News published on Federal Newswire in March 2009

News from March 2009


McKeon Statement on White House Health Care Summit

News Release: Rep. Howard P. “Buck" McKeon (R-CA), the top Republican on the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following statement after participating in the White House Forum on Health Reform hosted by President Barack Obama this afternoon...


News Release: Pinnacles National Monument Turns 101 Years Old.


Issa Calls on EPA to Deny CA-Waiver Request

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) provided testimony today calling on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to deny the State of California’s request to institute and enforce its own vehicle emissions standards.


News Release: Harkers Island, NC - The National Park Service (NPS) has failed to reach agreement with Morris Marina Ferry and Kabin Kamps, Inc. for continuation of services under their contract to operate both the vehicle ferry to, and the cabin lodging at Long Point on North Core Banks.


News Release: WASHINGTON — A Middlesex, N.J., industrial pipes, valves and fittings supply company and its co-owner pleaded guilty today to participating in a fraud conspiracy at two U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)-designated Superfund sites in New Jersey, the Department of Justice announced today. The sites are Federal Creosote, located in Manville, N.J., and Diamond Alkali, located in Newark, N.J.


News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of Justice announced today that it has entered into a consent decree with Ecolab Inc. (Ecolab) that will resolve the Department’s complaint, which was filed today, that Ecolab failed to reemploy Michigan veteran Stephen Alasin in violation of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994, as amended (USERRA). The consent decree was approved by the court today as well.


News Release: WASHINGTON– The Justice Department filed a lawsuit today against JPI Construction L.P. (JPI) and six JPI-affiliated companies in U.S. District Court in Dallas for failing to provide accessible features required by the Fair Housing Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act at multi-family housing developments in Texas and other states.


News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of Justice announced today that it has entered into a consent decree with Stimson Lumber Company (Stimson) that, if approved by the court, will resolve the Department’s complaint, also filed today, that Oregon-based Stimson failed to reemploy Oregon reservist David Eckhardt in violation of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA).


News Release: WASHINGTON – Miguel Angel Mejia-Munera, a/k/a "El Mellizo," was extradited today from Colombia to the United States to face narcotics trafficking charges, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Rita M. Glavin of the Criminal Division and Acting Administrator Michele M. Leonhart of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).


Federal Financial Regulatory Agencies Issue Statement in Support of the "Making Home Affordable" Loan Modification Program

News Release: The federal bank, thrift, and credit union regulatory agencies encourage all federally regulated financial institutions that service or hold residential mortgage loans to participate in the "Making Home Affordable" loan modification program. Guidelines for the program were announced today by the Treasury Department.


Approval of proposal by ICE Trust to become member of Federal Reserve System

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Wednesday announced its approval of the application by ICE US Trust LLC, New York, New York (ICE Trust), to become a member of the Federal Reserve System. ICE Trust intends to provide central counterparty services for certain credit default swap contracts. ICE Trust is one ...


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on March 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on March 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a one page notice on March 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a one page notice on March 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on March 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a one page notice on March 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a one page notice on March 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on March 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on March 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.