News published on Federal Newswire in February 2010

News from February 2010


The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on Feb. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Feb. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on Feb. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on Feb. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page rule on Feb. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on Feb. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a four page proposed rule on Feb. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a five page rule on Feb. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a three page notice on Feb. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a one page proposed rule on Feb. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Feb. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Feb. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on Feb. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Grassley:  Treasury Secretary Downplays Impact of Tax Increases on Small Businesses, Jobs Affected

News Release: Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, in testifying before the Committee on Finance today, said that raising taxes on upper-income taxpayers would affect only 2 percent to 3 percent of small businesses. Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, made the following comment in response.


Yosemite National Park Announces Public Scoping on the Tioga Road Rehabilitation Environmental Assessment

News Release: The National Park Service is initiating an Environmental Assessment (EA) to study rehabilitating 27 miles of the Tioga Road to make safety improvements, while preserving natural and cultural resources along the road providing access to Tuolumne Meadows, Tioga Pass, U.S. Route 395 and trailheads for the John Muir, Pacific Crest, Yosemite Creek, Lukens Lake, and South Fork of the Tuolumne River Trails.


Grassley:  More AIG Bonuses Show Administration Has Been Outmaneuvered

News Release: To: Reporters and Editors. Fr: Jill Gerber for Sen. Chuck Grassley, 202/224-6522. Re: AIG Bonuses. Da: Tuesday, Feb 2., 2010. Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, today made the following comment on news that American International Group plans to pay another round of employee...


Signs of the Times

News Release: For the past 18 months the park has been besieged by road construction work along its southern and western boundaries. To the west, the Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT) is expanding Farm to Market Road (FM)1847 from a two lane road into a five lane highway linking Brownsville and the community of Los Fresnos. To the south, TXDOT is developing FM 511, which is already four lanes, into a wider, limited-access freeway with frontage roads in either direction.


Baucus, Geithner Discuss Job-Creation Initiatives in President’s Budget

News Release: Washington, DC - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) convened a hearing today with Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner to discuss President Obama’s fiscal year 2011 budget proposals. Baucus focused most closely during the hearing on proposals included in the budget to spur job creation. Baucus expressed support for the President’s jobs initiatives, including the Job Creation Tax Credit, to encourage businesses to hire American workers.


Rocky Mountain National Park Lyceum Series Continues

News Release: 2010 Lyceum Series. “Wilderness: Of What Avail Are Forty Freedoms Without A Blank Spot On The Map?". Saturday, February 6, 7:00 p.m.- Wild By Law. By the middle of the twentieth century civilization had erased much of America`s natural landscape. As the wilderness shrank, the movement to protect it grew.


News Release: WASHINGTON DC -Oversight Subcommittee Chairman John Lewis (D-GA) is today applauding many proposals in the Administration’s budget that would make critical improvements to the tax system.