News published on Federal Newswire in August 2007

News from August 2007


The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on Aug. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on Aug. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a five page rule on Aug. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a five page proposed rule on Aug. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on Aug. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: WEST GLACIER, MONT. - Officials at Glacier National Park seek scoping comments to identify concerns and other alternatives in preparation of an environmental assessment (EA) for the Logan Creek Bridge area along the west side of the Going-to-the Sun Road (Sun Road). Comments are due by Sept. 10, 2007.


Sen. Grassley’s comment on a new GAO report on sole proprietorships

News Release: Sen. Chuck Grassley, Ranking Member of the Committee on Finance, made the following comment on a new report from the Government Accountability Office, “Tax Gap/A Strategy for Reducing the Gap Should Include Options for Addressing Sole Proprietor Noncompliance," GAO-07-1014.


Condors Have Highest Recorded Blood Lead Levels

News Release: Biologists at Pinnacles National Monument have captured all of the Pinnacles’ flock of California condors, and any Big Sur birds in the area, after observing five condors feeding on a pig carcass shot outside the monument with lead ammunition. Tests revealed that nearly half of the 17 tested condors...


News Release: In a brutal battle for food and space, two fungal cousins are currently duking it out across the nation's cotton fields. Thanks to biological control strategies developed by the Agricultural Research Service (ARS), the better of these two microscopic relatives is winning.


News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Pete Domenici, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, led a bipartisan group of eighteen Senators in urging President Bush to ensure that his Administration fulfills the Department of Energy’s (DOE) loan guarantee provisions in a manner consistent with congressional intent.


News Release: Thank you. As I have often said, I believe immigration is the domestic social issue of our time.


News Release: SECRETARY CHERTOFF: As you can see, I'm here with Secretary Carlos Gutierrez of the Department of Commerce. I want to thank you all for coming. As you doubtless know, Secretary Gutierrez and I spent a good deal of time over the last several months working with Congress to develop a workable solution to the challenge of immigration in this country.


News Release: WASHINGTON—U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez announced the dates for the first-ever Secretarial Business Development Mission to Vietnam. This trip, which the Secretary announced last month, will take place on Nov. 4-8, 2007 and will visit Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.



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


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


The US Energy Department published a three page notice on Aug. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


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


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


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