News from June 2008
By DOT News Wire | Jun 11, 2008
The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on June 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jun 11, 2008
The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on June 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jun 11, 2008
The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on June 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 11, 2008
News Release: Esmin Garmendia-Barrios was found alive and responsive today, June 11, 2008, at approximately 2:15 pm. Mr. Garmendia was located by helicopter near Mt. Starr King inside the designated search area, south and east of Washburn Point where he was last seen on June 8.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 11, 2008
News Release: (S. 3101). Attached please see information from the Congressional Budget Office detailing costs and offsets for S. 3101, the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 (MIPPA).
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 11, 2008
News Release: Dear Senator Baucus: The undersigned companies, representing a broad cross section of the U.S. business community and hundreds of thousands of U.S. jobs, request that the Senate take action during the current work period to extend tax provisions that expired at the end of 2007 or will expire at the...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 11, 2008
News Release: Brian Latta, Santa Cruz Predatory Bird Research Group (SCPBRG) biologist, will discuss efforts to reestablish peregrine falcons to the California Channel Islands following their decline from the impacts of DDT at the June “From Shore to Sea" lectures.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 11, 2008
News Release: Mr. President, I am pleased to introduce today the Preserving Access to Medicare Act of2008.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 11, 2008
News Release: Petrified Forest, AZ - Summer Solstice Programs will begin at Petrified Forest National Park in June. Rangers will be on site at Puerco Pueblo’s Solar Calendar from 8:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. daily from June 15 through June 28.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 11, 2008
News Release: This afternoon, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus announced his intention to add a delay of the durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) competitive acquisition program (CAP) to S. 3101, the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 (MIPPA).
By Interior Newswire | Jun 11, 2008
News Release: The Channel Islands Live Dive season kicks off today when over 120 sixth grade students from Blackstock Junior High School in Oxnard interact with divers underwater 14 miles offshore at Anacapa Island in Channel Islands National Park.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 11, 2008
News Release: Fire Management staff at Pinnacles National Monument plan to burn 150 acres along the newly acquired bottomlands June 17 to 19 if weather conditions allow, and barring any unforeseen problems with equipment which would prohibit safe burning operations. If the park is unable to conduct the burns during...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 11, 2008
News Release: Astronaut Story Musgrave to Speak at 8th Annual Bryce Canyon Astronomy Festival.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 11, 2008
News Release: NATIONAL PARK SERVICE CHIEF HISTORIAN IS KEYNOTE SPEAKER FOR ARCHAEOLOGY FIELD SCHOOL LECTURE SERIES AT VANCOUVER NATIONAL HISTORIC RESERVE.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 11, 2008
News Release: On Thursday, June 5, 2008, Big Bend National Park authorities received a visitor report through 911 of a body off the side of the Old Ore Road, an isolated dirt road located in the northeast portion of the park. Park Rangers and Border Patrol Agents responded to the reported location and confirmed the report.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 11, 2008
News Release: Big Bend National Park plans to start prescribed fire operations the week of June 9, 2008, if environmental factors such as wind, temperature, relative humidity, and fuel moisture levels are favorable. The area to be burned consists of 995 acres located northeast of Panther Junction, adjacent to Highway 385 on the West and Hannold Draw on the East. The prescribed fire is expected to last up to six days, including initial preparations, the actual burn, and clean-up activities.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 11, 2008
News Release: Yosemite National Park staff continues to search today for Esmin Garmendia-Barrios. Garmendia is described as 22 years old, a native Honduran, who is 5’8" tall. Mr. Garmendia speaks Spanish and some English. Reports describing Mr. Garmendia’s clothing have varied, but may include jeans or khaki pants...
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 11, 2008
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Failing to recognize the dire economic straits facing millions of American families, House Republicans voted today to deny an extension of unemployment benefits for those who have exhausted or will exhaust their benefits in the coming months. The legislation, H.R. 5749, the Emergency...
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 11, 2008
News Release: WASHINGTON - A bipartisan group of senior Senators Wednesday introduced legislation to ensure humane treatment for asylum seekers and other detained immigrants. The Secure and Safe Detention and Asylum Act, S. 3114, is sponsored by Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman,...
By USDA Newswire | Jun 11, 2008
News Release: People, especially the elderly, may reach for calcium supplements in hopes of protecting themselves against bone fractures in case of a fall. But a recent analysis of several studies found no reduction in risk of hip fracture with calcium supplementation.
