News from April 2007
By Commerce News Now | Apr 19, 2007
The US Commerce Department published a five page notice on April 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Apr 19, 2007
The US Commerce Department published a five page notice on April 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Apr 19, 2007
The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on April 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 19, 2007
News Release: Walter J. Chavez, Superintendent of San Juan National Historic Site announced today the celebration of National Park Week, April 22nd to the 28th. The park will be hosting several events throughout the week to commemorate National Park Week. Beginning with Sunday, April 22nd, the park will host a special...
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 19, 2007
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charles B. Rangel (D-NY) issued the following response to a recent letter and press release on trade policy issued by the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM)...
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 19, 2007
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The House Committee on Ways and Means Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures held the first of two hearings on energy and tax policy this afternoon. Today’s hearing focused on specific tax incentives to support the use of alternative energy sources and carbon reduction.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 19, 2007
News Release: George Bissell had a hunch. He thought that what they called “rock oil" seeping from the western Pennsylvania earth could light lamps. He also thought that it could make him rich. George Bissell was right.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 19, 2007
News Release: On Friday, April 27, 2007 from 10:00 to 4:00 the National Park Service will present free living history programs about life during the colonial era in the South Carolina Lowcountry. Visitors can watch craftsmen in period dress demonstrate 18th century crafts or talk to a Revolutionary War soldier on...
By Interior Newswire | Apr 19, 2007
News Release: National Park Service Proposes Annual Fee Increase.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 19, 2007
News Release: Washington, DC - A Government Accountability Office (GAO) review of an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) research project has outlined 14 opportunities for IRS to identify and collect more unpaid taxes. At the request of Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Ranking Republican Chuck Grassley...
By Interior Newswire | Apr 19, 2007
News Release: Superintendent Dusty Shultz has invited all interested parties to attend any of three identical public meetings on May 1, 2, and 3, 2007, to discuss the information presented in General Management Plan/Wilderness Study Newsletter #4, and help National Park Service planners develop a Preferred Alternative for future management of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 19, 2007
News Release: Question: What group of immigrants established a Lutheran church in Calumet, formed a Viking Glee Club, and celebrated their Independence Day in May? Do you know the answer? Undoubtedly, one of the 19 teams participating in the fifth annual Smackdown will know that it was the Norwegians. But which team will be triumphant and take home the trophy?
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 19, 2007
News Release: WASHINGTON - Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., Thursday issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed the District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2007: “Congresswoman Norton and Rep. Davis deserve high praise for...
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 19, 2007
News Release: WASHINGTON - Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., and Ranking Member Susan Collins, R-Me., Thursday cautioned federal insurance providers to consider the impact of global warming when assessing property risk or face billions of dollars in possible damage claims - at a cost to the American taxpayer and the national debt.
By State Newswire | Apr 19, 2007
News Release: House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Just after this hearing, Congress will solemnly commemorate the Holocaust, as it does every year, in the hushed Rotunda of the United States Capitol. To many, the events of the Holocaust seem to be part of the very distant past, a discrete event with a definite ending.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 19, 2007
News Release: Weekly Up-date: This report includes the established pre-nesting resource closures. Implementation of the pre-nesting closures began the week of March 26, 2007. There will be closure adjustments as the season progresses. These updates will be shown on future Beach Access Reports. All areas are still...
By Interior Newswire | Apr 19, 2007
News Release: The Keweenaw National Historical Park Advisory Commission will convene for its regular quarterly meeting on Tuesday, April 24, 2007 at 9:00 A.M. at Finlandia University’s Finnish American Heritage Center on Quincy Avenue in Hancock. The Commission, paneled by citizens appointed by the Secretary of the...
By USDA Newswire | Apr 19, 2007
News Release: Today, the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy and Research held a hearing to review USDA Farm Bill conservation programs. Congressman Tim Holden of Pennsylvania is Chairman of the Subcommittee.
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 19, 2007
News Release: Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., and Ranking Member Susan Collins, R-Me., Thursday cautioned federal insurance providers to consider the impact of global warming when assessing property risk or face billions of dollars in possible damage claims - at...
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 19, 2007
News Release: GAITHERSBURG, MD-The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) today announced that they have joined forces in a cooperative effort to design and implement innovative strategies that will help graduates of MCPS schools to have the necessary science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) skills to successfully compete in a global economy.
