News published on Federal Newswire in August 2005

News from August 2005


The US Agriculture Department published a one page rule on Aug. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a five page rule on Aug. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on Aug. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a seven page rule on Aug. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a four page rule on Aug. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a three page rule on Aug. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Aug. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Aug. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on Aug. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published an eight page rule on Aug. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on Aug. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a four page proposed rule on Aug. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page proposed rule on Aug. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Grassley reacts to PhRMA announcement on direct-to-consumer advertising, drug safety

News Release: Sen. Chuck Grassley today issued a statement about the pharmaceutical industry’s newly unveiled guiding principles on direct-to-consumer advertising.


Baucus Comments on New Debt Limit Estimates

News Release: (WASHINGTON, D.C.) U.S. Senator Max Baucus, ranking member of the Senate FinanceCommittee, released new information from the Treasury Department regarding the statutory limiton the federal debt. According to the Treasury Department, the limit on federal debt will nothave to be raised in 2005. The agency had previously estimated that the government wouldreach the debt limit in 2005.


Grassley Praises President’s Signing of CAFTA into Law

News Release: Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, with jurisdiction over international trade, today made the following comment on the President’s signing of the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act into law. Congress gave the legislation final approval last week.


PRESIDENT BUSH TO SIGN ENERGY BILL IN NEW MEXICO

News Release: Albuquerque, New Mexico - Senate Energy & Natural Resources Chairman Pete V. Domenici today announced that President Bush will sign the bipartisan Energy Policy Act of 2005 in Albuquerque on Monday, August 8. The signing ceremony will take place at Sandia National Laboratories.


Removing Damaged Proteins that Cloud Vision

News Release: Consuming a diet rich in antioxidants found in fruits and vegetables could help stave off the breakdown of an important mechanism through which eye lenses are cleared of damaged proteins, according to research funded by the Agricultural Research Service. Efficient removal or repair of damaged proteins within eye lenses is crucial to continued lens transparency.


News Release: Pursuant to the requirements of the Propane Education and Research Act of 1996 (PERA), the Department of Commerce prepared this analysis of changes in propane prices relative to other energy sources. The report presents the relevant price data and concludes that propane prices have not exceeded the threshold established by PERA.


News Release: Bush Administration to Consult with Domestic Industry and Members of Congress on Broader Textile Agreement with China WASHINGTON—The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA) announced today its decision to extend the period for making determinations on six pending textile safeguard ...