News published on Federal Newswire in June 2006

News from June 2006


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on June 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on June 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on June 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a seven page rule on June 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on June 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on June 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on June 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on June 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on June 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on June 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Who: National Parks Subcommittee When: Thursday, June 22 at 2:30 p.m. Where: SD-366 Why: To receive testimony on the following bills: S. 574, a bill to amend the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor Act of 1994 to increase the authorization of appropriations and modify ...


News Release: A large-scale program to screen American elm trees for resistance to Dutch elm disease may lead to trees that can ward off this deadly disease, according to Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists and cooperators.


Senate Homeland Security Committee to Mark Up Chemical Security Legislation and Other Bills

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Susan Collins and Ranking Member Joseph Lieberman announced that on Wednesday, June 14, the Committee will hold a business meeting to mark up S. 2145, the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act, authored by Senators Collins...


Baucus Tax Gap Report, June 13, 2006 Edition

News Release: Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Max Baucus (D-Mont.) today focused on the nation’s annual tax gap - the difference between taxes legally owed and taxes actually collected in a timely fashion - at a Senate Finance Committee hearing on corporate tax issues. In his opening statement, Baucus reminded witnesses,...


Baucus Statement at Tax Gap Hearing

News Release: Woodrow Wilson once said, “Every great man of business has got somewhere a touch of the idealist in him." Based on the many Montana business owners whom I have met, I believe that is true. They take care of their workers, and they pay their taxes, because it’s the right thing to do.


Grassley Urges Scrutiny of Executives’ Backdating of Stock Options for Personal Gain

News Release: There have been a number of recent stories in the newspapers, especially The Wall Street Journal, about corporate executives backdating their stock options. Essentially, the reports say, the executives are waiting until after the fact to pick a date for their stock options, then picking the low point...


Baucus Warns Lamy on EU AG Concessions

News Release: Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Max Baucus (D-Mont.), Ranking Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee, today warned WTO Director General Pascal Lamy that Congress would not accept a Doha Round that demanded steep concessions of the United States without commensurate movement from other trading partners. Senator Baucus and Director General Lamy met today to discuss the status of the WTO’s Doha Development Agenda.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONDAY, JUNE 12, 2006 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON - The Justice Department today announced that on June 13, 2006, it will monitor a special municipal general election in Boston to ensure compliance with the Voting Rights Act.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONDAY, JUNE 12, 2006 WWW.USDOJ.GOV ENRD (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON—Charles Matlock, an executive with Pacific States Cast Iron Pipe Company, was sentenced in federal court today to 12 months and one day in prison and a $20,000 fine for violating the federal Clean ...


Gulf Coast Employers Agree to Pay Over $362,000 in Back Wages 
for 680 Workers Engaged In Hurricane Clean-Up and Rebuilding

News Release: BILOXI, Miss. — The U.S. Labor Department announced today that it has obtained agreements from three companies to pay a total of $362,673 in back wages for 680 employees in the hurricane-damaged Gulf Coast region. The companies are involved in the clean-up and reconstruction of casinos along the Mississippi ...