News published on Federal Newswire in June 2008

News from June 2008


The US Agriculture Department published a two page rule on June 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a six page proposed rule on June 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page rule on June 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on June 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on June 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on June 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a seven page rule on June 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Experience Your America. The National Park Service cares for special places saved by the American people so that all may experience our heritage. Pinnacles National Monument News Release. Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE. Release Date: 06/27/2008. Contact: Carl Brenner, Chief of Interpretation & Education...


Information Update: June 27, 2008 Medical Tests Indicate Internal Contamination Due to June 9 Plutonium Incident

News Release: BOULDER, Colo. - New results from sensitive medical tests indicate internal plutonium exposure in a small number of personnel at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) due to a plutonium spill in a laboratory room June 9.


Republican Chief Counsel Judy Pensabene To Retire

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Pete Domenici, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, today announced that Judy Pensabene, the panel’s Republican Chief Counsel, will retire from the Senate on July 15.


Congress Passes Berman Legislation Lifting Stigma Against Nelson Mandela, Other ANC Members

News Release: Washington, DC - Congress is sending legislation to President Bush that will finally erase a government-imposed stigma against association with the African National Congress of South Africa. Last night the House and Senate came to agreement on legislation by House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Howard...


News Release: Knowing the preferences of foodborne pathogens such as Escherichia coli O157:H7 is essential to a successful counterattack on these microbes. That's why Agricultural Research Service (ARS) microbiologist Maria T. Brandl and University of California-Berkeley colleague Ronald G. Amundson are scrutinizing the little-understood ability of E. coli O157:H7 and Salmonella enterica to contaminate romaine lettuce.


Going-to-the-Sun Road Expected to Open to Big Bend Saturday, June 28

News Release: WEST GLACIER, MONT. - Officials at Glacier National Park announce that the Going-to-the-Sun Road (Sun Road) is expected to open to Big Bend by noon on Saturday, June 28. Officials note that this access into the alpine section will only be available from 7 a.m. until 9 p.m. Outside these hours, west side vehicle travel will terminate at Avalanche.


News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Pete Domenici, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, last night introduced bipartisan legislation that will allow America to fully realize the promise of nuclear energy by laying the foundation for a sustainable nuclear fuel cycle.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, June 26, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV AT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 Air France-KLM Agrees to Pay the Second Highest Fine Ever Levied in a Criminal Antitrust Prosecution WASHINGTON — Major international airlines–Société Air France (Air France), Cathay Pacific Airways Limited ...


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, June 26, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV OPA (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 "The Department is pleased with the Court’s ruling recognizing that the Second Amendment protects an individual right to possess firearms, including for private purposes unrelated to militia operations. ...


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, June 26, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRM (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON – A Maryland man was sentenced to five years in federal prison after pleading guilty to one count of receiving child pornography through the Internet, Acting Assistant Attorney General Matthew ...


Banking Agencies Issue Host State Loan-to-Deposit Ratios

News Release: The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency today issued the host state loan-to-deposit ratios that the banking agencies will use to determine compliance with section 109 of the Riegle-Neal Interstate Banking and Branching Efficiency Act of 1994. These ratios update data released on June 12, 2007.


Board proposes rule to implement certain approaches for calculating risk-based capital requirements included in Basel II capital accord

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday proposed a rule for public comment that would implement certain of the less-complex approaches for calculating risk-based capital requirements that are included in the international Basel II capital accord. The proposal, known as the standardized framework, would ...


Order of assessment of a civil money penalty against Heritage Bank of Commerce

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the issuance of a Consent Order of Assessment of a Civil Money Penalty against Heritage Bank of Commerce, San Jose, California, a state member bank. Heritage Bank of Commerce, without admitting to any allegations, consented to the issuance of the Order in connection with its alleged violations of the Board's Regulations implementing the National Flood Insurance Act.