News published on Federal Newswire in July 2009

News from July 2009


The US Energy Department published a one page proposed rule on July 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page rule on July 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a four page proposed rule on July 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on July 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on July 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on July 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Be Our Guest at Colorado National Monument for Fee-Free Weekend July 18 - 19.


Finance Health Reform Roundtable Transcripts Now Available

News Release: A Finance Committee publication regarding the panel’s Roundtable Discussions on Comprehensive Health Care Reform is now available on the Finance Committee website. Chairman Baucus organized these discussions this spring to bring health policy and industry experts together to discuss the development of...


News Release: Kelly Sayce, Marine Life Protection Act (MLPA) Initiative Public Outreach and Education Coordinator, and Dr. Satie Airamé, MLPA Science Advisor, will be the featured speakers at the July “From Shore to Sea" lecture series. Together, they will discuss the Marine Life Protection Act Initiative planning process in the south coast region.


News Release: Yosemite National Park Archeologist Laura Kirn was selected as the 2009 winner of the Goucher College Master of Arts in Historic Preservation Alumnae Prize (MAHP) as the outstanding first year student in the historic preservation graduate program. Kirn was selected by a committee of alumnae from Goucher...


News Release: WEST GLACIER, MONT. - Glacier National Park officials announce that the environmental analysis and review process has been completed for proposed improvements at Logan Pass. The Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) decision document was signed by National Park Service Intermountain Regional Director...


Park Busy with 2009 Summer Projects

News Release: (Calumet, MI) The National Park Service at Keweenaw National Historical Park is busy with numerous preservation projects this summer, with a workforce commensurate to the load. This summer's Youth Conservation Corps has been busy with clean-up projects throughout the Calumet and Quincy units, including...


News Release: Two separate strategies for reducing the spread of red imported fire ants (RIFA) are being combined by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists as part of a strategy that could potentially add to the arsenal against this spreading pest.


Raptor Advisories Lifted for 2009

News Release: Rock formations subject to advisory closures to rock climbing and off-trail hiking for protecting nesting falcons and eagles will reopen Friday, July 10. According to Superintendent Eric Brunnemann, “All sensitive areas will reopen Friday and will remain so until next January when the raptors return...


News Release: As a result of local concerns and suggestions expressed at community meetings the National Park Service is initiating a Comprehensive Interpretive Plan for Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore.


News Release: (Munising, Mich.) Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore is celebrating Chippewa or Anishnabe culture by hosting a birch bark canoe maker. Ron Paquin, of Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., is constructing a 12-foot long birch bark canoe of traditional materials and using ages old techniques from Thursday, July 9, through Saturday, July 11. The demonstration was made possible by a generous grant from the National Park Foundation.


Gustavus Wildfire Response on July 6, 2009

News Release: During a week of unusually warm dry weather, a 5-10 acre wildfire near the Gustavus Country Inn was reported to Gustavus Emergency Response. Sixty people from the Gustavus Volunteer Fire Department, Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, State of Alaska DOT and PF Gustavus Airport, 14 firefighters from...


Special Programs at Petrified Forest National Park

News Release: There will be two programs so special at Petrified Forest National Park that you need reservations: Stories in the Stars Evening Program and Wilderness Petroglyphs Hike.


News Release: Washington, DC - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Howard L. Berman (D-CA) issued the following statement today after Secretary of State Clinton’s announcement that the State Department plans to launch a Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review...


News Release: Come to Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine on August 1 at 6:00 p.m. for the most musical and colorful twilight tattoo ceremony of the summer season! The program features patriotic music, military pageantry and living history! The program begins with a concert by the U.S. Army Old Guard...