News published on Federal Newswire in September 2004

News from September 2004


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Sept. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Sept. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Sept. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on Sept. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on Sept. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page rule on Sept. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page rule on Sept. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a three page rule on Sept. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Sept. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Sept. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Sept. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.



Chairman Grassley says PhRMA can help fight fraud against health care programs

News Release: Dear Mr. Chairman: Thank you for your letter of Aug. 26, responding to my letter of August 13 concerning the False Claims Act (FCA). We appreciate the leadership you have demonstrated over many years in support of government-financed health care programs and the prevention of fraud and abuse in these...


News Release: The National Park Service announced today that three fire departments near Point Reyes National Seashore have received grants for Rural Fire Assistance (RFA) in conjunction with the National Fire Plan. The RFA grant program supports the fire protection capabilities of rural and volunteer fire departments that fight wildland fires near or on Department of the Interior lands.


Dainty Plant Can Power-Clean Cadmium-Contaminated Soils

News Release: Delicate, white flowers belie the ability of the small plant called alpine pennycress to lift huge amounts of cadmium from contaminated soil. Agricultural Research Service agronomist Rufus Chaney, of the Animal Manure and By-Products Laboratory in Beltsville, Md., and a group of international scientists have found the plant can concentrate about 8,000 parts per million of cadmium in its leaves.


Baucus Works to Close Tax Gap

News Release: (WASHINGTON, D.C.) Today, the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) released an audit report on efforts by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to pursue millions of individual non-filer cases. The report is entitled “The Return Delinquency Notice Program Could Be Used More Effectively...


News Release: MEDIA ADVISORY THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2004 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CIV (202) 514-2008 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C.- The Justice Department’s tobacco litigation team will hold a background briefing on MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2004 at 2:00 p.m. ET in the 7th floor conference room to address the forthcoming tobacco trial scheduled to begin Tuesday, September 21st.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2004 WWW.USDOJ.GOV TAX (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON D.C. - The Justice Department today asked a federal court in Atlanta to bar Jonathan D. Luman, of Lovejoy, Georgia, from selling an alleged tax scam via the Internet. According to the civil ...


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2004 WWW.USDOJ.GOV OCIO (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security, in conjunction with the Office of Management and Budget, will release a Request for Information (RFI) on September ...


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2004 WWW.USDOJ.GOV AT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. - R. Hewitt Pate, Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Department’s Antitrust Division, made the following statement today after the U.S. District Court for the Northern District ...