News from April 2008
By DOT News Wire | Apr 14, 2008
The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on April 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Apr 14, 2008
The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on April 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Apr 14, 2008
The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on April 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Apr 14, 2008
The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on April 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Apr 14, 2008
The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on April 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 14, 2008
News Release: Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Superintendent Dusty Shultz announced today that the Draft General Management Plan/Wilderness Study/Environmental Impact Statement (Draft GMP/WS/EIS) is available for public review.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 14, 2008
News Release: The Bureau of Reclamation will hold a public information meeting with lease holders and interested parties on cabin permitting and proposed changes to use fees for the permits which are expected to be issued in June.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 14, 2008
News Release: Washington, DC - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today detailed specific elements of the agriculture tax package included in the Senate’s recent offer to House conferees in ongoing farm bill negotiations. Baucus and Grassley, who are also...
By Interior Newswire | Apr 14, 2008
News Release: On Saturday April 19, and Sunday April 20, 2008, living history volunteers representing a three gun section of artillery will present cannon-firing demonstrations and discuss the role of artillery on the Malvern Hill battlefield at Richmond National Battlefield Park. This will be the first time since...
By Interior Newswire | Apr 14, 2008
News Release: Denali National Park and Preserve is now offering online registration for mountaineers attempting climbs of Mt. McKinley or Mt. Foraker. The online registration and associated payment system is operated by Pay.Gov, a service of the United States Department of Treasury. Climbers wishing to register online should go to www.nps.gov/dena, and follow the Mountaineering Information link.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 14, 2008
News Release: Come celebrate the return of summer to with two time honored traditions, canoeing and camping. This trip will follow the Kettle River from the Barstow Bridge to the mouth of the Kettle River, at Kamloops Island, a two day affair. Depart on the afternoon of Saturday the 21st of June and paddle 7 miles south to Kettle River Campground. The expedition will spend one night and resume the trip in the morning, arriving at Kamloops Island at noon on the 22nd of June.
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 14, 2008
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Chairmen and Ranking Members of the House and Senate Homeland Security Committees are asking the Department of Homeland Security to abide by the law regarding flexibility for state and local governments to spend part of their homeland security funding on overtime and other personnel...
By USDA Newswire | Apr 14, 2008
News Release: Chilling is an important step in processing poultry carcasses before marketing of the birds, and there are different ways to do it. Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists at the Richard B. Russell Research Center in Athens, Ga., recently compared two chilling methods to determine which better suits processors' needs.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 14, 2008
News Release: Think you know local history? In 1844, a supply vessel sank at Copper Harbor during a September gale to become the Keweenaw’s first shipwreck. Can you name the ship? Odds are that the students preparing for the sixth annual High School Local History Smackdown know that it was the John Jacob Astor. Which team will be the last one standing and take home the Smackdown trophy?
By Interior Newswire | Apr 14, 2008
News Release: (GUNNISON) - April 14, 2008. It’s spring at Blue Mesa, and Curecanti rangers have lots of reasons to celebrate! Our brand new Junior Ranger activity book has just been printed, and Curecanti ranger staff have put together a free afternoon of fun at Curecanti in honor of National Junior Ranger Day, Saturday...
By Interior Newswire | Apr 14, 2008
News Release: (MUNISING, Mich.) Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore superintendent Jim Northup announced today that Tim “TC" Colyer has been selected as the new Chief Ranger for the park, replacing Larry Hach who retired in January.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 13, 2008
News Release: Kettle Falls, WA -- Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area, The Friends of Spokane House, and The Kettle Falls Historical Center invites everyone to a British Fur Trade Encampment, Saturday and Sunday, May 31 and June 1 at Mission Point.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 11, 2008
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, Apr. 11, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV AT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON – The Department of Justice announced today it will not challenge a proposal by the Media Ratings Council (MRC) relating to the auditing and accrediting of products that measure the size and demographics ...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 11, 2008
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, Apr. 11, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV AT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON — A Pennsylvania general contractor for residential and commercial buildings pleaded guilty today to conspiring to defraud New York Presbyterian Hospital (NYPH) for his role in a conspiracy to pay kickbacks to a former senior purchasing official at NYPH.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 11, 2008
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, Apr. 11, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRM (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 ALEXANDRIA, VA – Wallace A. Ward, 26, of Spring Lake, N.C., a former Kellogg, Brown & Root (KBR) employee who worked in Afghanistan, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court to 26 months in prison for conspiring ...
