News published on Federal Newswire in December 2006

News from December 2006


Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Announces New Campground Reservation Contract

News Release: Superintendent Dusty Shultz has announced that effective February 7, 2007, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore will offer camping reservations through a new system, the National Recreation Reservation Service, operated by ReserveAmerica.


News Release: The new year will bring a fresh look to the Cape Hatteras Light Station as renovation work to several structures, which comprise the Station complex, will soon be underway. This is the first major work to be performed at the Station since its relocation in 1999.


After Christmas Ranger Programs

News Release: Week Full of Fun Activities at Rocky Mountain National Park.


42 Senators Send a Bipartisan Letter to Bush Asking for Renewable PTC In '08 Budget Request

News Release: Washington, D.C. - A bipartisan group of 42 senators has sent a letter to President Bush asking him to include in his FY08 budget request a proposal to extend the renewable energy production tax credit (PTC) for five years, from 2008 to 2013. Congress earlier this month extended the expiring tax credits from 2007 to 2008 as part of a larger tax package.


Visitor Succumbs to Fatal Heart Attack Along High Elevation Trail

News Release: On Sunday, December 17 at 4:23 P.M., National Park Service Pacific Islands Dispatch Center received a call from Maui County 911. A visitor reported that a man was having a heart attack half mile down Sliding Sands Trail and that CPR was being performed.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2006 WWW.USDOJ.GOV AT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 Changes Designed to Further Streamline Merger Review Process WASHINGTON — The Antitrust Division announced today that it is amending its 2001 Merger Review Process Initiative in order to further streamline ...


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2006 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRM (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON— Sixteen individuals in six states have been charged with criminal violations in connection with their efforts to obtain refugee status in the United States by concealing their prior service in the Bosnian Serb military, Deputy Attorney General Paul J. McNulty and Assistant Secretary for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Julie L. Myers announced today.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2006 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRM (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON – The two leaders of a six-person nationwide employee-leasing conspiracy that exploited hundreds of illegal aliens throughout the United States have been sentenced to terms in prison, Assistant Attorney General Alice S. Fisher of the Criminal Division and R. Alexander Acosta, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, announced today.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2006 WWW.USDOJ.GOV TAX (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 Participating Employers Understated Employment Taxes WASHINGTON — A federal court in Chicago has permanently barred Carmelo Zanfei of Steger, Ill., and William Crouse of Greenwood Ind., and their businesses ...


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2006 WWW.USDOJ.GOV TAX (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 St. Louis Tax Preparer Allegedly Based False Deductions on Fictitious Businesses WASHINGTON -- The Justice Department has filed a suit in federal court seeking to bar David O’Bryant of St. Louis from preparing ...


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2006 WWW.USDOJ.GOV AG (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON – Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales today announced the appointment of Lee Lofthus as Assistant Attorney General for Administration. Mr. Lofthus has served in an acting capacity since June 1, 2006, following the resignation of former Assistant Attorney General for Administration, Dr. Paul Corts.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2006 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON - The Justice Department today filed a lawsuit challenging the conditions of confinement at the L.E. Rader Center, a juvenile facility in Sand Springs, Oklahoma.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2006 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON — A former reserve officer with the Memphis Police Department, Andrew Hunt, was sentenced today to 19 years in prison and 3 years of supervised release for his part in plotting and taking part in robbery and kidnapping while on duty, the Justice Department announced.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Dec. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Dec. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Dec. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Dec. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Dec. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Dec. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on Dec. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.