News published on Federal Newswire in October 2009

News from October 2009


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Oct. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Oct. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a four page notice on Oct. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a two page notice on Oct. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a four page notice on Oct. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Oct. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Oct. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a six page notice on Oct. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Questions for the Pelosi Economic Forum

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., Oct. 21, 2009 - This morning, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Democrats will host an economic forum on job creation, featuring a panel of economic and financial experts. In advance of this forum, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement and questions.


Murkowski on Allowances in Cap and Trade Legislation

News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977


Statement of Chairman Tom Harkin (D-IA) at HELP Committee Executive Session on Pending Nominees

News Release: "Today we are taking up the President’s nominees for a number of positions that perform important roles in our society - defending workers’ rights, protecting the Constitutional right to counsel, and preserving our rich national traditions in the humanities. I thank Senator Enzi and his staff for working cooperatively with us to move these nominees through the process.


Subcommittee Examines USDA Rural Business Programs and Opportunities for Rural Entrepreneurship and Business Development

News Release: Today, Congressman Mike McIntyre, Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Rural Development, Biotechnology, Specialty Crops, and Foreign Agriculture, held a hearing to examine how the U.S. Department of Agriculture is working with partners to expand entrepreneurship and business development in rural America.


COMMITTEE TOLD H1N1 VACCINE IS SAFE, SUPPLY WILL BE GREATLY INCREASED BY NOVEMBER

News Release: WASHINGTON - Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., and Ranking Member Susan Collins, R-Me., were reassured Wednesday by three Cabinet Secretaries that the H1N1 vaccine is safe - for children and adults - and that officials are doing all they can to ensure a much greater supply by early November to meet the demands of at risk citizens.


Update on South Rim Fall Prescribed Fire Plans

News Release: Grand Canyon, Ariz. - Grand Canyon National Park fire officials continue to make plans for a prescribed burn on the South Rim.


News Release: The National Park Service will be conducting erosion control and abutment work on Tumwater Bridge along the Stehekin Valley Road in North Cascades National Park. The construction will temporarily close the Stehekin Road to all vehicle, bicycle, and foot traffic above Tumwater Campground beginning Oct. 26, 2009. Work is expected to be ongoing through mid-November. The Tumwater Bridge endured flood damage and erosion during and since the 2003 flood.


Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site Announces New Winter Hours

News Release: Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site will begin its winter hours of operation on Nov. 1, 2009. The site will be open Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. through Feb. 28, 2010. Beginning March 1, 2010, the site will return to summer operating hours, Monday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.


News Release: Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the top Republican on the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee, today cautioned that small businesses and their workers will be harmed by health care proposals that raise taxes and impose costly federal mandates. Kline reacted to today’s announcement from the Obama Administration ...


New Phone Application Helps Combat Invasive Plant Species in National Parks

News Release: Citizen scientists have a new research tool to bring along on trips to the Santa Monica Mountains. The National Park Service (NPS) and the UCLA Center for Embedded Network Sensing (CENS) have partnered to design a smartphone application for a unique purpose: to identify the locations of invasive weeds...


Manufacturing Extension Partnership to Host Growth Training Programs for Businesses in Appalachian Region

News Release: GAITHERSBURG, Md.-The West Virginia Manufacturing Extension Partnership (WVMEP), in cooperation with the U.S. Commerce Department's MEP office, will offer training sessions in Charleston and Morgantown, W.Va., for local business owners and economic development partners throughout the Appalachian Region who are interested in learning more about 21st-century profit opportunities in several fields, including renewable energy and energy efficiency.


News Release: Thinking about Burma brings certain indelible images to mind: the brutal crackdown on courageous, saffron-robed monks protesting peacefully two years ago; the strength of purpose reflected in the face of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, the only Nobel Peace Prize recipient who is held in captivity;...