News published on Federal Newswire in July 2009

News from July 2009


Shsta Bally Communication Facilities Environmental Assessment Available for Public Review

News Release: The National Park Service at Whiskeytown National Recreation Area has ready for public review the Environmental Assessment that focuses on the future management of the summit of Shasta Bally Mountain. Beginning today, July 10, 2009, the EA will be available for a 30 day public review ending on August...


News Release: Cape Hatteras National Seashore beaches will be managed again this summer under the terms of the U.S. District Court approved consent decree. Park visitors can expect to see resource closures for breeding shorebirds in effect to varying degrees from mid-March to mid-to-late-August and turtle nesting...


Inside North Fork Road to Reopen After Lengthy Rehabilitation Project

News Release: WEST GLACIER, MONT. - Glacier National Park officials announce the opening of the Inside North Fork Road to all traffic as of mid-morning Friday, July 10. The Inside North Fork Road is the park’s oldest, built in 1901 when oil was struck near Kintla Lake. The Inside North Fork Road is a 28-mile narrow, bumpy, gravel road between Fish Creek and Polebridge, providing access to some of the park’s most pristine wilderness areas.


Joint Hearing Examines Regulation of Over-the-Counter (OTC) Derivatives

News Release: Today, the House Agriculture Committee and House Financial Services Committee held a joint hearing to examine the regulation of over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives. Secretary of the Treasury Timothy F. Geithner appeared before the two committees to discuss the OTC derivative regulatory proposals the Administration released last month.


News Release: WASHINGTON - A 35-year-old Minneapolis man was sentenced today in federal court on one count of conspiring to provide material support and resources to al-Qaeda.


News Release: WASHINGTON – The Justice Department today filed a lawsuit against the city of Milwaukee alleging it violated the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA) by refusing to provide Michael Crivello, then an incumbent Milwaukee police officer, with a make-up promotional examination ...


News Release: Brenda Stevenson, an officer with the city of Highland Park, Mich., Police Department, was indicted today by a federal grand jury in Detroit on charges of using unlawful and excessive force and making a false statement to an FBI agent.


Written agreement with First State Bancorporation and First Community Bank

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the execution of a Written Agreement by and among First State Bancorporation, Albuquerque, New Mexico, a registered bank holding company, First Community Bank, Taos, New Mexico, a state chartered member bank, the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, and the New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department, Financial Institutions Division.


ETA Press Release: Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims    Report

News Release: UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS REPORT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending July 4, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 565,000, a decrease of 52,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 617,000. The 4-week moving average was 606,000, a decrease of 10,000 from the previous week's revised average of 616,000.


U.S. Labor Department announces release of $275.2 million in unemployment insurance modernization incentive funds to New York

News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today certified for release $275,161,405 in unemployment insurance (UI) modernization incentive funds to the state of New York. New York qualified for these funds available under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act) by making it easier for unemployed workers seeking part-time employment and those unemployed for family-related reasons to be eligible for benefits.


U.S. Labor Department seeks to restore employee contributions owed to Iowa SIMPLE IRA plan and appoint independent plan fiduciary

News Release: Pella, Iowa - The U.S. Department of Labor has sued the owner of Van Elsen Consulting Inc. in Pella, Iowa, for allegedly retaining employee contributions owed to the company’s SIMPLE IRA Retirement Plan to pay the operating expenses of the company. Van Elsen Consulting Inc. was an actuarial consulting firm that ceased operations on Dec. 31, 2006.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on July 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on July 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on July 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on July 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a one page proposed rule on July 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on July 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a five page notice on July 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a three page notice on July 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on July 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.