News from September 2008
By Interior Newswire | Sep 23, 2008
The US Interior Department published a five page rule on Sept. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Sep 23, 2008
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Sept. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Sep 23, 2008
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Sept. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Sep 23, 2008
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Sept. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Sep 23, 2008
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Sept. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Sep 23, 2008
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Sept. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 23, 2008
News Release: Superintendent Mike Murray announced today that Saturday, Sept. 27, 2008, Wright Brothers National Memorial will celebrate the 15th annual National Public Lands Day by offering free admission to park visitors. In addition, on Sunday, Sept. 28, 2008, an additional “fee free" day for all visitors will be instituted in honor of newly naturalized citizens. This is an invitation for visitors to visit and enjoy one of America’s national treasures.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 23, 2008
News Release: Timpanogos Cave National Monument Superintendent Denis Davis announced that the rehabilitation of the cave access trail was completed ahead of schedule, and therefore, the cave trail and cave system will re-open on Sept. 27, 2008. Due to the rugged terrain, steep cliffs, and exposure, visitors could...
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 23, 2008
News Release: WASHINGTON --- Senator Chuck Grassley is asking the Treasury Secretary, the Federal Reserve Board Chairman, the New York Federal Reserve Bank President and CEO for information first requested two months ago about the current value of the assets managed by the Federal Reserve after the April purchase of Bear Stearns Companies Inc. by JPMorgan Chase & Co.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 23, 2008
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Pete Domenici, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, today applauded passage of a tax extenders package that includes extensions for key renewable energy technologies like wind, solar and biomass.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 23, 2008
News Release: Washington, DC - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today won Senate passage, by an overwhelming vote of 93-2,of legislation to carry out the remaining Finance Committee objectives for the year, including passage of clean energy tax incentives,...
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 23, 2008
News Release: Washington, DC - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) today held a hearing to explore why health insurance coverage is so difficult for many individuals and smallgroups to obtain in the current market. Baucus’s hearing explored the structure of the current insurance market, in which...
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 23, 2008
News Release: Washington, DC - The House Committee on Ways and Means today introduced a package of disaster tax provisions targeted at businesses and families affected by the natural disasters in 2008. H.R. 7006, the Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2008 establishes a flexible, national plan for dealing with disaster relief that would extend to floods, tornadoes, wildfires, hurricanes, or any other disaster that yields a presidential disaster declaration.
By USDA Newswire | Sep 23, 2008
News Release: A newly updated food composition database of plant chemical compounds called isoflavones was launched today by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 23, 2008
News Release: This is the culmination of a public input process begun at the Port Oneida Fair in August 2005, followed by scoping letters sent in August 2005 to local, state, and federal regulatory and resource agencies; interested citizens; tribes; and organizations. Public workshops were held in May 2006 and project...
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 23, 2008
News Release: Washington, DC - In response to recent action by the U.S. Senate, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charles B. Rangel today introduced H.R. 6049, the Renewable Energy and Job Creation Tax Act of 2008. This bill would amend Senate-passed legislation to ensure that tax incentives provided to encourage renewable energy and energy conservation fit within the scope of the offsets approved by the Senate.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 23, 2008
News Release: Steve Hvinden, an economist with extensive experience in Colorado River operations, and David Palumbo, a Civil Engineer with broad private and public sector experience, have been selected for key management positions in Reclamation's Lower Colorado Region in Boulder City, Nev.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 23, 2008
News Release: Dear Director Zerhouni: As a senior member of the United States Senate and the Ranking Member of the Committee on Finance (Committee), I have a duty under the Constitution to conduct oversight into the actions of executive branch agencies, including the activities of the National Institutes of Health...
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 23, 2008
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senators Chris Dodd (D-CT), Susan Collins (R-ME), and Joe Lieberman (ID-CT) today applauded Senate passage of legislation that would reauthorize and increase funding for the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA). The measure, authored by Dodd and Collins and cosponsored by Lieberman, would...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 23, 2008
News Release: On Saturday, September 27 and Sunday, September 28 from 9 am until 5 pm, entrance fees will be waived at Fort Frederica National Monument as part of National Public Lands weekend. National Park Service sites like Fort Frederica National Monument preserve important aspects of our heritage. To celebrate...
