News published on Federal Newswire in January 2010

News from January 2010


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Jan. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a one page notice on Jan. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Jan. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Lassen Volcanic National Park Superintendent Darlene M. Koontz would like to remind the public that seven days remain to comment on Lassen Peak Trail Rehabilitation Environmental Assessment (EA). The EA public review period opened on December 9, 2009 and will close on Jan. 11, 2010.


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Senator Susan Collins, R-Me., Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued this statement in response to the President's remarks tonight regarding the investigation into the Christmas Day terrorism plot...


Dodd, Baucus Release Statements on White House Health Care Meeting

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC-Senators Chris Dodd (D-CT) and Max Baucus (D-MT) released the following statements today following a meeting on health care with President Barack Obama.


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Senator Susan Collins, R-Me., Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued this statement Thursday on the decision by the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to mothball the LORAN navigation system, used by mariners and others for more than half a century...


News Release: Release Date: January 6, 2009. Contact: Outer Banks Group. Phone: (252) 473-2111. Know Your Park: Torpedo Junction - Shipwrecks of WWI and WWII. Presentation to be held at Salvo Volunteer Fire Station. The National Park Service Outer Banks Group Know Your Park citizen science program series continues...


News Release: Join a Park Ranger at Rocky Mountain National Park for a kid-friendly snowshoe adventure on the west side of the park. Snowshoeing is a fun way to experience the backcountry of Rocky Mountain National Park and is a great family activity! The programs will be held on Saturdays; January 9, February 6 and March 6 at 10:30 a.m. Ages 6-12 are welcome with an adult.


News Release: There may not be a birthday cake, but this year's 60th anniversary of the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Cotton Winter Nursery (CWN) in Tecoman, Mexico, is a milestone worth celebrating.


News Release: Annual measures to protect nesting raptors of Pinnacles National Monument will be reinstated as of Jan. 14, 2010, according to Park Superintendent Eric Brunnemann.


New Law Targets Drug-Smuggling Across Canadian Border

News Release: At 5,525 miles across land and water, the U.S.-Canada border is the longest international boundary in the world. It is a place where our two nations meet in peace, friendship, and commerce. Unfortunately, criminals increasingly are exploiting the size and openness of our shared border for a variety of illegal activities, including drug smuggling.


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Responding to a letter sent to Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), the Ranking Republican on the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Committee Republicans tonight sent a response to Chairman Towns calling on him to “cease the stonewalling of this Committee’s active and vigorous oversight" and called for immediate hearings into the Christmas-day terrorist attempt.


News Release: Grand Canyon, Ariz. - The body of a lone male has been discovered below the rim at the Abyss on Hermit Road in Grand Canyon National Park. Hermit Road is the western-most portion of the rim road on the South Rim of the canyon.


News Release: WASHINGTON – The Justice Department announced that Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, a 23-year-old Nigerian national, was charged today in a six-count criminal indictment returned in the Eastern District of Michigan for his alleged role in the attempted Christmas day bombing of Northwest Airlines flight 253 from Amsterdam, the Netherlands, to Detroit.


News Release: Johnny Pires, 24, was sentenced today to five years in prison and five years of supervised release following his prison term for attempting to receive and possessing child pornography. Pires was also ordered to register as a sex offender.


Written agreement with First Cherokee Bancshares

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Wednesday announced the execution of a Written Agreement by and among First Cherokee Bancshares, Inc., Woodstock, Georgia, a registered bank holding company, and the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta.


Written agreement with Wakulla Bancorp

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Wednesday announced the execution of a Written Agreement by and between Wakulla Bancorp, Crawfordville, Florida, a registered bank holding company, and the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta.


Written agreement with Sunshine Bankshares

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Wednesday announced the execution of a Written Agreement by and between Sunshine Bankshares, Inc., Port Orange, Florida, a registered bank holding company, and the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta.


Minutes of Federal Open Market Committee, December 15-16, 2009

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Open Market Committee on Wednesday released the attached minutes of the Committee meeting held on December 15-16, 2009.