News published on Federal Newswire in March 2008

News from March 2008


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on March 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on March 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on March 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on March 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on March 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on March 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a four page notice on March 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on March 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on March 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: The National Park Service (NPS) is proposing major replacement and repairs of wastewater treatment facilities at the entrance area of Denali National Park and Preserve. The current system must be replaced because the groundwater aquifer below the existing percolation pond has high concentrations of nitrates and is out of compliance with clean water regulations.


News Release: The National Park Service is looking for several highly motivated and responsible students age 18 and up and in good academic standing for summer seasonal Visitor Use Assistant and Maintenance Worker positions at Fort Sumter National Monument and Charles Pinckney National Historic Site.


News Release: PARK OPEN HOUSE. Meet Our Staff, Learn About Projects, Provide Comments. In the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park Visitor Center. Hyde and Beach Streets, 4-7PM, Wednesday, April 23, 2008. Please join San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park staff for a public Open House in the park’s...


Emerald Ash Borer

News Release: “National Park Service biologists have confirmed the presence of an exotic forest pest known as the emerald ash borer," announced Don Striker, Superintendent of New River Gorge National River (NRGNR). “This shiny green beetle was found in ash trees adjacent the park boundary near Minden, in Fayette County, which is the first documented infestation in West Virginia.".


Public Meetings on Alternative Options for the Off-Road Vehicle Management Plan/EIS for Cape Lookout National Seashore

News Release: Harkers Island, N.C.-- The National Park Service and Cape Lookout National Seashore would like to invite the public to comment on proposed alternative elements/options for the Cape Lookout National Seashore Off-Road Vehicle (ORV) Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) using the NPS-provided Alternatives Elements/Options Workbook.


News Release: WEST GLACIER, MONT. - Officials at Glacier National Park report that park road crews have begun spring plowing. While plowing of the Going-to-the-Sun Road (Sun Road) beyond Lake McDonald Lodge begins on April 1, park crews are currently plowing the Chief Mountain Road. Weather permitting, the plowing of other park areas, such as Many Glacier and Two Medicine, will begin in early April.


U.S. Must Enforce Laws to Break Down Trade Barriers

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Senior House Democrats today sent a letter to President Bush, renewing their call for stricter enforcement of U.S. rights under trade agreements. The letter was sent in anticipation of the Administration’s annual "National Trade Estimate" (NTE) report listing barriers to U.S. exports. (Please click here to view a pdf of the letter and attachment).


Stephen Handly Named New Facility Manager at Big South Fork

News Release: Stephen (Steve) Handly who has served most recently as the Facility Management Specialist at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore in Indiana, has been selected as the new Facility Manager at Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area.


News Release: The first evidence that high levels of vitamin A can suppress development of type 1 diabetes in laboratory mice prone to that disease is among the new nutrition and health findings noted in the most recent issue of the Agricultural Research Service's (ARS) Food and Nutrition Research Briefs and the Spanish-language edition Informe de investigaciones de alimentos y nutrición.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRM (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON – Puerto Rico Governor Aníbal Acevedo Vilá and 12 associates in Puerto Rico, Washington D.C., and the Philadelphia-area have been charged in a 27-count indictment unsealed today and returned ...


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CIV (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON – Otsuka American Pharmaceutical Inc., the American subsidiary of Japanese pharmaceutical manufacturer Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., has agreed to pay over $4 million to resolve allegations of off-label marketing.