News published on Federal Newswire in October 2006

News from October 2006


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Oct. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Oct. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Public Invited to Fall Going-to-the-Sun Road Rehabilitation Stakeholder Meetings

News Release: WEST GLACIER, MONT. - Glacier National Park officials are extending an invitation to the public to attend one of two stakeholder meetings for the Going-to-the-Sun (Sun) Road rehabilitation & visitor experience improvements. The first session will be held Tuesday, October 10 at the Blackfeet Community...


Fighting Crop-Damaging Fungi With Bacteria

News Release: "Bacillus Meets Fusarium" may sound like a monster movie title, but to Agricultural Research Service (ARS) microbiologist and research leader Charles Bacon, it's shaping up to be a good battle.


Response From the Food and Drug Administration to Letter From Sen. Grassley on Compounding of Inhalation Drugs

News Release: Dear Senator Grassley: Thank you for your letter dated July 13,2006, to Acting Commissioner Andrew C. von Eschenbach, M.D.? of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency) and Administrator Mark McClellan of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Your letter expresses concern about...


40th Anniversary Celebration on October 14

News Release: NEWS FLASH -- The celebration location will be the Mather Auditorium in Munising!.


Sunset and Full Moon Tours Offered at the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse on October 7

News Release: With the "sun setting" on the 2006 climbing season at the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, the National Park Service will offer a grand finale series of evening tours on Saturday, October 7, 2006. Clouds cooperating, the tours will celebrate a colorful soundside sunset followed by a full moon rising over the ocean. The close timing of sunset and full moon rise allows for the different tours.


Senate Confirms Department of Interior Nominations, Including NPS Director

News Release: Washington, D.C. - The U.S. Senate confirmed the nominations of Mary A. Bomar to be Director of the National Park Service, David Longly Bernhardt to be Solicitor, Robert W. Johnson to be Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation, and C. Stephen Allred to be Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals.


News Release: Petrified Forest, AZ - To recognize the end of the 2006 Artist in Residence Program, the park will be hosting an Artist in Residence Exhibition Reception at the Painted Desert Inn on Saturday, Nov. 11, 2006 at 2:00 PM. This art exhibition will run from November 5 thru the 19th showcasing artworks created by the fifteen artists who participated in the park’s first Artist-in-Residence program.


News Release: According to the National Park Service, the 1.5 mile portion of the Natchez Trace Parkway from Old Canton Road (milepost 103.5) to Rice Road (milepost 105) near Ridgeland/Madison, Mississippi, was reopened at 10:15 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 2,2006. The Parkway in this area was closed to permit the replacement...


News Release: Traditionally large crowds of boaters are expected in BiscayneNational Park over the upcoming Columbus Day Weekend, October 7 - 9, 2006. The National Park Service and other law enforcement agencies will be stepping up efforts to protect park resources and promote visitor safety.


News Release: Senator Joe Lieberman, D-Conn., Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, released the following statement today on reports of a potential cover up by House leadership of Congressman Foley’s indefensible behavior: "I am outraged by the revelations about Congressman...