News from October 2006
By Interior Newswire | Oct 11, 2006
News Release: Bodie Island District (North of Ramp 27).
By USDA Newswire | Oct 11, 2006
News Release: More than 40 percent of the freshwater bodies in the United States are not currently meeting water quality standards. In north-central Missouri, the Goodwater Creek watershed occasionally has high levels of the agricultural herbicide atrazine. This is mainly due to the high-runoff potential of soils within the watershed, and to atrazine's tendency to remain near the soil surface, where it can be easily washed away.
By US DOT Newswire | Oct 11, 2006
News Release: Oct. 11, 2006 “The NAWCA program serves as a model of cooperative conservation with broad support that further improves our nation's environment." WASHINGTON, DC - Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.), Chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, today hailed the President's signing of the bill ...

By Commerce Newswire | Oct 11, 2006
News Release: Dear Secretary Leavitt: Today the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) held a public hearing to “[take] a close look at the implementation of its 1996 regulation, 21 CFR 50.24, which allows clinical emergency research when informed consent cannot be obtained [Emergency Research Consent Exception]." Unfortunately,...

By Commerce Newswire | Oct 11, 2006
News Release: WASHINGTON- Sen. Chuck Grassley today said that the federal government needs to keep up-to-date the focus of the program that's responsible for safeguarding the integrity of Medicare payments.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 10, 2006
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2006 WWW.USDOJ.GOV TAX (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON A federal judge in San Diego sentenced Susan E. OBrien, a professional tax preparer who operated The OBrien Group, to 10 years and five months in prison. As part of the sentence, she will also serve a three-year term of supervised release and pay restitution in the amount of $113,179.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 10, 2006
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2006 WWW.USDOJ.GOV ODAG (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON Deputy Attorney General Paul J. McNulty announced today a new national procurement fraud initiative established by the Justice Departments Criminal Division to promote the early detection, ...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 10, 2006
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2006 WWW.USDOJ.GOV ENRD (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON Christopher Kevin Weaver, a charter boat captain from Panama City, Fla., was sentenced today to two years of probation and a $1,000 fine for violating the federal Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) by knowingly and unlawfully shooting at one or more dolphins in U.S. waters. As a condition of his probation, Weaver may not possess a firearm for two years.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 10, 2006
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2006 WWW.USDOJ.GOV ODAG (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 Firm Allegedly Misrepresented Its Discounting Practices WASHINGTON Oracle Corporation (Oracle) has agreed to pay the United States $98.5 million to settle its liability for defective pricing disclosures ...
By Commerce News Now | Oct 10, 2006
News Release: When Nicaragua ratified the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) one year ago, it joined its Central American neighbors in taking the next step on the path to building a prosperous society of opportunity. This agreement deepens the strong partnership between the United States and Nicaragua, as well as its Central American neighbors.
By Commerce News Now | Oct 10, 2006
News Release: PALMYRA, N.Y.—U.S. Commerce Deputy Secretary David A. Sampson and U.S. Representative Jim Walsh today announced a $1.2 million Economic Development Administration (EDA) investment to the Wayne County Industrial Development Agency of Wayne County, N.Y. The investment will help upgrade a wastewater treatment ...

By Labor Gazette | Oct 10, 2006
News Release: Archived News Release — Caution: Information may be out of date.
By State News Post | Oct 10, 2006
The US State Department published a one page notice on Oct. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Oct 10, 2006
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Oct. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Oct 10, 2006
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Oct. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Oct 10, 2006
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Oct. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 10, 2006
The US Interior Department published a two page proposed rule on Oct. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Oct 10, 2006
The US Transportation Department published a six page notice on Oct. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 10, 2006
The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Oct. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 10, 2006
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Oct. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.