News published on Federal Newswire in February 2005

News from February 2005


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Feb. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Feb. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on Feb. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page rule on Feb. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a three page proposed rule on Feb. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on Feb. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on Feb. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page proposed rule on Feb. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Feb. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a three page rule on Feb. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


New Food and Nutrition Research Briefs Posted on Web

News Release: The Agricultural Research Service has posted the newest edition of the Food & Nutrition Research Briefs on the World Wide Web at.


Grassley, Baucus Praise IRS Effort on Abusive Tax Schemes Involving Stock Options

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced a settlementinitiative for an abusive listed transaction used by executives and their companies to evade incomeand employment taxes related to compensatory stock options. Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, and Sen. Max Baucus, ranking member, praised IRS efforts taking aggressive action to identify and shut down these tax shelters.


DOMENICI, BINGAMAN ANNOUNCE WATER CONFERENCE, ISSUE CALL FOR BOLD SOLUTIONS TO WATER CHALLENGES

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chairman Pete V. Domenici and Ranking Member Jeff Bingaman issued a broad call today for proposals to address the challenge of meeting the nation’s ever increasing demand for water. The two senators announced a half-day conference on water ...


Baucus Blasts New Ag Trade Restrictions; Will Block Treasury Nominees

News Release: (WASHINGTON, D.C.) U.S. Senator Max Baucus, Ranking Member of the Senate FinanceCommittee, renewed his vow to block Treasury nominees before the Senate in the wake of aTreasury office ruling today restricting the terms of agricultural trade with Cuba. The newTreasury rule, Baucus has argued, threatens to shut down agricultural trade with the islandnation.


GUIDELINES FOR SUBMISSIONS FOR WATER CONFERENCE

News Release: Washington, D.C. - The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee today issued guidelines for the Water Conference to be held on April 5 from 2:15 p.m. to 6 p.m. in Hart 216. The guidelines are below. These guidelines will be posted on the committee website. The deadline for submissions is March 9 ...


Grassley Opposes Ruling on U.S. Agricultural Sales to Cuba

News Release: Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, today criticized the announcement of the Department of Treasury that it is mandating a change in payment practices with regard to sales of U.S. agricultural products to Cuba.


Baucus Blasts New Ag Trade Restrictions; Will Block Treasury Nominees

News Release: (WASHINGTON, D.C.) U.S. Senator Max Baucus, Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, renewed his vow to block Treasury nominees before the Senate in the wake of aTreasury office ruling today restricting the terms of agricultural trade with Cuba. The newTreasury rule, Baucus has argued, threatens to shut down agricultural trade with the islandnation.


News Release: Nontoxic strains of a fungus have been developed by the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) to control toxins produced by a different strain of the same fungus in corn.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2005 WWW.USDOJ.GOV TAX (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Eileen J. O’Connor, Assistant Attorney General for the Justice Department’s Tax Division, and U.S. Attorney Karin J. Immergut announced today that at the federal courthouse in Portland, ...


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2005 WWW.USDOJ.GOV OPA (202) 514-2008 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Department of Justice announced today that Kevin Madden has been appointed Deputy Director and Press Secretary in the Office of Public Affairs.