News published on Federal Newswire in September 2004

News from September 2004


The US Federal Reserve System published a one page notice on Sept. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Federal Reserve System published a one page notice on Sept. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Sept. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Sept. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Sept. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Sept. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Sept. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a five page proposed rule on Sept. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a nine page rule on Sept. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page rule on Sept. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on Sept. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Grassley to Doctors: False Claims Act Doesn’t Allow Prosecution for “Honest Mistakes”

News Release: Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, made the following comment in response to an American Medical Association editorial opining that doctors are vulnerable to prosecution for honest mistakes under the False Claims Act. The AMA issued its editorial after the Government Accountability...


Baucus Raises Concern About IRS Ability to Enforce Tax Laws and Provide Taxpayer Service

News Release: (WASHINGTON, D.C) -- Today, U.S. Senator Max Baucus, Ranking Member of the SenateFinance Committee, released a letter from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner,Mark Everson, highlighting the effect of reducing the administration’s fiscal year 2005 budgetrequest for the IRS. Commissioner Everson...


News Release: WASHINGTON-The White House Tuesday issued a statement endorsing the Collins-Lieberman National Reform Act of 2004 (S.2845). The legislation was approved unanimously by the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee, of which Senator Susan Collins is the Chairman and Senator Joseph Lieberman is the ranking...


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Senate Energy & Natural Resources Chairman Pete V. Domenici today warned that oil won’t stop at $50 a barrel if Nigerian rebels carry out Oct. 1 threat of war against Nigerian government and the federal government, as expected, releases numbers tomorrow showing that U.S. commercial ...


CHAIRMAN COLLINS APPLAUDS COAST GUARD FOR ANTI-DRUG ACTIVITIES

News Release: Washington, DC - Senator Susan Collins today applauded the U.SCoast Guard for its three recent seizures of more than 68,000 pounds of cocaine with an estimated market value of $2.1 billion. This included a record single seizure for the Coast Guard of 30,000 pounds of cocaine. “One of the most dangerous...


News Release: A new study by Agricultural Research Service scientists in Beltsville, Md., may have some surprising news for consumers: Many single-serving sized food products provide more food than is advertised. However, this is not necessarily good news for many Americans.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2004 WWW.USDOJ.GOV AT (202) 514-2008 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Antitrust Division’s Office of the Director of Operations, including the Premerger Notification Unit, has relocated from the Patrick Henry Building, 601 D Street, N.W., Washington, ...


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 , 2004 WWW.USDOJ.GOV ENRD (202) 514-2007 EPA (202) 564-7818 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Department of Justice and the Environmental Protection Agency, along with the Commonwealth of Virginia and the State of Maryland, today announced a major Clean ...


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2004 WWW.USDOJ.GOV TAX (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Eileen J. O’Connor, Assistant Attorney General for the Tax Division, U.S. Department of Justice; and Nancy Jardini, Chief, IRS Criminal Investigation; announced today that on September ...