News published on Federal Newswire in January 2008

News from January 2008


Glade Creek Road Re-Opens

News Release: “We are so pleased to announce that the Glade Creek Road is now open all the way to the Glade Creek Campground," announced Don Striker, Superintendent of New River Gorge National River. “Many people have been anxious for this re-opening, and we appreciate their patience.".


Committee’s Web Site Wins Award

News Release: WASHINGTON - Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman ID-Conn., and Ranking Member Susan Collins R-Me., announced Monday the Committee has been named one of the best Web sites in Congress by the Congressional Management Foundation (CMF), a non-profit, non-partisan management...


EU Foot-dragging on Ag Biotech Harms U.S. Producers, Violates Trade Obligations

News Release: Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Finance Committee, with jurisdiction over.


Inhofe EPW Website Wins Coveted Gold Mouse Award

News Release: CONTACT... MARC MORANO 202-224-5762 marc_morano@epw.senate.gov MATT DEMPSEY 202-224-9797 matthew_dempsey@epw.senate.gov Link to 2007 Congressional Management Foundation's Gold Mouse Report Inhofe EPW Website Wins Coveted Gold Mouse Award CMF Recognizes Inhofe EPW Committee Website as Among the “Best ...



Park seeks public comment on a Plan to address the Manatee Area of Inadequate Protection in the Gulf Coast area of Everglades National Park

News Release: In January 2000, Save the Manatee Club (SMC), along with several organizations and individuals, filed suit against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers alleging violations of the Endangered Species Act, Marine Mammal Protection Act, National Environmental Policy...


News Release: Harkers Island, North Carolina. Cape Lookout National Seashore Superintendent Russel J. Wilson announces that the emergency contract issued to the Morris Marina Kabin Kamps and Ferry Service, Inc. of Atlantic, North Carolina, to operate the ferry from Davis to Great Island and cabin rentals at Great Island expired on Dec. 31, 2007.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV TAX (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 William J. Benson Sold Bogus “Defenses” to Criminal Tax Prosecution WASHINGTON - A federal court in Chicago has permanently barred William J. Benson, of South Holland, Ill., from selling a fraudulent tax scheme. The permanent injunction order was signed by U.S. District Judge Samuel Der-Yeghiayan.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV NSD (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON - Three men, a Libyan national and two Lebanese nationals, were convicted today in federal court of conspiring to defraud the United States and engaging in a scheme to conceal information from the United States government.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRM (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Sean Osborne, 26, of Martinsville, Indiana was sentenced to serve 15 years in federal prison and a lifetime term of supervised release, after pleading guilty today to one count of distributing ...


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV ENRD (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON – Branko Lazic, owner of Bilaz, Inc., was sentenced today in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania to six months home confinement for a Clean Air Act violation for improper removal of asbestos, the Justice Department announced.


Federal Reserve will offer $30 billion in 28-day credit through its Term Auction Facility on January 14, 2008

News Release: On Jan. 14, 2008, the Federal Reserve will offer $30 billion in 28-day credit through its Term Auction Facility. Additional information regarding the auction is listed below; the auction will be conducted as specified in this Announcement, Regulation A, and the terms and conditions of the Term Auction Facility (www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/taf.htm).


News Release: WASHINGTON—U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez today issued the following statement on the release of the November 2007 U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services report by the Department’s U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Today’s report shows that U.S. exports ...


The US Federal Reserve System published a two page notice on Jan. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Federal Reserve System published a one page notice on Jan. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Federal Reserve System published a one page notice on Jan. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Federal Reserve System published a one page notice on Jan. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Jan. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Jan. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Jan. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.