News published on Federal Newswire in October 2008

News from October 2008


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Oct. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Federal Reserve System published a one page rule on Oct. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page rule on Oct. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on Oct. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on Oct. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on Oct. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Oct. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page rule on Oct. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page proposed rule on Oct. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Historic Tunnel View Overlook Makeover Completed in Yosemite National Park

News Release: Yosemite, CA - With Yosemite National Park’s granite monoliths as a backdrop, Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne today announced the completion of a much-needed makeover to the historic Tunnel View Overlook, the first project of the National Park Service Centennial Initiative.


Fort Necessity & Friendship Hill Winter Hours

News Release: Winter Operations 2008-09 at Fort Necessity National Battlefield & Friendship Hill NHS.


Valley Floors in Glacier National Park Awash with Autumn Colors

News Release: WEST GLACIER, MONT. - Winterization is now completed along the 16-mile alpine portion of the Going-to-the-Sun Road (Sun Road) between Avalanche Creek and Logan Pass, officials at Glacier National Park announced today. Hikers and bicyclists may now venture the entire 16 miles between Avalanche Creek and...


News Release: Invasive Australian pines that crowd out native plants in Florida present a particular conundrum. In the Sunshine State, it can be very difficult to tell the look-alike Casuarina species and subspecies from one another.


News Release: U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Olympia J. Snowe today announced that Maine was awarded nearly $2.2 million in disaster grant funding as part of the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program administered by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The funds will assist communities...



News Release: Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, today made the following remarks on the Committee's focus for the next Congress and on the role it will play in an economic recovery...


News Release: On Oct. 31, Hulls Cove Visitor Center and Sand Beach Entrance Station will close for the season. Beginning on Nov. 1, information will be available daily at the Winter Visitor Center at park headquarters on Route 233, except on Thanksgiving Day, December 24 and 25, and January 1. Also closed are the Islesford Historical Museum, the Nature Center at Sieur de Monts Spring, and Seawall Campground.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, Oct. 23, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV AT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON — A marine products supply firm pleaded guilty and agreed to pay a criminal fine today for participating in a conspiracy to commit bribery in connection with a project to repair New York’s Pier 86, the principal location of the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum, the Department of Justice announced.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, Oct. 23, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CIV (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 Operation Had Connections to Miami As Well WASHINGTON – Two individuals charged in connection with the operation of a fraudulent business opportunity scheme were arrested today following their indictment ...


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, Oct. 23, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRM (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON – A Florida resident was sentenced today to 97 months in prison on one count of traveling in interstate commerce for the purpose of engaging in illicit sexual conduct with a minor, Acting Assistant ...