News from January 2010
By DOT News Wire | Jan 28, 2010
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Jan. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jan 28, 2010
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Jan. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jan 28, 2010
The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on Jan. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jan 28, 2010
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Jan. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 28, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON - Senator Chuck Grassley today introduced a wide-ranging bill to fight fraud, waste and abuse in Medicare, Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 28, 2010
News Release: Beginning Feb. 1, 2010 visitor activity permits for Gateway National Recreation Area will be available at each of the park's three Units. "We look forward to another year of great recreational opportunities at the park," said Superintendent Barry Sullivan. "Now is a good time to plan ahead and get your fishing, off-beach access, boating and other activity permits.".
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 28, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., Jan. 28, 2010 - Last night during the State of the Union address, President Obama once again stressed the need for comprehensive energy legislation. Unfortunately, we’ve heard that line before…Despite all their talk, the Obama Administration has repeatedly taken steps to block American energy production and job creation.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 28, 2010
News Release: Collections of organisms that cause harm, disease and damage are important in allowing Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists to explore the diversity, evolution, and distribution of parasites and pathogens.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 28, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley today urged the President to make good on his State of the Union pledges by advancing pending trade agreements with Colombia, Panama, and South Korea and funding a retraining program to help workers displaced by trade.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 28, 2010
News Release: Patchogue, New York-Fire Island National Seashore is among 21 National Park Service (NPS) areas nominated for inclusion in the National System of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). This program is managed by the Department of Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Department of the Interior (DOI). NOAA is accepting public comments on the nominations through Feb. 22, 2010.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 28, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., Jan. 28, 2010 - House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) and Energy and Minerals Subcommittee Ranking Member Doug Lamborn (CO-05) issued the following statements regardingnews reports that only three companies applied for the latest round of Research, Demonstration and Development (RD&D) oil shale leases.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 28, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., Jan. 28, 2010 - President Obama: “You can see the results of last year’s investment in clean energy - in the North Carolina company that will create 1200 jobs nationwide helping to make advanced batteries; or in the California business that will put 1,000 people to work making solar panels.".
By Interior Newswire | Jan 28, 2010
News Release: The BLM Colorado State Office today announced that it is deferring a 799-acre parcel of subsurface geothermal lands near Buena Vista and Mt. Princeton Hot Springs from a scheduled BLM lease sale on Feb. 11, 2010."The parcel will undergo further environmental review and analysis," said Greg Shoop, BLM...
By Interior Newswire | Jan 28, 2010
News Release: The popular UNC TV series "My Heart Will Always Be in Carolina" with Ken Mann, will feature a special segment on the restoration work at Bodie Island Lighthouse this Sunday, January 31 at 2:00 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. The show airs throughout eastern North Carolina on both cable and satellite televisions stations.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 27, 2010
News Release: LAS VEGAS - The National Park Service is seeking public comment on the proposed construction of a new ranger station located in Meadview, Ariz. The park service will be preparing an environmental assessment to evaluate the potential impacts associated with the new development.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 27, 2010
News Release: During the February “From Shore to Sea" lectures, Anthropologist Dr. John Johnson will discuss new insights from recent research projects that indicate early native inhabitants of the Channel Islands likely thrived in greater densities than anywhere else in California.
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 27, 2010
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano today announced that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has begun enforcement of the Importer Security Filing and Additional Carrier Requirements interim final ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 27, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON—The Sewerage & Water Board of New Orleans has agreed to reinstate its comprehensive program – stalled for several years in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina – to make extensive improvements to reduce or eliminate sewage overflows into the Mississippi River, Lake Pontchartrain and its storm drainage canal system, the Justice Department and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 27, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON – The Justice Department today announced that it has entered into a settlement agreement with the Metropolitan Government of Nashville, Tenn., and Davidson County, Tenn., to enhance the security of students with disabilities on public school buses. The settlement is the result of a lawsuit stemming from episodes of peer-on-peer sexual harassment on buses designated for students with disabilities.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 27, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON— Dov Shellef, a businessman from Great Neck, N.Y., was convicted today on 86 counts, following a five-week jury trial, for conspiring to defraud the Internal Revenue Service in the collection of approximately $1.9 million in excise taxes due on sales of the ozone-depleting greenhouse gas known as CFC-113, the Justice Department announced.
