News published on Federal Newswire in November 2005

News from November 2005


The US Agriculture Department published a three page rule on Nov. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Nov. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Nov. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page rule on Nov. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Nov. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on Nov. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Nov. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Nov. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Grassley asks FDA to keep providing new information about erectile dysfunction drugs

News Release: Dear Dr. von Eschenbach: Thank you for the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) response to my letter datedAug. 24, 2005, requesting that the FDA describe actions that will be taken to ensure thatpatients and consumers are informed of the risks of permanent vision loss associated with the useof drugs...


News Release: Washington, D.C. - On Nov. 16, Chairman Domenici and Ranking Senator Bingaman asked executives from five oil companies who testified at a joint hearing held by the Energy and Commerce Committee to submit in writing clarification of answers they gave to a question during the hearing about their companies’ participation with the Cheney Energy Task Force. The senators gave a Nov. 30th deadline for the written responses.


NIST Physicists Coax Six Atoms into Quantum 'Cat' State

News Release: BOULDER, Colo. - Scientists at the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have coaxed six atoms into spinning together in two opposite directions at the same time, a so-called Schrödinger "cat" state that obeys the unusual laws of quantum physics. The ambitious choreography...


News Release: Food processors, warehouse managers and store retailers have a big economic interest in keeping pests at bay. That's why Agricultural Research Service scientists have developed a method to keep insects such as moths, beetles and their larvae from damaging and contaminating stored products.


News Release: Fallen logs on the forest floor make a perfect home for Shiitake mushrooms. These fungi--sold as a delicacy in the produce section of your local supermarket--thrive on the downed wood, turning it into sugars that they use for food.


Grassley seeks correction from the Food and Drug Administration regarding comment on Dr. Hampshire investigation

News Release: Dear Acting Commissioner von Eschenbach: As a senior member of the United States Senate and as Chairman of the Committee onFinance (Committee), it is my duty under the Constitution to conduct oversight into the actionsof executive branch agencies. As part of the Committee's ongoing review of the Food...


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2005 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Justice Department today announced a settlement agreement with the City of Royal Oak, Michigan, resolving a lawsuit that alleged zoning discrimination under the Americans with Disabilities Act.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2005 WWW.USDOJ.GOV ENRD (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Department of Justice announced today that a federal grand jury in Houston, Texas returned a four-count indictment charging two Port Bolivar-based commercial fishermen with illegally importing red snapper into the United States, a violation of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (the Magnuson-Stevens Act).


The US Interior Department published a four page proposed rule on Nov. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Nov. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published an eight page rule on Nov. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page proposed rule on Nov. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.