News published on Federal Newswire in March 2007

News from March 2007


News Release: Petrified Forest, AZ - Paleontologist Jeffrey Martz, a doctoral candidate at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, will be providing an hour-long presentation titled “Vertebrate paleontology and biostratigraphy of the Dockum Group in southern Garza County, West Texas: A comparison with Petrified Forest National...


DOMENICI SEEKS RESOLUTION OF 1998/1999 OIL AND GAS LEASES

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Pete Domenici, the ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, today said that he will propose a three-year extension of the Gulf of Mexico oil and gas leases as a way to address errors that were made by the Clinton Administration that could cost the federal government up to $10 billion in lost royalties.


News Release: A new germplasm line of durum wheat, dubbed DGE-1, is now available for geneticists and researchers to use in the fight against the fungus Fusarium graminearum, which causes scab disease.


INHOFE PRAISES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE FOR RECLASSIFYING THE AMERICAN CROCODILE

News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: MARC MORANO 202-224-5762


Lantos Introduces Iraq Reconstruction Improvement Act to Stamp Out Corruption, Boost Capacity and Service Delivery in Iraq

News Release: Washington, DC - Congressman Tom Lantos (D-CA), chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today introduced comprehensive legislation to repair and redeem America’s reconstruction effort in Iraq, which has been riddled with waste and abuse of funds.


Temporary Closures to Protect Nesting Raptors in Rocky Mountain National Park

News Release: Each year to protect raptor nesting sites, Rocky Mountain National Park officials initiate temporary closures in the Lumpy Ridge and Sheep Mountain areas of the park. To enable wildlife managers to gather information and ensure that raptors can nest undisturbed, specific areas within the park are closed...


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONDAY, MARCH 19, 2007 WWW.USDOJ.GOV NSD (202) 514-2008 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON — Chiquita Brands International Inc. ("Chiquita"), a multinational corporation incorporated in New Jersey and headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, pleaded guilty today before the Honorable Royce ...


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONDAY, MARCH 19, 2007 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON — The Justice Department today announced that on Tuesday, Mar. 20, 2007, it will monitor special elections in Osceola County, Fla., and Randolph County, Ga., to ensure compliance with the Voting Rights Act.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONDAY, MARCH 19, 2007 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON – Two former White County corrections officers were found guilty on Friday by a federal jury in Nashville, Tenn., of violating the constitutional rights of an inmate at the White County Jail in ...


U.S. Labor Department launches Web site on toxic substances 
at facilities covered by compensation act for energy employees

News Release: Site Exposure Matrices database will help eligible claimants obtain benefits WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor today announced public availability of a database to provide information on toxic substance and chemical exposure at facilities covered under Part E of the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act.



The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on March 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on March 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on March 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on March 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on March 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on March 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on March 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on March 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on March 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.