News published on Federal Newswire in March 2007

News from March 2007


The US Interior Department published a six page notice on March 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a six page rule on March 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page rule on March 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on March 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on March 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page rule on March 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on March 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Park to Establish Pre-nesting Areas for 2007 Breeding Season

News Release: Outer Banks Group Superintendent Mike Murray announced today that National Park Service (NPS) staff will begin establishing pre-nesting areas for piping plovers at Cape Hatteras National Seashore beginning March 26, 2007 in accordance with the Interim Protected Species Management Strategy.


Baucus, Rockefeller Win Senate Commitment To CHIP

News Release: Washington, DC - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Health Subcommittee Chairman John D. Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) have secured a commitment in the Senate budget to renewal of the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) this year. The Senate unanimously approved a Baucus-Rockefeller...


News Release: Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., and Ranking Member Susan Collins, R-Me., Thursday endorsed the broad parameters of the primary recommendation of a new report from the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGIR) that calls for...


Neal Statement on AMT Provisions in House Budget Resolution

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - During a hearing today on the alternative minimum tax (AMT) in the Ways and Means Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures, a debate occurred on the impact of the “reserve fund for AMT" in the House Budget Resolution, which passed the Budget Committee last night. Subcommittee Chairman Richard Neal issued the following statement regarding the reserve...


News Release: WASHINGTON - Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., and Ranking Member Susan Collins, R-Me., Thursday endorsed the broad parameters of the primary recommendation of a new report from the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction that calls...


Rangel Named Chairman of Joint Committee on Taxation

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) today held its organizational meeting for the 110th Congress, appointing Congressman Charles B. Rangel (D-NY) Chairman and Senator Max Baucus (D-MT) Vice Chairman for the opening session. Both appointments were approved by unanimous consent.


Fourth Thursday in History: Lake Linden's National Register Nomination

News Release: The history of Lake Linden is written in its architecture. Ornate churches, simple homes, industrial office buildings and commercial storefronts all reflect aspects of the community’s heritage and its connection to the area’s copper mining industry. Join Stephanie Atwood, Kim Hoagland, and John Rosemurgy as they discuss Lake Linden’s past and explain current efforts to nominate it to the National Register of Historic Places.


News Release: KennesawMountainNews Release. [Feb. 26, 2007]. Retha Stephens 770-427-4686. “KennesawMountain Guided. Wildflower Walks for Spring 2007". Two free guided wildflower walks are scheduled for 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Saturday, March 24 and April 14, 2007. These walks will start from the hiking trail at...


FOLLOWING MIT REPORT, DOMENICI CALLS FOR MAJOR R&D FOR CLEAN COAL TECHNOLOGY

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Pete Domenici, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, today praised a new report for bringing attention to the importance of developing technologies to curb carbon emissions from coal.


New Publication - Stewardship Begins With People: An Atlas of Places, People, and Handmade Products

News Release: The National Park Service Conservation Study Institute has released a new publication entitled Stewardship Begins with People: An Atlas of Places, People, and Handmade Products. The Atlas tells the many stories of friends and neighbors of national parks, national heritage areas, and national historic...


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The House Committee on Ways and Means Subcommittee on Select Revenue held the second in a series of hearings on the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) today. Today’s hearing focused on testimony from individual taxpayers affected by the tax. Subcommittee Chairman Richard Neal (D-MA) issued the following opening statement...


Senate Approves Grassley Amendment on Smithsonian Accountability

News Release: WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance and a senior member of the Budget Committee, today won unanimous Senate approval of his budgetary amendment freezing a $17 million increase for the Smithsonian Institution until the Smithsonian makes a series of ethics and accountability reforms in the secretary’s office.


Senators Secure Emergency Funds For Children’s Health in Supplemental Spending Legislation

News Release: Washington, DC - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Health Subcommittee Chairman John D. Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) have secured authorization for emergency funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) in a pending supplemental spending bill. Currently, as many as 14...