News published on Federal Newswire in January 2006

News from January 2006


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Jan. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Jan. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Jan. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Grassley, Baucus Seek More Details of Drug Company Grant Money to Promote Particular Medicines

News Release: Dear Mr. Weldon: The U.S. Senate Committee on Finance (Committee) began its review of pharmaceutical manufacturers’ use of educational grants last June. Your company submitted information in response to the Committee’s initial request. In the months since, the Committee has continued its review of the...


BLM Opens New Area in NPRA to Oil Leasing – 2 Billion Barrel Yield Expected

News Release: Washington, D.C. The Bureau of Land Management today announced plans to open an additional 390,000 acres in northeast corner the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska for oil development. The move was made as an amendment to the federal government’s management plan for the area. The USGS estimates that oil development in this corner of the NPRA could yield 2 billion barrels of recoverable oil in the next several years.


Grassley: Bahrain Trade Pact is Good for U.S. Farmers, Businesses

News Release: Today President Bush signed into law the United States-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act. Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, with jurisdiction over international trade, made the following comment on today’s signing. Earlier, the Finance Committee approved the bill on a unanimous, bipartisan vote.


News Release: Utah rancher Bob Adams (left) and ARS plant geneticist Blair Waldron discuss the nutritional value of forage kochia. Click the image for more information about it.


News Release: Harkers Island, NC. Cape Lookout National Seashore Acting Superintendent Cherry Payne invites the public to a meeting to learn about the Draft Revision of the National Park Service (NPS) Management Policies, and how to provide their comments to the NPS. The Management Policies is the main policy document of the National Park Service; the last revision of the Management Policies was issued in 2001.


EPA Announces More Accurate Fuel Economy Measurements in Response to Energy Bill Mandate

News Release: Washington, D.C. - The Environmental Protection Agency this week announced the first change in fuel economy estimates in more than 20 years in response to a mandate in the Energy Policy Act of 2005. Congress instructed the EPA to create new fuel economy measurements after consumers complained that they often get less miles per gallon in their vehicles than is advertised.


Interviews with Former SFBC International Inc. Executives Over Safety, Ethics Allegations

News Release: Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, made the following comment today after his committee investigators interviewed two former executives of SFBC International Inc., a pharmaceutical research company that the committee is reviewing for allegations of unethical treatment of patients. Grassley’s investigators met separately in his office today with Lisa Krinsky,.


Labor Department Issues Rules on Multiemployer Pension Plan Funding Notices

News Release: Archived News Release — Caution: Information may be out of date.


U.S. Labor Department Restores $75,000 to Oakland Engineering Firm’s 401(k) Plan

News Release: Archived News Release — Caution: Information may be out of date.


The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on Jan. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on Jan. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Jan. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Jan. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Jan. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Jan. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Jan. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published an eight page notice on Jan. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.