News published on Federal Newswire in August 2010

News from August 2010


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Aug. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Aug. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Aug. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Aug. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a three page notice on Aug. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Aug. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Aug. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Aug. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Rangers Respond to Single Vehicle Accident

News Release: Grand Canyon, Ariz. - At approximately 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 23, 2010, rangers responded to a report that a vehicle had collided with a tree on Center Road on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park.


Environmental Assessment of Long-term Elk Management Released

News Release: Great Smoky Mountains National Park is soliciting public comment on the Park's plans to transition the Park's management of its elk herd from an experiment to a long-term management strategy. Under provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) the public has 30 days to provide comments before the National Park Service can make a decision.


Secretary Vilsack Announces Cotton Board Appointments

News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the appointment of Carlos Moore of Naples, Florida and John Mathews of Pennington, New Jersey to the Cotton Board.


News Release: Good weather continued to hold over most of Katmai National Park and Preserve this morning as search aircraft and crews began their fourth day of looking for a missing aircraft with four men on board.


News Release: A study led by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) chemist Richard Anderson suggests that a water soluble extract of cinnamon, which contains antioxidative compounds, could help reduce risk factors associated with diabetes and heart disease.


USDA to Increase PACA Licensing Fees after 15 Years

News Release: Washington - The U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will be increasing the annual license fees under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA). The last time USDA raised the PACA license fees was in 1995. Significant cost cutting measures including increased use of automation, consolidation of offices and streamlined operations delayed the need for a fee increase prior to this.


News Release: In the opening pages of his 1998 thriller, Net Force, author Tom Clancy aptly describes a small communications device that would be recognized today in either the world of business or government as a smart phone.


Volunteers Selected for Elk Reduction Program

News Release: Letters are in the mail to 240 potential volunteers who will assist Theodore Roosevelt National Park with its elk reduction program this fall and winter. Packets were mailed on Tuesday to a fraction of the people who had applied to volunteer for the program.


USDA Extends the Use of Methionine in Organic Poultry Production

News Release: Washington -The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Organic Program (NOP) today announced an amendment to the National List of Allowed and Prohibited Substances. The amendment extends the use of methionine in organic poultry production.


Constitution Week 2010

News Release: Join the National Park Service in celebration of Constitution Week by attending one of the free special events scheduled September 17-25, 2010 at Charles Pinckney National Historic Site at 1254 Long Point Road in Mount Pleasant. The park preserves the last 28 acres of Snee Farm, a plantation that was once owned by Charles Pinckney, a principal framer and signer of the U.S. Constitution.



News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently launched the Produce Safety University, a new food safety initiative focusing on safe handling of fresh produce by school food service operators.