News from February 2008
By Commerce News Now | Feb 6, 2008
The US Commerce Department published a two page proposed rule on Feb. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Feb 6, 2008
The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Feb. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | Feb 6, 2008
The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Feb. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 6, 2008
News Release: The Lake Mead Marina will be moving out of Boulder Harbor because of continued lowering water levels on Lake Mead. On Friday, February 8 (weather dependent), the Lake Mead Marina will travel about two miles south and will become part of the Las Vegas Boat Harbor Marina in Hemenway Harbor. The main sections moving are the A& B docks (about 470 slips). The launch ramp and harbor will be temporarily closed during the move (7:30 a.m. to about 12 noon).
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 6, 2008
News Release: Dear Mr. Viehbacher: As the Ranking Member of the United States Senate Committee on Finance (Committee),I have an obligation to the more than 80 million Americans who receive health care coverageunder Medicare and Medicaid to ensure that taxpayer and beneficiary dollars are appropriatelyspent on safe...
By Interior Newswire | Feb 6, 2008
News Release: WEST GLACIER, MONT. - Because of skyrocketing inflation in the construction sector, the National Park Service (NPS) at Glacier National Park and its partner agency, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), are reevaluating cost estimates and construction timelines for the Going-to-the-Sun Road (Sun Road) rehabilitation.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 6, 2008
News Release: As part of the Know Your Park citizen science program series, the National Park Service Outer Banks Group will host two presentations on Whales of North Carolina by William McLellan, marine mammal biologist/research associate at the University of North Carolina in Wilmington.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 6, 2008
News Release: Recent storms have brought additional snow to Denali Park and Preserve and the Superintendent has determined that there is now adequate snow cover for the use of snowmobiles for traditional activities in all the 1980 additions to Denali National Park and Preserve. The open areas include the park and...
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 6, 2008
News Release: Washington, DC - Forty-one United States Senators today voted to deny $500 economic stimulus checks to 20 million American seniors living on Social Security and to 250,000 disabled American veterans. Senators voted at 5:45 today on a package of economic stimulus measures advanced by Senate Finance Committee...
By Interior Newswire | Feb 6, 2008
News Release: Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona-The public is invited to attend and participate in the first phase of planning for lands added to the park by the Petrified Forest National Park Expansion Act of 2004. A public meeting will be held in Holbrook, Arizona on Monday, March 3 from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Holiday Inn Express, 1308 E. Navajo Blvd., Holbrook, Arizona86025.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 6, 2008
News Release: Superintendent Mike Murray is pleased to announce that Darrell Lee Echols was recently selected as the new Deputy Superintendent for the National Park Service (NPS) Outer Banks Group. The Outer Banks Group includes Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Wright Brothers National Memorial, and Fort Raleigh National Historic Site in North Carolina.
By DOE Newswire | Feb 6, 2008
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Pete Domenici, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, today made the following opening statement regarding the Department of Energy’s FY2009 Budget Request. Secretary Samuel Bodman appeared in front of the committee to discuss the Department’s priorities and answer questions.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 6, 2008
News Release: Petrified Forest, AZ-Weeds in your front yard are a nuisance but fast-growing, non-native weeds can be devastating to croplands, parks, and other natural areas. For example the saltcedar (tamarisk) a native of Eurasia, can draw up to 300 gallons of water per day, lowering ground-water, and can cause declines in native plant and bird species. Saltcedar has spread to be a common sight along washes and waterways throughout the West.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 6, 2008
News Release: Concerns about long-term effects of beef cattle browsing more than 11 million acres of Florida grazinglands led Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists to examine soil fertility changes in bahiagrass-based beef cattle pastures from 1988 to 2002. Analysis of data from that research shows that cattle can be managed in an environmentally safe way, despite the large quantities of waste the animals generate.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 6, 2008
News Release: Hearing Statement of Senator Max Baucus (D-Mont.).
By Interior Newswire | Feb 6, 2008
News Release: OXNARD- World-renowned scientists will present the findings of the first five years of monitoring the marine protected areas (MPAs) in the Channel Islands. State, federal and university scientists will present the results of nearly two dozen research projects during a special session of the California Islands Symposium on Feb. 7 and 8.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 6, 2008
News Release: Bruce will focus on William Johnson examining his life as a free black barber and diarist living in Natchez during the antebellum period. William Johnson was a free man of color, born a slave, in a town cosmopolitan enough to admire his business smarts and rocklike integrity, but unable to grant him...
By DOL Newswire | Feb 6, 2008
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC- Today, Senator Edward M. Kennedy released the following statement in response to the changes to the H-2A visa regulations announced by the Department of Labor and Department of Homeland Security. “I’m concerned about the Administration’s approach to these regulations. Increased penalties...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 5, 2008
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON Grace Chung Becker, Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Justice Departments Civil Rights Division, together with Jim M. Greenlee, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Mississippi, ...
By Fed Newswire | Feb 5, 2008
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced its approval of the proposal by Royal Bank of Canada, Montreal, Canada, and its subsidiary bank holding companies to acquire Alabama National BanCorporation, Birmingham, Alabama, and its subsidiary banks.
