News published on Federal Newswire in July 2006

News from July 2006


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on July 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on July 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on July 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on July 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on July 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page rule on July 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a five page proposed rule on July 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a four page proposed rule on July 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on July 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on July 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Grassley Disappointed Over Collapse of Doha Round Trade Talks

News Release: Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, with jurisdiction over international trade, today made the following comment on the collapse of the Doha round of worldwide trade talks.


News Release: Cape Hatteras National Seashore recently partnered with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to aid them in broadcasting video of their latest project on the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary. NOAA, in conjunction with the Institute for Exploration, conducted a mapping expedition of the wreck of the USS Monitor in order to create a photographic mosaic of the wreckage as it exists today.


Senators Collins and Lieberman Urge Frist to Bring Chemical Security Legislation to the Floor

News Release: Senate Homeland Security Committee Chairman Susan Collins (R-ME) and Ranking Member Joe Lieberman (D-CT) sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist today, urging him to schedule the Chemical Security Anti-Terrorism Act for a floor vote prior to the August recess. The bill, which was unanimously...


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Senate Homeland Security Committee Chairman Susan Collins (R-ME) and Ranking Member Joe Lieberman (D-CT) sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist today, urging him to schedule the Chemical Security Anti-Terrorism Act for a floor vote prior to the August recess. The bill,...


Goodlatte Statement on Trade Talks

News Release: Today Chairman Bob Goodlatte made the following statement regarding recent reports from Geneva involving the World Trade Organization (WTO) Doha Development Round...


Hadlock Trail and Adjacent Area Opened

News Release: Two adult loons that established a nesting territory on Upper Hadlock Pond in May have failed in their nesting attempt for 2006, Superintendent Sheridan Steele announced today. These birds were one pair of several pairs found on lakes or ponds in Acadia National Park and on Mount Desert Island (MDI). The pair at Upper Hadlock Pond had selected a nesting site close to the recently improved middle section of the Hadlock Trail.


Unknown Shipwreck Laid to Rest

News Release: Cape Hatteras National Seashore recently partnered with the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum in conducting an archaeological study of a shipwreck on Hatteras Island known only as the Ramp 55 Wreck. Little is known of the ship except that it was a six-mast schooner built out of oak and pine sometime between 1870 and 1900.


New Pinto Beans Resist White Mold

News Release: Two pinto bean germplasm lines are now available for breeding varieties of the crop that will resist white mold.


Baucus Disappointed by Failure of Doha Negotiations

News Release: Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Max Baucus (D-Mont.), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, released the following statement upon news of the failure to reach agreement on agriculture in the Doha Round of World Trade Organization ("WTO") talks...


Chairman Collins Releases Statement on FEMA's Post Disaster Policy Changes

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC-The Department of Homeland Security has announced a number of changes in Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) recovery strategy, or the manner in which the agency responds and assists victims following a disaster. The announced changes follow numerous reports, many of which were...