News from August 2010
By DOT News Wire | Aug 17, 2010
The US Transportation Department published a seven page proposed rule on Aug. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 17, 2010
The US Interior Department published a four page proposed rule on Aug. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 17, 2010
News Release: Harnessing darkness for practical use, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a laser power detector coated with the world's darkest material-a forest of carbon nanotubes that reflects almost no light across the visible and part of the infrared spectrum.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 17, 2010
News Release: Take a journey to Minnesota’s Voyageurs National Park for a weekend of outdoor exploration and habitat restoration. On Friday, Sept. 10 and Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010, volunteers will team up with National Park Service staff to plant native trees, shrubs, and wildflowers that have cultural and medicinal...
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 17, 2010
News Release: State regulators, meter manufacturers and hydrogen gas producers concerned with developing markets for hydrogen fuel; farmers seeking to more precisely plan their plantings; and consumers and manufacturers of dry goods seeking fairness in commerce all should have something to smile about after this year's annual meeting of the National Conference on Weights and Measures (NCWM).
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 17, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Responding to today’s White House’s housing summit, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) today called on the Obama Administration to make exposing the full extent of the ‘too-cozy’ relationship between the mortgage industry and Fannie Mae...
By USDA Newswire | Aug 17, 2010
News Release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today celebrated the start of construction of the second phase of its research center here with a ground blessing ceremony.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 17, 2010
News Release: Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary Superintendent Chris Mobley will commemorate the sanctuary’s 30th anniversary during the September “From Shore to Sea" lectures. Mobley will present a special screening of the sanctuary’s new film “Beneath the Rainbow Bridge, A Journey through the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary.".
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 17, 2010
News Release: Fabrication specialists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) are joining forces with conservators at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) to protect and display a document that influenced our nation's foundation, the 1297 Magna Carta. Only four originals of the 1297 Magna Carta survive, and the one at the Archives is the only original on display in the United States.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 17, 2010
News Release: B vitamins-B-6, B-12 and folate-all nourish the brain. But much remains to be discovered about the relation between these essential nutrients and our brainpower.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 17, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) today released a video - Signs of a Failed Stimulus - criticizing the Obama Administration for using taxpayer money to pay for propaganda signs touting both President Barack Obama and the failed stimulus program.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 17, 2010
News Release: For the past four years, the National Institute of Standards and Technology's Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP), along with the U.S. Commercial Service, and local MEP and export assistance centers, has been working with U.S. manufacturers to increase their exports. So far, MEP has completed 28 ExporTech projects in 18 states with a total of 230 companies participating.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 16, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON – Ilkham Fazilov pleaded guilty today to racketeering conspiracy for his role in a criminal enterprise that engaged in numerous criminal activities including forced labor, fraud in foreign labor contracting, visa fraud, mail fraud, identity theft, tax evasion and money laundering, the Justice Department announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 16, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON - The United States has sued a Chicago tax return preparer seeking to bar him and his company from preparing federal tax returns for others, the Justice Department announced today. The civil injunction suit alleges that Charlie Wilson and his Chicago business, CBD Tax Service, claim bogus deductions and credits on customers’ federal tax returns.
By Fed Newswire | Aug 16, 2010
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Monday proposed a rule to revise the escrow account requirements for higher-priced, first-lien "jumbo" mortgage loans. The proposed rule, which implements a provision of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, would increase the annual percentage rate ...
By Fed Newswire | Aug 16, 2010
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Monday issued an interim rule that revises the disclosure requirements for closed-end mortgage loans under Regulation Z (Truth in Lending). The interim rule implements provisions of the Mortgage Disclosure Improvement Act (MDIA) that require lenders to disclose how borrowers' regular mortgage payments can change over time.
By Fed Newswire | Aug 16, 2010
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Monday announced final rules to implement a statutory amendment to the Truth in Lending Act requiring that consumers receive notice when their mortgage loan has been sold or transferred. The new disclosure requirement became effective in May 2009, upon enactment of the Helping Families Save Their Homes Act. Under that act, a purchaser or assignee that acquires a mortgage loan must provide the required disclosures in writing within 30 days.
By Fed Newswire | Aug 16, 2010
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Monday announced final rules to protect mortgage borrowers from unfair, abusive, or deceptive lending practices that can arise from loan originator compensation practices. The new rules apply to mortgage brokers and the companies that employ them, as well as mortgage loan officers employed by depository institutions and other lenders.
By Fed Newswire | Aug 16, 2010
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Monday proposed enhanced consumer protections and disclosures for home mortgage transactions. The proposal includes significant changes to Regulation Z (Truth in Lending) and represents the second phase of the Board's comprehensive review and update of the mortgage lending ...
By Fed Newswire | Aug 16, 2010
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Monday announced the issuance of a Prompt Corrective Action Directive with the consent of First Banking Center, Burlington, Wisconsin, a state-chartered member bank.
