News published on Federal Newswire in September 2006

News from September 2006


The US Commerce Department published a five page notice on Sept. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Sept. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Sept. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Oregon City, OR - The National Park Service at the McLoughlin House Unit of Fort Vancouver National Historic Site announces a new public program series highlighting and demonstrating Victorian-era ladies’ handwork.


Seashore to Allow Limited PWC Access

News Release: Harkers Island, North Carolina. Robert A. Vogel, Superintendent, Cape Lookout National Seashore, announces that the seashore Final Personal Water Craft (PWC) Rule was published in the Federal Register on September 8, 2006. Beginning on September 8th, the rule allows visitors operating PWC to access the seashore at ten locations. When accessing the seashore at these locations, PWC are required to operate at a flat wake speed and only directly into shore.


Park Offers Elk Bugling Programs

News Release: WIND CAVE NATIONAL PARK, S.D. - Elk at Wind Cave National Park have begun their annual bugling season. This high-pitched whistle heralds the arrival of fall and the mating season of the Rocky Mountain elk.


Domenici, Bingaman Work to Secure Additional Funds for Fight Wildfires

News Release: Washington, D.C. -- By a unanimous voice vote, the Senate today accepted a Bingaman-Domenici amendment (SA-4915) to the Defense Appropriations Act which will provide $275 million additional funding to the federal agencies that fight wildfires.


Senate Approve Legislation to Modernize the General Services Administration

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Senate has approved a bill to modernize and make more efficient the General Services Administration (GSA). The bill would merge the Federal Supply Service and the Federal Technology Service into a new Federal Acquisition Service supported by a single Acquisition Services Fund. Similar...



News Release: Open Fire Ban. NO OPEN FIRES ALLOWED in. Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. Or North Cascades National Park Complex. Mountlake Terrace, WA -- Effective Midnight, Thursday, Sept. 07, 2006, all open fires, including campfires in campgrounds, are banned in the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest...


Baucus Statement on Introduction of Port Security Legislation

News Release: Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Max Baucus (D-Mont.), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee released the following statement this evening upon Senate introduction of the Port Security Improvement Act of 2006...


News Release: What do ethanol, baked goods and beer have in common? These products, and the industries that make them, are among the latest beneficiaries of studies conducted by the Agricultural Research Service (ARS), the U.S. Department of Agriculture 's chief scientific research agency.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2006 WWW.USDOJ.GOV OVW (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON – Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales today issued the following statement on the resignation of Diane M. Stuart, Director of the Office on Violence Against Women: “Since 2001, Diane Stuart ...


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2006 WWW.USDOJ.GOV ENRD (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 Korean Vessel Used Hoses to Bypass Pollution Prevention Equipment WASHINGTON – The Sun Ace Shipping Company, based in Seoul, South Korea, has pleaded guilty to a one-count information for violating the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships, in relation to the operation of a bulk carrier vessel the M/V Sun New, the Justice Department announced today.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2006 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRM (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON – A former regional manager of ITXC Corporation pleaded guilty to a one-count criminal information in U.S. District Court in Trenton, N.J., Assistant Attorney General Alice S. Fisher of the Criminal Division announced today.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2006 WWW.USDOJ.GOV AT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 Two Subsidiaries and Two Executives also Indicted WASHINGTON — A federal grand jury in Philadelphia today returned an indictment against London-based Stolt-Nielsen S.A., two of its subsidiaries, and ...


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2006 WWW.USDOJ.GOV AT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 Session to be Held in Washington, D.C. to Focus on International Issues WASHINGTON - The Department of Justice's Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) today announced that the fourth ...


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2006 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON — The Justice Department today announced an agreement with the owners and managers of several rental properties in and around Minneapolis, Minnesota to settle the federal government’s allegations ...


News Release: WASHINGTON—On September 5, 2006 the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security announced the break up of one of the largest counterfeit merchandise smuggling schemes uncovered in recent U.S. history. Federal law enforcement officials seized approximately $16 million worth of fake products including sneakers, apparel and other goods.


U.S. Labor Department Announces New Credential for Workforce Development Professionals Who Work with Youth

News Release: WASHINGTON — Preparing America's youth, including those with disabilities, for today's job market is an important task. Unfortunately, workforce development professionals have not always had access to the proper training they need to help youth to succeed. But in the 21st century, that is changing thanks to innovations funded by the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP).