News published on Federal Newswire in April 2006

News from April 2006


Notice published by Labor Department on April 28

The US Labor Department published a two page notice on April 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Interior Department publishes notice on April 28

The US Interior Department published a two page notice on April 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published on April 28 by Interior Department

The US Interior Department published a three page notice on April 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published on April 28 by Federal Reserve System

The US Federal Reserve System published a one page notice on April 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


What did Federal Reserve System publish on April 28?

The US Federal Reserve System published a two page notice on April 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.




Let Oil Companies Keep More of Their Profits Than Current Law Allows? Wyden Amendment Gets It Wrong

News Release: Washington, D.C. - An amendment proposed by Sen. Ron Wyden, D-OR, would allow oil companies to keep more of their profits than the current law, Senate Energy and Natural Resources Chairman Pete V. Domenici said yesterday.


News Release: WEST GLACIER, MONT. - With warm weather forecast for this weekend, the following road and general park update is provided for park visitors, and includes information regarding the daily opening of the Apgar Visitor Center. Twenty-nine miles of the Going-to-the-Sun Road are open to vehicles. From the...


Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) Signed for TV Translator at Apgar Lookout

News Release: WEST GLACIER, MONT. - Glacier National Park officials announce that a finding of no significant impact (FONSI) to issue a special use permit to continue operating a TV translator at Apgar Lookout has been signed by National Park Service Intermountain Regional Director Mike Snyder. The decision was made...


Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee Schedule for the Week of May 1

News Release: Washington, D.C. - The Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee will hold two full committee hearings next week.


Laser Trapping of Erbium May Lead to Novel Devices

News Release: Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have used lasers to cool and trap erbium atoms, a "rare earth" heavy metal with unusual optical, electronic and magnetic properties. The element has such a complex energy structure that it was previously considered too wild to trap.


Phages Eyed as New Way to Control Salmonella

News Release: Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists and university cooperators have collected and partially characterized beneficial viruses, called bacteriophages, that could help control Salmonella bacteria in swine waste lagoons.



York County, Pennsylvania to Pay U.S. $16 Million for Inflating Immigrant Detention Figures

News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 2006 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CIV (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON – York County, PA, will pay the United States $16 million to settle allegations that it inflated claims to the Immigration and Naturalization Service for housing INS detainees, the Justice Department announced today. York County, which operates York County Prison, is one of the largest providers of detention services in the nation.


More Than 1,100 Sex Offender Arrests By U.S. Marshals’

News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 2006 WWW.USDOJ.GOV AG (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 “OPERATION FALCON II” Among 9,037 Fugitives Apprehended in Nationwide Operation WASHINGTON – Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales and United States Marshals Service (USMS) Director John F. Clark announced ...


Five Additional Defendants Charged In Crackdown Against Worldwide Internet Piracy Groups

News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 2006 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRM (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C.—Five individuals were charged with criminal copyright infringement in Charlotte, North Carolina, as part of an ongoing federal crackdown against international online piracy groups responsible ...


Indiana Ready Mixed Concrete Producer And President Agree To Plead Guilty To Price-fixing Charge

News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 2006 WWW.USDOJ.GOV AT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON — An Indiana ready mixed concrete producer and its president have agreed to plead guilty and pay criminal fines for fixing the price of ready mixed concrete in the Indianapolis metropolitan area, the Department of Justice announced today.


Justice Department Sues Tennessee Apartment Owner for Engaging in Discrimination Against Persons with Children

News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 2006 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON—The Justice Department announced today that it has filed a lawsuit against the owner and resident manager of the Fountainbleau Apartments, located in East Ridge, Tenn., alleging housing discrimination against individuals on account of their having children.


Former Army Official And Virginia-based Defense Contractors Charged With Honest Services Wire Fraud And Bribery

News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 2006 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRM (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. – A federal grand jury in the Western District of Virginia in Charlottesville, Va., returned a four-count indictment charging Kenneth N. Harvey, 50, Michael G. Kronstein, 44, and Karla ...