News published on Federal Newswire in October 2007

What did Agriculture Department publish on Oct. 10?

By USDA Wire | Oct 10, 2007

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

Notice published by Agriculture Department on Oct. 10

By USDA Wire | Oct 10, 2007

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

Fourth Thursday in History: The A.E. Seaman Mineral Museum - Past, Present, and Future

By Interior Newswire | Oct 10, 2007

News Release: After more than a century of collecting specimens from around the world, Michigan Tech’s A.E. Seaman Mineral Museum has amassed one of the most important mineral collections in North America. Dr. Ted Bornhorst and Stanley J. Dyl will provide insight into the museum's illustrious past, its present-day activities, and its exciting future - including the state-of-the-art facility taking shape on Quincy Hill.

New Museum Facility

By Interior Newswire | Oct 10, 2007

News Release: Chaco Culture National Historical Park Museum Collection Facility Opens.

Preserving Genetic Variety of Valuable Specialty Crops

By USDA Newswire | Oct 10, 2007

News Release: What's a "specialty crop"? It can be any of hundreds of fruits, vegetables, tree nuts, nursery plants and other crops that add variety to the diet and beauty to the garden.

Limantour Prescribed Burn Planned at Seashore for October 17, 2007

By Interior Newswire | Oct 10, 2007

News Release: Fire Management staff at Point Reyes National Seashore plan to burn 25 acres along Limantour Road next week if weather conditions allow. Burning will be scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 17, but may be delayed a day or more if it is too wet, dry or windy, or if the air will not provide good smoke dispersion. The area to be burned is on the south side of Limantour Road, west of the Point Reyes Hostel.

Sagamore Hill Participates in Launch of One Million Dollar Teaching Grant

By Interior Newswire | Oct 10, 2007

News Release: Oyster Bay, NY. Oct. 4. Sagamore Hill was the host site for partners Long Island University (LIU) C. W. Post Campus and Nassau County Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) for the announcement of a three-year one million dollar grant from the U. S. Department of Education for Teaching American...

SENATOR COLLINS COMMENTS ON NEW NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR HOMELAND SECURITY

By Homeland Newswire | Oct 10, 2007

News Release: SENATOR COLLINS COMMENTS ON NEW NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR HOMELAND SECURITY U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, today commented on the updated National Strategy for Homeland Security. “I am pleased that the White House has updated the National Strategy...

Grassley Opposes House Bill to End IRS' Private Debt Collection Program, Says Effort is Misguided

By Commerce Newswire | Oct 10, 2007

News Release: Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, today made the following comment on the House bill to terminate the IRS’ private debt collection program. The bill is under House consideration today.

Opening Statement by Chairman Lantos at markup of H. Res. 106

By State Newswire | Oct 10, 2007

News Release: Today we are not considering whether the Armenian people were persecuted and died in huge numbers at the hands of Ottoman troops in the early 20th Century. There is unanimity in the Congress and across the country that these atrocities took place. If the resolution before us stated that fact alone, it would pass unanimously.

Spinach Gets New Protection Against Pesky Leafminers

By USDA Newswire | Oct 9, 2007

News Release: Spinach and lettuce-favorite greens of many salad lovers-are also top choices of troublesome insects known as leafminers. That's why California-based plant geneticist Beiquan Mou of the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) has developed two kinds of parent spinach plants with impressive natural resistance to the insects.

Domenici Pleased With DOE Carbon Sequestration Awards, Calls for Congress to Enact Senate Measures

By DOE Newswire | Oct 9, 2007

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Pete Domenici, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, said that today’s announcement by the Department of Energy that three large scale carbon sequestration projects have received federal awards should only be the beginning of a larger scale effort, including provisions in the Senate-passed energy bill.

U.S. Announces Largest Single Environmental Settlement in History

By DOJ Newswire | Oct 9, 2007

News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2007 WWW.USDOJ.GOV ENRD (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON - American Electric Power has agreed to cut 813,000 tons of air pollutants annually at an estimated cost of more than $4.6 billion, pay a $15 million penalty, and spend $60 million on projects to mitigate the adverse effects of its past excess emissions. The record settlement was announced today by the Department of Justice and the Environmental Protection Agency.

Fact Sheet: United States Et Al. vs. American Electric Power

By DOJ Newswire | Oct 9, 2007

News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2007 WWW.USDOJ.GOV ENRD (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 Overview On October 9, 2007, the United States, eight states, and thirteen citizen groups announced a settlement agreement with American Electric Power (AEP) under the Clean Air Acts (Act) New Source Review (NSR) provisions that obtains relief at sixteen (16) of AEPs coal-fired power plants (46 units) located in Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Virginia, and West Virginia.

Former Sales Representative of Homeland Security Equipment Charged with Participating in Fraud Scheme

By DOJ Newswire | Oct 9, 2007

News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2007 WWW.USDOJ.GOV AT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON A former homeland security equipment sales representative of Pittsburgh-based Fisher Scientific International LLC (Fisher Scientific) is charged with participating in a conspiracy to defraud ...

Rowan Companies and Nine Supervisory Employees Plead Guilty to Environmental Crimes in Connection with Oil and Gas Drilling Operations

By DOJ Newswire | Oct 9, 2007

News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2007 WWW.USDOJ.GOV ENRD (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON Rowan Companies, Inc., a major oil and gas drilling company, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Beaumont, Texas, to three felonies in connection with the routine discharge of pollutants and garbage into the Gulf of Mexico from one of the firms oil rigs, the Justice Department announced.

Remarks at the Uruguayan-American Chamber of Commerce, Montevideo, Uruguay

By Commerce News Now | Oct 9, 2007

News Release: Thank you for that kind introduction. It’s a special pleasure to be here with so many honored guests.

U.S. Labor Department files suit against Houston-based grocery chain to recover more than $2 million dollars in overtime back wages

By Labor Gazette | Oct 9, 2007

News Release: Nearly $269,000 in civil penalties also assessed HOUSTON — The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division has filed a lawsuit in Houston against the Hong Kong Group Inc., and Hai Du Duong, Ha Duong and Tommy Vo, for allegedly failing to properly pay 391 employees more than $2 million in back wages in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Civil money penalties totaling $268,812 also have been assessed.