News published on Federal Newswire in September 2009

News from September 2009


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


The US Agriculture Department published a two page rule on Sept. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a three page rule on Sept. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a three page rule on Sept. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a three page rule on Sept. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page rule on Sept. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page proposed rule on Sept. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: LAS VEGAS - America’s national parks will be celebrating National Public Lands Day, Saturday, September 26 with a day of service and celebration by hosting special events and waiving entrance fees. Lake Mead National.


News Release: The National Park Service has announced that it will close Teale Road between U.S. Highway 12 and Furnessville Road effective Sept. 30, 2009. The National Park Service owns all lands on either side of this road and the last remaining residence on the road was vacated earlier this year. The road will...


Help Us Make America's Best Idea Even Better

News Release: Harkers Island, North Carolina - Be part of an unprecedented event on September 26 when Cape Lookout National Seashore and national parks across the country invite you to make America’s Best Idea - the national parks - even better. Presented by the National Park Service and National Park Foundation...


Statement of Senator Edward M. Kennedy on the Passage of the Food and Drug Amendments Act of 2007

News Release: Every day, families across America rely on the Food and Drug Administration in ways they barely realize. When they put dinner on the table, they are counting on FDA to see that it is free from contamination. When they care for a sick child, they are trusting FDA to make sure the drugs prescribed are...


At  Baucus' Urging, CMS Cracks Down On Insurance Company Scare Tactics

News Release: Washington, DC - At the urging of Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has cracked down on insurance company attempts to mislead and confuse beneficiaries about how they would be affected by health care reform legislation being crafted...


News Release: WASHINGTON-Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., Monday examined the preparations being taken by Connecticut’s public and private institutions for a resurgence of the H1N1 influenza virus.


National Park Service Commemorates the 145th Anniversary of the 1864 Battles at Fort Harrison

News Release: Richmond National Battlefield Park will present a weekend series of special programs on September 26 and 27, 2009 to commemorate the 145th anniversary of the 1864 battles of Chaffin's Farm at Fort Harrison. Activities run from 10:00 to 5:00 on Saturday and from 10:00 to 3:00 on Sunday. This event is free. Parking is available at the Fort Harrison Visitor Center located eight miles east of Richmond off Va. Route 5 at 8621 Battlefield Park Road.


National Public Lands Day - 2009

News Release: Bryce Canyon National Park will offer its annual Fee Free Day on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009, in observance of National Public Lands Day. On that day, the National Park Service will join other public lands to waive entrance fees including commercial tour entrance fees.


News Release: How much corn crop residue, or stover, can be removed for biofuels without harming soil? An Agricultural Research Service (ARS) study of a 10-mile circle around the University of Minnesota 's Morris campus offers some clues.


America's Best Idea

News Release: WASHINGTON - Millions of Americans are tuning in this week to watch Ken Burns’s latest PBS film The National Parks: America’s Best Idea. Viewers will be glued to their TVs as the nation’s preeminent storyteller trains his lens on the national parks. Then what?


News Release: WEST GLACIER, MONT. - At the invitation of the United States and Canada, the World Heritage Committee has sent experts from the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the UNESCO World Heritage Centre to visit Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park this week to evaluate the status...


Red Flag Fire Alert Issued for September 21, 2009, for Point Reyes National Seashore

News Release: Point Reyes National Seashore Superintendent Don Neubacher stated that today is a Red Flag Fire Alert day within the Seashore due to the potential high fire danger. Superintendent Neubacher explained, "Seashore staff has gained a heightened awareness of the impact of a major uncontrolled wildfire.".


News Release: WEST GLACIER, MONT. - Step back in time to August 5, 1934, and take a photographic and narrative tour through Glacier National Park with president Franklin Delano Roosevelt. On Sept. 29, 2009, from noon to 12:30 p.m. at Glacier National Park Headquarters Community Building, Deirdre Shaw, curator...