News from June 2006
By DOE Gazette | Jun 29, 2006
The US Energy Department published a two page notice on June 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Jun 29, 2006
The US Energy Department published a three page notice on June 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Jun 29, 2006
The US Commerce Department published a four page rule on June 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | Jun 29, 2006
The US Agriculture Department published a three page proposed rule on June 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | Jun 29, 2006
The US Agriculture Department published a three page proposed rule on June 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 29, 2006
News Release: I very much appreciate the participation of the witnesses who came to testify today on such short notice. I especially would like to thank Jon Stoner, President of the Montana Grain Growers, who flew all the way here from Havre, Montana. Welcome.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 29, 2006
News Release: Today Chairman Bob Goodlatte chaired a hearing to review the role of agriculture in the renewable fuels market. As the U.S. continues to strive toward energy independence, renewable fuels derived from agricultural products and byproducts are playing an increasingly prominent role. The renewable energy market provides America’s farmers and ranchers with new opportunities to market their products as well as potentially generate revenue from traditional waste products.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 29, 2006
News Release: Who: Full Committee When: Wednesday, July 12 at 11:30 a.m. Where: SD-366 Why: To consider the nomination of Marc Spitzer of Arizona to be a Member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 29, 2006
News Release: Hydrogen peroxide is best known for its bubbly cleansing of minor cuts and scrapes. But combining it with an enzyme-like catalyst called Fe-TAML also produces reactions that break down dyes, pesticides and other wayward chemicals that have become environmental pollutants.
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 29, 2006
News Release: Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Ranking Member Joe Lieberman, D-Conn., Thursday issued the following statement about the National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP), expected to be released by the Department of Homeland Security on Friday.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 29, 2006
News Release: Who: Full Committee When: Tuesday, July 11 at 2:30 P.M. Where: SD-366 Why: To receive testimony relating to implementation of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 on geothermal energy and other renewable energy production on Federal lands in the Western states.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 29, 2006
News Release: Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, with jurisdiction over international trade, today made the following comment on an inaccurate claim regarding the U.S.-.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 29, 2006
News Release: Effective today, Cape Hatteras National Seashore is removing several resource protection closures that had occurred when protected species nested in the areas. Park biologists continued to monitor the areas after the closures were initiated and provided recommendations based on the behavior and activities of the birds. The following areas have reopened to the public.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 29, 2006
News Release: Washington, D.C. -- The Senate Appropriations Committee today adopted an amendment offered by Energy & Water Subcommittee Chairman Pete Domenici which instructs Interior to aggressively negotiate with oil companies for payment of royalties on 1998 and 1999 leases and affirms Congress’s intent that oil companies pay royalties on all leases when oil prices reach a certain level.
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 29, 2006
News Release: Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT) and Joseph Lieberman (D-CT) today announced that they have helped secure $17 million for the Coast Guard’s Research and Development (R&D) Center in New London. The funding is included in the 2007 Homeland Security Appropriations Bill. Senators Dodd and Lieberman, upon seeing...
By DOE Newswire | Jun 29, 2006
News Release: Who: Full Committee When: Thursday, July 13 at 10:00 a.m. Where: SD-366 Why: To receive testimony on H.R. 5254, the Refinery Permit Process Schedule Act. (This hearing was originally scheduled for June 29.)
By Interior Newswire | Jun 28, 2006
News Release: Harkers Island, NC- Seashore staff are excited about and are preparing for the Pepsi America’s Sail event to be held in Beaufort and Morehead City, North Carolina.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 28, 2006
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28, 2006 WWW.USDOJ.GOV AT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 Premerger Filings to be Sent to Bicentennial Building WASHINGTON Due to the closure of the Department of Justice's main building (RFK) as a result of recent flooding, the Antitrust Division's Premerger Notifcation Unit will relocate to the Bicentennial Building, 600 E Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20530.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 28, 2006
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28, 2006 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRM (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON Dennis N. Abbott, a former trader at a U.S. subsidiary of British Petroleum, has pleaded guilty to conspiring to manipulate and corner the propane market in the winter of 2004, Assistant Attorney General Alice S. Fisher of the Criminal Division announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 28, 2006
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28, 2006 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRM (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON The chairman of the Orangeburg, South Carolina, County Council has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of bribery concerning programs receiving federal funds and extortion under ...
