News published on Federal Newswire in July 2007

News from July 2007


Lake Mead National Recreation Area Announces Record of Decisions for the Systems Conveyance and Operations Program 35-07

News Release: 4Superintendent William Dickinson is announcing the Record of Decision for Systems Conveyance and Operations Program (SCOP) has been signed by the National Park Service.


News Release: WIND CAVE NATIONAL PARK, S.D. - Fire crews were busy Friday afternoon, July 20, suppressing a small fire in Wind Cave National Park. The Campground Fire, estimated at less than an acre in size, burned in grass and ponderosa pine trees a half-mile south of the park’s Elk Mountain Campground. The fire was reported around 4 p.m. and suppression efforts began immediately.


Senators Express Concern over Charitable Abuse, Cite Opportunity to Protect Charities

News Release: Sen. Max Baucus, chairman of the Committee on Finance, and Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member, have a long history of promoting the integrity of the charitable sector with careful oversight of tax laws favoring charities. The senators continue to look for ways to increase transparency in the charitable...


News Release: SALEM - The 19th Annual Salem Maritime Festival, kickoff for Salem Heritage Days, starts with a Friday evening concert, Aug. 3 at 7pm and continues Saturday Aug. 4 with activities and music from 10 a.m. to 6pm, at Salem Maritime National Historic Site, Derby Wharf, Derby St. More information is at www.nps.gov/sama or 978-740-1650. All events are free.


News Release: On July 19, 2007, the mizzen royal yard of the NPS tall ship Friendship of Salem was sent aloft and put in place. With the placement of this yard, the rigging of the ship is complete for the first time. This marks the culmination of thousands of hours of work on Friendship from NPS staff members, contractors, and hundreds of volunteers over the last eleven years.


WANTED - JUNIOR RANGERS AT CUMBERLAND GAP NATIONAL HISORICAL PARK

News Release: WANTED! JUNIOR RANGERS AT CUMBERLAND GAP NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK.


Learning Center Lecture Series August 2007

News Release: Petrified Forest National Park Learning Center Lecture Series, August 2007.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FRIDAY, JULY 20, 2007 WWW.USDOJ.GOV ENRD (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a settlement today with E.I. Du Pont de Nemours & Co. that is expected to reduce more than 13,000 tons of harmful emissions annually from four sulfuric acid production plants in Louisiana, Virginia, Ohio and Kentucky.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FRIDAY, JULY 20, 2007 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRM (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON – Luis Hernando Gomez Bustamante, also known as “Rasguno,” one of the leaders of the Norte Valle Colombian Drug Cartel, has been extradited from Colombia to the United States to face charges in ...


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FRIDAY, JULY 20, 2007 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON – The Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Georgia, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced today that there is insufficient evidence to pursue federal criminal civil rights charges against a Muscogee County Sheriff’s Deputy who shot and killed Kenneth Walker on Dec. 10, 2003.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FRIDAY, JULY 20, 2007 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON – The Department of Justice today reached a comprehensive settlement agreement under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) with the Kansas City Downtown Hotel Group LLC that will ensure the facilities of the Kansas City Marriott are accessible to individuals with disabilities.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FRIDAY, JULY 20, 2007 WWW.USDOJ.GOV NSD (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON—Daniel Joseph Maldonado, a.k.a. Daniel Aljughaifi, a U.S. citizen convicted of receiving training from a foreign terrorist organization has been sentenced to 10 years in prison, Kenneth L. Wainstein, ...


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FRIDAY, JULY 20, 2007 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRM (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON – Thomas Lane, 57, of Indianapolis, was sentenced to 10 years in prison today by U.S. District Judge Larry J. McKinney for possession of child pornography, Assistant Attorney General Alice S. Fisher of the Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Susan W. Brooks of the Southern District of Indiana announced today.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FRIDAY, JULY 20, 2007 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRM (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON – A former deputy manager and treasurer for Lockheed Martin Corporation’s political action committee has pleaded guilty to wire fraud and making false statements to the Federal Election Commission (FEC), Assistant Attorney General Alice S. Fisher of the Criminal Division announced today.


News Release: Thank you, Jose Cardenas. Thanks for having me here for today’s celebration.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on July 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on July 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on July 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on July 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on July 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.