News published on Federal Newswire in September 2007

News from September 2007


News Release: The New York State Agricultural Experiment Station (NYSAES ), located on Cornell University's campus in Geneva, opened its doors in 1882. This year the NYSAES is having a year-long celebration of its 125th anniversary, and the Agricultural Research Service (ARS), which opened a laboratory in Geneva in 1953 using land and facilities leased from Cornell, is joining in.


News Release: Washington, DC - Chairman Tom Lantos of the House Foreign Affairs Committee released the following statement in response to the Administration’s report today on Iraq, which confirmed that Iraqi government leaders have gained little new ground on key political and military goals...


News Release: Navajo Loop Trail. It is with great pleasure that we announce the reopening of the Navajo Loop Trail. The trail has been closed since May of 2006 when 400-500 tons of rock fell and blocked the Wall Street section of the trail. The park decided to construct a trail over the rock fall with steps leading...


Grassley, Colleagues Urge IRS to Help Tax Burden of Home Loan Debt Forgiveness on Working Families

News Release: WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, along with two fellow Finance Committee members, is urging the Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to take action to ensure that working families who lose their homes to foreclosure face more reasonable, accurate tax bills for their home loan debt forgiveness.


News Release: The Park continues to operate and manage access under the Interim Strategy guidance. Beach Access is open as described below. Knowledgeof tidal changes and caution should be exercised while traveling the beaches of the park. Pets must be on at least a 6 foot leash at all times.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2007 WWW.USDOJ.GOV USNCB (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON – The U.S. National Central Bureau of INTERPOL(USNCB) today announced that it has provided the Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Law Enforcement Support Center (ICE LESC) in Burlington, Vermont, with direct access to criminal records from law enforcement agencies in 186 INTERPOL member countries.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2007 WWW.USDOJ.GOV OPA (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON –Regina B. Schofield, Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs, has announced her resignation from the Department of Justice, effective Sept. 28, 2007. President Bush nominated Ms. Schofield to the position on Mar. 29, 2005, and the Senate confirmed her appointment on June 8, 2005.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2007 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRM (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON – Scott Carpenter, 44, of Dundalk, Md., has been indicted on eleven child pornography charges, Assistant Attorney General Alice S. Fisher of the Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Rod J. Rosenstein of the District of Maryland announced today.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2007 WWW.USDOJ.GOV AT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON —A federal grand jury in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. returned an indictment charging two individuals with participating in a conspiracy to rig bids, fix prices and allocate market shares for sales of marine hose used to transport oil, the Department of Justice announced today.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2007 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON – Trennis Swims, a former officer with the Memphis Police Department (MPD), was sentenced Wednesday in federal court in Memphis to 18 months imprisonment following his conviction on civil rights violations. After release from prison, Swims will be on federal supervised release for one year.


U.S. Labor Department proposes new disclosure rules for multiemployer pension plans

News Release: Archived News Release — Caution: Information may be out of date.



The US State Department published a one page notice on Sept. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


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


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Sept. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Sept. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


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


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


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


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Sept. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.