News published on Federal Newswire in October 2009

News from October 2009


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


Department of Energy Issues Request for Pre-Applications to U.S. Universities for Nuclear Energy Research and Development Proposals

News Release: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced a new Request for Pre-Applications for universities interested in conducting cutting-edge nuclear energy research and development (R&D).


News Release: Grand Canyon, Ariz. - Grand Canyon National Park Superintendent Steve Martin today announced the availability of a prospectus for guided trail rides using mules at the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. This prospectus describes in general terms the existing business and the business opportunity for services to be provided under a concession contract.


Bureau of Reclamation Announces $3.7 Million of Economic Recovery Funding for Oregon Deschutes Ecosystem Restoration Project

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Michael L. Connor announced today the award of $3.7 million grant for water conservation projects in central Oregon under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA).


News Release: Washington, DC -- Howard L. Berman (D-CA), chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following response to the news that President Barack Obama has won the Nobel Peace Prize...


Beech Mountain Fire Tower to Open

News Release: Bar Harbor, ME - Weather permitting, the Beech Mountain fire tower will be open on Saturday, Oct. 17, from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. Beech Mountain is an excellent spot for viewing the fall foliage. A ranger will be available to answer questions, and Smoky Bear items will be waiting for children who make...


Baucus Urges Internal Revenue Service To Assess Strategy On Identity Theft Prevention

News Release: Washington, DC - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) urged the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to create appropriate metrics to assess the effectiveness of the agency’s identity theft prevention programs after the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released findings indicating the...


Lassen Volcanic National Park plans to complete the Crescent Prescribed Fire and reenter the Hole and GRII Prescribed Fires this fall.

News Release: Lassen Volcanic National Park plans to burn the Crescent Prescribed Fire Project as early as Sunday, Oct. 11, 2009. Ignition operations should require two days. The entire project consists of three units totaling 1,847 acres. Park fire crews completed burning 551 acres last July after an unusual wet...


Hunters Reminded that Hunting is Prohibited in Glacier National Park

News Release: WEST GLACIER, MONT. - With the opening of various hunting seasons, Glacier National Park officials remind hunters that NO hunting of any kind is permitted within the park. It is the hunters’ responsibility to ensure that they are NOT hunting within park boundaries, even if the boundary is not clearly marked or indicated.


Grassley: CBO Analysis Shows Medical Malpractice Reform Belongs Back in Health Care Debate

News Release: Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, and a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, today made the following comment on the Congressional Budget Office’s analysis of the effects of proposals to limit costs related to medical malpractice (“tort reform").


ARS System to Detect Poultry Contamination Passes First Commercial Test

News Release: Technology developed by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists that automatically scans poultry carcasses for contamination has been successfully tested in a commercial poultry plant.


News Release: WASHINGTON – Daniel Lee Jones, of Portland, Ore., has been indicted and arrested for allegedly mailing a hangman’s noose to the Lima, Ohio, chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, the Justice Department announced today.