News from September 2009
By Interior Newswire | Sep 4, 2009
News Release: (Munising, MICH.) Superintendent Jim Northup announces that the Environmental Assessment/ Assessment of Effect (EA/AoE) for the proposed rehabilitation of Little Beaver Lake Road is available for a 30-day public review and comment period.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 4, 2009
News Release: A public scoping meeting for the Ahwahnee Comprehensive Rehabilitation Plan is scheduled for Tuesday, September 22nd from 1:00 to 4:00 PM in the Underlounge at the Ahwahnee Hotel in Yosemite Valley.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 4, 2009
News Release: Chaco Culture National Historical Park is continuing to make emergency repairs at the Gallo Campground to replace the septic system. On Sept. 17, 2009 the park will open the Gallo Campground with limited services.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 4, 2009
News Release: An Environmental Assessment (EA) evaluating a proposal to construct new trails in the Savage River Area of Denali National Park and Preserve is now available for public review and comment, announced Park Superintendent Paul Anderson.
By DOL Newswire | Sep 4, 2009
News Release: The U.S. Department of Labor reported this morning a loss of 216,000 jobs in the month of August, bringing the national unemployment rate to a 26-year high of 9.7 percent. Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee’s top Republican, issued the following statement...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 4, 2009
News Release: At 12:30 p.m. today, September 4, 2009, a 62-year-old woman from Boulder, Colorado, fell between 25 to 50 feet on the Fern Lake Trail near Odessa Lake, landing in a creek. Other hikers contacted park dispatch by cell phone about the incident around 1:00 p.m. but it was unclear from initial cell phone...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 4, 2009
News Release: * West side will remain open for vehicle traffic 16 miles between West Glacier and Avalanche. Avalanche to Logan Pass will be closed to vehicular traffic.
By DOL Newswire | Sep 4, 2009
News Release: Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee’s Senior Republican Member, today delivers the weekly Republican address on the Democrats’ health care legislation moving through Congress “like a runaway freight train." In his address, Kline calls on congressional Democrats and President ...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 4, 2009
News Release: NEWS RELEASE. u.s. department of the interior. National Park Service. Fort Union National Monument. Frank Torres 425-8025. Untold Stories in America’s National Parks. Fort Union National Monument, National Park Service, announces Glimpses of the Past Program, Untold Stories from America’s National Parks...
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 3, 2009
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano today announced approximately $10 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funding for a new inline baggage handling system with enhanced explosive detection technology at Dayton International Airport—a project which will accelerate the passenger check-in process and enhance airport security.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 3, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON—A Liberian-incorporated shipping company pleaded guilty today in federal court in Trenton, N.J., to failing to keep accurate oily water discharge records and using falsified records to conceal the discharge at sea of untreated bilge from one of its cargo ships, the Justice Department announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 3, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON — Two former Department of Defense contractors who worked as inspectors at the U.S. Army installation at Ft. Hamilton in Brooklyn, N.Y., pleaded guilty for seeking and receiving bribes in connection with the award and performance of contracts to move and store military household goods, the ...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 3, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON – The Justice Department today filed a lawsuit in federal court in Los Angeles charging Ventura County, Calif., with discrimination in its employment practices by refusing to hire a qualified applicant because she is deaf.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 3, 2009
News Release: The former director of sales and marketing for Pacific Consolidated Industries LP (PCI) pleaded guilty today to charges related to the bribery of a U.K. Ministry of Defense (UK-MOD) official in order to obtain lucrative equipment contracts with the U.K. Royal Air Force, in violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA).
By Fed Newswire | Sep 3, 2009
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the execution of a Written Agreement by and among Nebraska Bankers' Bank, Lincoln, Nebraska, a state chartered member bank, the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, and the Nebraska Department of Banking and Finance.
By Fed Newswire | Sep 3, 2009
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the execution of a Written Agreement by and among Midwest Independent Bancshares, Inc., a registered bank holding company, Midwest Independent Bank, a state chartered member bank, both of Jefferson City, Missouri, and the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, Missouri.
By Fed Newswire | Sep 3, 2009
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the issuance of a consent Order of Assessment of a Civil Money Penalty against First Bank & Trust Company, Lebanon, Virginia, a state member bank. First Bank & Trust Company, without admitting to any allegations, consented to the issuance of the Order in connection with its alleged violations of the Board’s regulations implementing the National Flood Insurance Act.
By Fed Newswire | Sep 3, 2009
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the issuance of a consent Order of Assessment of a Civil Money Penalty against Union Bank and Trust Company, Bowling Green, Virginia, successor by merger with Bay Community Bank, Newport News, Virginia, a state member bank. Union Bank and Trust Company, ...
By Commerce News Now | Sep 3, 2009
News Release: The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security today amended the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to implement the President’s April 13, 2009 directive to make it easier for Americans with family members in Cuba to visit and send gifts to their relatives. The measures are designed to improve prospects for democracy and enhance human rights on the island.
By Labor Gazette | Sep 3, 2009
News Release: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending Aug. 29, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 570,000, a decrease of 4,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 574,000. The 4-week moving average was 571,250, an increase of 4,000 from the previous week's revised average of 567,250.
