News from September 2008
By DOT News Wire | Sep 18, 2008
The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on Sept. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Sep 18, 2008
The US Energy Department published a two page proposed rule on Sept. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Sep 18, 2008
The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on Sept. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Sep 18, 2008
The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on Sept. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 18, 2008
News Release: WASHINGTON - Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., and Ranking Member Susan Collins, R-Me., Thursday released a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report that found that FEMA is still not fully prepared for a catastrophic disaster because it does not...
By USDA Newswire | Sep 18, 2008
News Release: Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists and cooperators are seeking the public's help in surveying for once-common ladybug species that are now hard to find.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 18, 2008
News Release: (MONTROSE) - Sept. 18, 2008 - National Park Rangers received notification late this morning that missing local college student Mark Young Jr. might be at the Black Canyon of the Gunnison. At approximately 12:40 pm a vehicle registered to Young was found at the Chasm View Overlook on the South Rim. The Montrose Sheriff’s office was immediately notified and joined National Park Service personnel on a ground search.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 18, 2008
News Release: Tuskegee, Alabama, will take a place in the spotlight at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 10, 2008, when the Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site hosts its Grand Opening Ceremony.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 18, 2008
News Release: Second contact: Peter Caughey, CU-Boulder, (303) 492-4007
By USDA Newswire | Sep 18, 2008
News Release: Today, the House of Representatives voted to approve a bipartisan bill to increase the transparency, oversight, and anti-manipulation authority over commodity futures and options markets. The House overwhelmingly passed H.R. 6604, the Commodity Markets Transparency and Accountability Act of 2008, a bill sponsored by House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin C. Peterson of Minnesota, by a vote of 283-133.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 18, 2008
News Release: The third Annual Pinnacles Community Celebration, to be held on the west side of the monument, Sunday, Oct. 19, 2008 from 10am to 3pm, will highlight a variety of recreational and educational opportunities found within the local communities’ own backyard. Pinnacles is waiving the $5 entrance fee, so everyone is encouraged to attend this event, and, not only learn about the park, but local, state, and federal services and opportunities that are available in the community.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 18, 2008
News Release: Timpanogos Cave National Monument Superintendent Denis Davis announced that the Monument will be waiving fees for cave tours on Saturday, Sept. 27, 2008 in recognition of National Public Lands Day.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 18, 2008
News Release: *Bold, blue print = updated news.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 18, 2008
News Release: WIND CAVE NATIONAL PARK, S.D. - Biological Science Technician Duane Weber’s job can be described in numbers: 1,600 miles hiked, three pairs of boots worn out, and tens of thousands of elk observations. Weber spends just about every workday hiking around Wind Cave National Park monitoring 45 radio-collared elk and observing the health of the park’s elk population.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 18, 2008
News Release: Dear Secretary Leavitt: The United States Senate Committee on Finance (Committee) has jurisdiction over, among other things, the Medicare and Medicaid programs, which are administered by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). As Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee, we have a responsibility...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 17, 2008
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV AG (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 Project Reckoning Leads to the Seizure of $60 Million and More Than 40 Tons of Illegal Drugs From One of Mexicos Largest Drug Trafficking Cartels WASHINGTON –Today Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey ...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 17, 2008
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV ENRD (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON—CITGO, a Delaware corporation, pleaded guilty today and was sentenced to pay a $13 million fine for the negligent discharge of pollutants into two rivers in Louisiana in violation of the Clean Water Act, the Justice Department announced. The $13 million fine is the largest ever for a criminal misdemeanor violation of the Clean Water Act.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 17, 2008
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV AT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice announced today that it will not oppose a proposal by the CEO Roundtable on Cancer (CRC) to develop and publicize model contract language for clinical trials of ...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 17, 2008
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV NSD (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 MIAMI -- A federal grand jury in Miami, FL, has returned a Superseding Indictment charging eight individuals and eight corporations in connection with their participation in conspiracies to export ...
By Fed Newswire | Sep 17, 2008
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Wednesday announced the execution of a Written Agreement by and between Hastings Bancorp, Inc., Hastings, Nebraska, a registered bank holding company that owns and controls Hastings State Bank, Hastings, Nebraska, a state chartered nonmember bank, and the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City.
