News published on Federal Newswire in September 2006

News from September 2006


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Sept. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Sept. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Sept. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Sept. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Sept. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on Sept. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Sept. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Sept. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Sept. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Since 1991, Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists John Stommel and Robert Griesbach have bred peppers to please both the eye and the palate. The effort has produced culinary ornamental peppers that are attractive, tasty and nutritious, the most recent of which is the award-winning Black Pearl.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - The announcement today of newly-discovered oil and gas resources in the Gulf of Mexico underscores the need for final passage of the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act, the OCS bill approved 71-25 by the Senate in July.


Baucus Statement on McClellan Resignation

News Release: Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Max Baucus (D-Mont.), ranking Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee, today issued the following statement regarding the resignation of Dr. Mark McClellan as Director of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)...


News Release: Who: Full Committee When: Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2006 at 10:00 A.M. Where: SD-628 Why: The Committee will receive testimony relating to the effects of the BP pipeline failure in the Prudhoe Bay oil field. The Committee will examine how the pipeline failure affects the U.S. oil supply and what steps ...


Grassley on the Departure of CMS Administrator McClellan

News Release: Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, today made the following comment on the departure of Dr. Mark McClellan as administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Grassley was a key author of the legislation that created the Medicare prescription drug benefit. The...


News Release: The Fourteenth Annual "Haunting in the Hills" Storytelling Festival will be held Saturday, Sept. 23, 2006 in the Big South Fork NRRA. The event will include dulcimer and craft workshops, afternoon storytelling presentations, Dulcimer and Blue Grass concerts. The day's events will conclude with a Ghost Story concert in the area adjacent to the Bandy Creek Visitor Center. The event is free to the public and will be held rain or shine.


Science Symposium 2006

News Release: The 2006 Alaska Park Science Symposium with its theme of “Park Science in Central Alaska: Crossing Boundaries in a Changing Environment" is taking place on Tuesday through Thursday, September 12-14, at the Denali Visitor Center and Murie Science and Learning Center in Denali National Park and Preserve.


News Release: At approximately 1:30 p.m. today, Sunday, Sept. 3, 2006, a 58 year old male from Louisville, Colorado fell approximately 800 feet to his death near the Loft between Longs Peak and Mount Meeker in Rocky Mountain National Park. Two park rangers on a climbing patrol witnessed the accident. The rangers...


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2006 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON – The Justice Department and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced a consent decree to resolve religious discrimination lawsuits filed against the state of ...


News Release: WASHINGTON—U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez today released the following statement on the August Employment Report released earlier this morning, which showed 128,000 jobs were created and the unemployment rate at 4.7 percent.