News published on Federal Newswire in July 2008

News from July 2008


The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on July 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on July 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a four page rule on July 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a three page rule on July 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on July 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


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


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


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


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


The US Transportation Department published a six page notice on July 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


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


Information Update: July 10, 2008 No Significant Health Risks Expected from Plutonium Exposures

News Release: BOULDER, Colo. - According to new dose analyses and lifetime risk estimates received from radiation health physicians and experts, the small number of National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) personnel internally exposed to plutonium as a result of a June 9 incident are not expected to suffer...


Hearing Statement of Senator Baucus Regarding Transportation Infrastructure

News Release: Hearing Statement of Senator Max Baucus (D-Mont.).


Senator Grassley’s letter to the American Psychiatric Association

News Release: Dear Dr. Scully: The United States Senate Committee on Finance (Committee) has jurisdictionover the Medicare and Medicaid programs and, accordingly, a responsibility to the morethan 80 million Americans who receive health care coverage under these programs. AsRanking Member of the Committee, I have...


Baucus Drives Urgency In Highway Repair, Pursues Options In Hearing On U.S. Infrastructure

News Release: Washington, DC - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) today pressed hearing witnesses on issues relating to U.S. infrastructure needs and the depleted Highway Trust Fund, which provides funding for maintenance of the nation’s roads and bridges, primarily through taxes on gasoline and diesel fuel. Senator Baucus has been aggressive in efforts to add.


Grassley Warns of Back-door Marginal Rate Tax Increases Under Key Democrat’s Plans

News Release: As the upcoming presidential election approaches, we are learning more about the changeseach of the major candidates would make to the tax system. Most of the attention in this regard isgoing to issues such as income tax rates, corporate tax rates, and the Alternative Minimum Tax.


COMMITTEE EXPLORES ROOTS OF IDEOLOGY THAT LEADS TO TERRORISM

News Release: WASHINGTON - Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., Thursday heard testimony about the ideological roots that lead to violent Islamist extremism and what the U.S. can do to diminish the influence of the ideology here at home. At the Committee’s seventh...


ARS and Seed Company Examine Commercial Potential of Ethanol Coproduct

News Release: Studies by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists have shown that dried distiller's grains (DDGs)-coproducts of corn ethanol production-have potential as an organic fertilizer and for weed control. But some ethanol producers are adopting new corn-grinding methods that may affect the DDGs' usefulness.


Visit Colorado National Monument On Main Street

News Release: Come visit with Colorado National Monument staff as we host a booth each Thursday evening at the American National Bank Farmers’ Market throughout the summer. Monument staff will be available to help you plan your next visit to the Monument, answer questions, provide information about ranger guided talks and walks and Junior Ranger programs for kids aged 5-12.


NPS-Power of Archaeology

News Release: Budding archeologists Donnie and Elizabeth Davis of Baltimore, MD unearth an artifact with the help of Fort Raleigh Ranger Rob Bolling at a National Park Service children's archaeology program this past Thursday. The national park sites on the Outer Banks; Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Fort Raleigh...