News published on Federal Newswire in August 2006

News from August 2006


The US Transportation Department published a five page rule on Aug. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on Aug. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a four page proposed rule on Aug. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page rule on Aug. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on Aug. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a three page rule on Aug. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a four page proposed rule on Aug. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on Aug. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on Aug. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a two page proposed rule on Aug. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Visitor Center Decreases Hours

News Release: The Hulls Cove Visitor Center will shorten its hours beginning September 1. The center will be open from 8 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. daily. Beginning on Oct. 1, the hours will be 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily, until the visitor center closes on October 31.


News Release: The public is invited to join award-winning writer and documentary filmmaker Dayton Duncan for a behind-the-scenes look at his new PBS film about the history of America's national parks on Thursday, August 31 at 7:00 p.m. at the Murie Science and Learning Center (MSLC) in Denali National Park and Preserve. The MSLC is located at Mile 1.3 on the Denali Park Road.


News Release: Not only are there five Saturdays this September, but one of them is a fee-free day for all National Park sites! Five new programs will be featured this month on topics ranging from trees to grasses and coyotes to insects, walks through the dunes, and even a special guest lecturer. Sept. 30, 2006...


National Park Service Honors Fellow Nonagenarians at 90th Birthday Party

News Release: Biscayne National Park will celebrate the National Park Service's 90th birthday on Sunday, Aug. 27, 2006. The day begins with a free 10 a.m. boat trip to the park’s reefs or islands for people born in 1916, the same year the National Park Service was established, 1916. At 2 p.m. the film Our National...


News Release: Yosemite National Park officials have begun efforts to contain a new fire that started late in the afternoon today, Monday, Aug. 21, 2006. The fire was estimated to be approximately 50 acres at around 3 pm and is located along the Ribbon Creek drainage between El Capitan and Ribbon Creek, above the North Rim of Yosemite Valley.


Caverns Celebrates NPS's 90th Birthday

News Release: On Friday, Aug. 25, Carlsbad Caverns National Park will join the other 389 national park units around the country in celebrating Founder’s Day, the ninetieth birthday of the National Park Service (NPS).


Release of Final Non-Native Deer Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement for Point Reyes National Seashore

News Release: The National Park Service (NPS) announced today the release of the Point Reyes National Seashore (PRNS) Non-Native Deer Management Plan: Protecting the Seashore’s Native Ecosystems, Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS). The FEIS has been developed in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA); the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a Notice of Availability for the FEIS in the Federal Register on Aug. 18, 2006.


Bringing Wetlands to the Farm

News Release: Most farmers and ranchers aren't near any wetlands, which are nature's tool for filtering impurities out of waterways-and would help keep excess crop nutrients and livestock waste out of rivers and streams.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FRIDAY, AUGUST 18, 2006 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CIV (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON – Beverly Enterprises Inc. has agreed to pay the United States and the State of California $20 million to settle allegations that its former wholly owned subsidiary, MK Medical, violated the civil False Claims Act, the Justice Department announced today.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FRIDAY, AUGUST 18, 2006 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON - A settlement agreement reached with Madonna Inn Inc. under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) will make the landmark roadside Inn more accessible to people with disabilities, the Justice Department announced today.