News published on Federal Newswire in April 2007

News from April 2007


The US Agriculture Department published a nine page notice on April 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on April 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a five page notice on April 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on April 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on April 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: April 28 - Junior Ranger Day at Everglades National Park!.


News Release: Park Loop Road in Acadia National Park is scheduled to open on April 15. Road crews are out on the road this week clearing the ice and snow, and are hopeful that they’ll be able to have it ready to open completely, but because of the late snow some parts may still be closed on that day.


News Release: Wayne Middle School students complete service project at Capitol Reef National Park's Historic Fruita Orchards.


Baucus Plan Will Allow Price Negotiation In Medicare Drug Benefit

News Release: Washington, DC - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) today unveiled a plan that will allow the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate better drug prices for seniors in the Medicare prescription drug benefit. Baucus has released a “chairman’s mark,".


News Release: New findings support emerging research that increased intake of calcium and low-fat dairy products may lead to lower abdominal fat tissue-or adiposity-at least in young adult white males, according to research funded by the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and cooperators.


36 Sites Apply for the United States World Heritage Tentative List

News Release: (Washington, D.C.) ---In hopes of eventually being placed on the prestigious UNESCO World Heritage List of the world's most significant cultural and natural treasures, the owners or authorized representatives of 36 sites have applied for inclusion on the new candidate, or tentative, list of U.S. World Heritage nominations. If chosen for the tentative list, they will be considered over the coming 10 years for formal nomination by the United States as World Heritage Sites.


News Release: Superintendent Barbara West announces that Chaco Culture National Historical Park will present an observatory open house and Star Party on Saturday, May 19, 2007. “We are pleased to present a night of spectacular astronomical viewing. The public is invited to attend the open house and view some of the best night skies in New Mexico.".


Justice Department Fails In Effort to Block Congressional Testimony on Identity Theft, Tax Fraud

News Release: Washington, DC - Following a hearing in U.S. District Court this afternoon, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Ranking Republican Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) announced that the Justice Department has failed in its effort to keep a witness from appearing at a Thursday hearing of the...


News Release: Harkers Island, NC. Superintendent Bob Vogel announces a focused effort at Cape Lookout National Seashore to inform visitors of concerns over the number of dogs that are observed off leash at the seashore, and the impact that unleashed dogs can have on the wildlife that rely on the seashore beaches for...


Male Grizzly Bear Released in Glacier National Park

News Release: WEST GLACIER, MONT. - Officials at Glacier National Park report that a 425-pound male grizzly bear was released without incident in the park, north of Polebridge, on Monday, April 09, 2007. The six-year-old grizzly had been captured on Sunday morning, April 8, 2007, by Blackfeet wildlife officials near Kiowa for a livestock depredation. This was the bear’s first capture and first known offense.


Local Celebrations Planned During National Park Week

News Release: While people across the country are celebrating National Park Week, April 23 through April 28, the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore staff is encouraging the public to join them right here in your own back yard for a free “Brown Bag Bonanza" luncheon series. The “Brown Bag Bonanzas" will take place...


HUNT for the HUNTS Continues  with Presentation and Tour of Historic House

News Release: Seneca Falls, NY - Women’s Rights National Historical Park and the Waterloo Library and Historical Society offer a presentation on changes to the Hunt House and property from the Civil War to the present and a behind-the-scenes tour of the house and grounds on April 28 at 2 PM as part of the year-long research program, “HUNT FOR THE HUNTS.".


Boxer Statement on Bush Administration's Fuels Plans

News Release: For Immediate Release Contact: Peter Rafle


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONDAY, APRIL 9, 2007 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 Agreement Will Help Ensure Effective Communication with People Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing WASHINGTON – The Department of Justice today announced a comprehensive settlement agreement under the Americans ...


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONDAY, APRIL 9, 2007 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRM (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON – Four Massachusetts residents were sentenced in federal court for money laundering and trafficking and conspiring to traffic in more than $1 million of counterfeit luxury handbags and wallets, ...