifting sand dunes--are worth their weight in gold to Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists.


The US Interior Department published a four page proposed rule on Dec. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.