News published on Federal Newswire in April 2005

News from April 2005


The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on April 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a three page notice on April 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on April 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on April 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on April 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a four page proposed rule on April 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - The Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee has begun consideration of some of President Bush’s five energy proposals. Chairman Domenici plans to discuss the remaining ideas with colleagues on the committee for possible inclusion in the draft energy bill.


Senators Grassley and Dodd Expand Effort to Improve Drug Safety System

News Release: WASHINGTON - Seeking to enhance the nation's drug safety monitoring system, Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Chris Dodd (D-CT) today introduced legislation to set up a new, independent Center inside the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to review drugs andbiological products once they are on the market.


Subcommittees Review Impact of Soybean Rust on U.S.

News Release: Frank D. Lucas, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Rural Development and Research, and Jerry Moran, Chairman of the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management, today co-chaired a joint hearing to review the economic impact of Asian Soybean Rust (ASR) on the American...


News Release: Jim Northup, a 25-year career veteran of the National Park Service, has been selected as the new superintendent of Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore on the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Currently the chief ranger at Great Smoky Mountains in Tennessee and North Carolina, he will begin the new assignment on May 1, 2005. Northup succeeds Karen Gustin, who has been selected as the new superintendent of Big Cypress National Preserve in Florida.


LIEBERMAN STATEMENT ON SECURITY OF CHEMICAL FACILITIES

News Release: WASHINGTON - Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Ranking Member Joe Lieberman, D-Conn., delivered the following statement Wednesday at a Committee hearing on the vulnerability to terrorist attack of the chemical industry.


Baucus Works to End to Cuba Travel Ban

News Release: (WASHINGTON, D.C.) Hundreds of Americans from all over the country gathered today toparticipate in “Cuba Action Day," a forum taking place in Washington, D.C., and all across thenation calling for an end to the Cuba travel ban.


News Release: Putting a turbidity sensor in crop fields may lead to better monitoring and estimating of soil being lost to water runoff, according to an Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientist. Turbidity is a measure of suspended particles that diminish water's clarity.


SENATOR COLLINS CHAIRS HEARING TO EXAMINE SECURITY OF CHEMICAL FACILITIES, VULNERABILITY TO TERRORIST ATTACKS

News Release: Washington, DC - Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) today chaired a hearing of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee to examine the security of America’s chemical plants and their vulnerability to terrorist attacks. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, there are at least...


News Release: FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY TUESDAY, APRIL 26, 2005 WWW.USDOJ.GOV AG (202) 514-2008 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales will join Court TV anchor Vinnie Politan and over 120 Los Angeles-area high school students to discuss the importance of protecting intellectual ...


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, APRIL 26, 2005 WWW.USDOJ.GOV TAX (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Justice Department announced today that a federal court has permanently barred Carrie Ann Shafer, of Oronogo, Missouri, from working as a federal tax return preparer. Shafer operated ...


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, APRIL 26, 2005 WWW.USDOJ.GOV TAX (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C.-The Justice Department announced today that a federal court in Baton Rouge, Louisiana has permanently barred James E. Rosamond, of Holden, Louisiana from preparing tax returns for others ...


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, APRIL 26, 2005 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRM (202) 514-2008 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Assistant Attorney General Christopher A. Wray of the Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Daniel G. Bogden of the District of Nevada announced today that Chinese national Yu Xuhui, a/k/a Fion Yu, has pleaded guilty to a one-count criminal information charging her with unlawfully procuring U.S. citizenship and naturalization.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, APRIL 26, 2005 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRM (202) 514-2008 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Assistant Attorney General Christopher A. Wray of the Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Karin J. Immergut of the District of Oregon, and Leigh Winchell, Special Agent-in-Charge for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Oregon and Washington, announced today that an Oregon man has pleaded guilty to a charge of producing child pornography.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, APRIL 26, 2005 WWW.USDOJ.GOV TAX (202) 514-2007 (202) 514-6933 WASHINGTON D.C. - Eileen J. O’Connor, Assistant Attorney General for the Justice Department’s Tax Division; Christopher J. Christie, U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey; and Nancy Jardini, Chief, Internal ...