News published on Federal Newswire in November 2006

News from November 2006


The US Commerce Department published a one page rule on Nov. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on Nov. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a six page notice on Nov. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Nov. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Nov. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a four page notice on Nov. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a nine page notice on Nov. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a four page notice on Nov. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on Nov. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


A Breath of Fresh Air for Pig and Dairy Farms

News Release: Animal-rearing facilities may soon be taking a cue from human hygiene. An Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientist in Fayetteville, Ark., has found that aluminum chloride-a common ingredient in deodorant sticks-helps minimize the nose-prickling vapors that tend to concentrate in and around swine and dairy facilities.


News Release: The National Park Service (NPS) has announced a new policy effective this Veterans Day (Nov. 11, 2006). U.S. Veterans, members of armed forces and their families will be admitted free-of-charge on Veterans Day to public lands managed by the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture.


News Release: WIND CAVE NATIONAL PARK, S.D. - Wind Cave National Park is soliciting comments on a draft environmental assessment (EA) written for the reintroduction of the endangered Black-footed ferret. The park is proposing to reintroduce approximately 20 to 25 black-footed ferrets annually for the next three to five years under a “nonessential experimental" designation or similar mechanism.


News Release: Contact: Doug Wilson. NCRI ARCHAEOLOGISTS RECOGNIZED FOR WORK AT FORT CLATSOP. Vancouver, WA - Fort Vancouver National Historic Site is pleased to announce that its Northwest Cultural Resources Institute (NCRI) archaeologists were honored as part of the National Park Service Pacific West Region’s Archaeological...


Senator Collins Expresses Concern with Agricultural Inspection Fees at Maine-Canada Border

News Release: Senator Susan Collins, Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, today sent a letter to Secretary Michael Chertoff, Department of Homeland Security, and Secretary Mike Johanns, Department of Agriculture, expressing her concern with plans to levy new user fees on all commercial shipments that...


News Release: Harkers Island, North Carolina. Superintendent Bob Vogel indicates that the 2006 sea turtle nesting season was a successful one at Cape Lookout National Seashore. A total of 128 loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) nests and three green turtle (Chelonia mydas) nests were found in the park. The first activity...


News Release: The National Park Service and California State Parks invite you to a free “Old-Time Holiday" celebration at Shasta State Historic Park and Whiskeytown's Tower House Historic District on Saturday, Dec. 2, 2006 from 10:00am to 4:00pm. There will be no entrance fee, and visitors will be treated to festivities and refreshments at both parks throughout the day.


Thank You to Canal Cleanup Volunteers

News Release: Thank You for Lowell Canal Cleanup.


News Release: Thank You for Lowell Canal Cleanup.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2006 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRM (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON – A former employee of a construction company that has contracts with the U.S. Air Force in Iraq, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of Michigan to a one-count criminal information, the Department of Justice announced today.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2006 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRM (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON — Assistant Attorney General Alice S. Fisher of the Criminal Division announced today that a jury in San Juan, Puerto Rico found two defendants guilty of conspiracy, extortion, and fraud in connection ...