News from November 2008
By Interior Newswire | Nov 14, 2008
News Release: Harkers Island, NC - Superintendent Russel J. Wilson announced that the Commercial Services Plan (CSP) for Cape Lookout National Seashore, in progress since 2006, is complete. The CSP, developed with input from public meetings, defines the type of commercial activities and services that are appropriate for the seashore. A copy of the Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the CSP is available at the park headquarters.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 14, 2008
News Release: (Calumet, MI) The National Park Service at Keweenaw National Historical Park is seeking public involvement for the Union Building Interior Rehabilitation project. In accordance with requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act, the NPS will be completing an Environmental Assessment (EA) for the project. The EA will examine the various alternatives for treatment of the historic structure as well as the exhibits that will be placed in the building.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 14, 2008
News Release: New regulations regarding subsistence off-road vehicle use, backcountry use and mountaineering at Denali National Park and Preserve were published today in the Federal Register.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 14, 2008
News Release: Dear Inspector General Thorson: I am writing to ask you to conduct an investigation into the facts and circumstances leading to the Treasury Department’s issuance of Notice 2008-83. (“Notice") on Sept. 30, 2008, as well as possible conflicts of interest involving Department of the Treasury (“Treasury")...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 14, 2008
News Release: Every weekend, affordable, interactive and fun-based learning experiences appeal to all interests in the winter wonderland of Yosemite National Park. Guided naturalist hikes on snowshoes, a winter ecology program at the cozy Ostrander Hut, assisting rangers with a snow survey, two winter photography...
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 14, 2008
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Nov. 17, 2008 - Even as parents and students worry about the rising cost of college amid an economic downturn, the pay of top higher education leaders continues to grow, particularly for public-university presidents, according to results of The Chronicle of Higher Education’s annual executive compensation survey,.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 14, 2008
News Release: Dear Majority Leader Reid and Speaker Pelosi...
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 14, 2008
News Release: Washington, DC - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) released a statement today with the news of the nomination of Neil Barofsky, a Federal prosecutor in New York, to the post of Special Inspector General (IG) of the Troubled Assets Relief Program. Baucus fought to include the Special...
By USDA Newswire | Nov 14, 2008
News Release: The Agricultural Research Service (ARS) has entered into licensing agreements with four seed distributors interested in marketing varieties of a new hairy vetch developed by an ARS scientist and cooperators.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 13, 2008
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, Nov. 13, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRM (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON – A District of Columbia resident was sentenced today to 27 months in prison as a result of his plea to one count of possessing child pornography, Acting Assistant Attorney General Matthew Friedrich of the Criminal Division announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 13, 2008
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, Nov. 13, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON - The Justice Department today announced it has reached a settlement of up to $170,000 resolving its lawsuit against the owners and managers of Regent Court Apartments in Roseville, Mich., ...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 13, 2008
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, Nov. 13, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRM (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON – Two men pleaded guilty today to traveling, and conspiring to travel, in foreign commerce with the intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct with children, Acting Assistant Attorney General of the Criminal Division Matthew Friedrich and U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama Deborah J. Rhodes announced.
By Fed Newswire | Nov 13, 2008
News Release: The federal bank, thrift, and credit union regulatory agencies today jointly issued for comment proposed Interagency Appraisal and Evaluation Guidelines that reaffirm supervisory expectations for sound real estate appraisal and evaluation practices. The proposed guidance builds on the existing federal ...
By Fed Newswire | Nov 13, 2008
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board and the New York State Banking Department on Thursday announced the issuance of a consent Cease and Desist Order against Dresdner Bank AG, Frankfurt, Germany and the bank's branch in New York, New York.
By Commerce News Now | Nov 13, 2008
News Release: WASHINGTON—U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez issued the following statement on the release of the September 2008 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 increased ...
By Labor Gazette | Nov 13, 2008
News Release: Archived News Release — Caution: Information may be out of date.
By DOT News Wire | Nov 13, 2008
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Nov. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Nov 13, 2008
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Nov. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 13, 2008
The US Interior Department published a five page rule on Nov. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | Nov 13, 2008
The US State Department published a one page notice on Nov. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
