News from December 2006
By DOT News Wire | Dec 20, 2006
The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on Dec. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Dec 20, 2006
The US Energy Department published a one page rule on Dec. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 20, 2006
The US Interior Department published a four page rule on Dec. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 20, 2006
The US Interior Department published a one page rule on Dec. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 20, 2006
News Release: All National Park Service Visitor Centers within the Outer Banks Group will be closed for the Christmas Holiday on Monday, Dec. 25, 2006. This includes Visitor Centers at Wright Brothers National Memorial, Fort Raleigh National Historic Site and Cape Hatteras National Seashore, including the Bodie...
By DOE Newswire | Dec 20, 2006
News Release: Washington, D.C. - President Bush today signed into law the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act as part of H.R. 6111, The Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006. The bill also extended several popular energy tax programs that encourage efficiency and conservation as well as the production and use of renewable energies.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 20, 2006
News Release: Newly developed low-phytate breeding lines of wheat have been found to produce flour with 25 percent more magnesium than commercial varieties, according to Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists. Varying amounts of magnesium, phosphorus, zinc and other minerals occur naturally in wheat kernels.
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 20, 2006
News Release: Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Ranking Member Joe Lieberman, D-Conn., Wednesday issued the following statement in response to a Department of Homeland Security Inspector General report on management challenges facing the Department: “The DHS Inspector General’s report, out today,...
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 20, 2006
News Release: WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, today said the President’s signing of bipartisan legislation extending tax relief and key health and trade provisions will ensure continued benefits for families, Medicare beneficiaries, farmers, and businesses that create jobs.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 20, 2006
News Release: Bryce Canyon National Park: a Great Place to Visit in the winter.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 20, 2006
News Release: Passamaquoddy History and Culture: A Traveling Teaching Kit for Grades 5-8 has won third place in the curriculum category of the National Association for Interpretation (NAI) annual media award competition. The competition is designed to promote excellence in the delivery of natural, cultural, and historical...
By Interior Newswire | Dec 20, 2006
News Release: Seneca Falls - Women’s Rights National Historical Park Superintendent Tina Orcutt announced today that the park will no longer collect entrance fees as of Jan. 2, 2007. The park has been collecting fees for entrance to the park as part of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act.
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 20, 2006
News Release: Earlier today, President Bush signed into law landmark postal reform legislation that was authored by Senator Susan Collins and is the first modernization of the Postal Service in more than 30 years. Senator Collins said that the new law will ensure the continuation of universal postal service at an...
By Interior Newswire | Dec 20, 2006
News Release: WIND CAVE NATIONAL PARK, S.D. - Wind Cave National Park is extending the public comment period on a draft environmental assessment (EA) written for the reintroduction of the endangered Black-footed ferret within park boundaries. The comment period, originally set to close in late December, has now been extended to January 26.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 19, 2006
News Release: Dear Commissioner von Eschenbach: The United States Senate Committee on Finance (Committee) has exclusive jurisdiction over the Medicare and Medicaid programs. Accordingly, the Committee has a responsibility to the more than 80 million Americans who receive health care coverage under Medicare and Medicaid...
By DOE Newswire | Dec 19, 2006
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Senate Energy & Natural Resources Chairman Pete V. Domenici today congratulated the Department of Energy for holding fast to the Dec. 31st deadline for pre-applications from energy companies for loan guarantees that would be applied to projects using clean and innovative technologies. In October, the department extended the deadline from Nov. 6 to Dec. 31st and there had been some concern that the deadline might to be extended again.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 19, 2006
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2006 WWW.USDOJ.GOV OPA (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 Company Will Pay $37 Million; Plead Guilty to Criminal Violations on a Dozen Ships BOSTON Overseas Shipholding Group Inc. (OSG) has today agreed to plead guilty to 33 felony counts related to deliberate ...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 19, 2006
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2006 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON Former Overton County, Tenn., sheriffs deputy Gary Grigg and Lt. Johnny Gann were sentenced late yesterday for their roles in violating the civil rights of an inmate detained in the Overton ...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 19, 2006
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2006 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRM (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON A federal grand jury in Miami has indicted a former Alcatel CIT executive on charges related to making corrupt payments to Costa Rican officials in order to obtain a mobile telephone contract from the state-owned telecommunications authority, in violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), the Department of Justice announced today.
By Commerce News Now | Dec 19, 2006
News Release: Thank you, Ambassador Belooshi, for that kind introduction. It's good to see you again. Ambassador Belooshi works tirelessly for Bahrain. In fact, it was the Ambassador himself who lobbied me to visit Bahrain during my upcoming trip to the Middle East next month. I look forward to my visit there and ...
