News published on Federal Newswire in October 2010

News from October 2010


The US Energy Department published a one page proposed rule on Oct. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a six page proposed rule on Oct. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Oct. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a one page notice on Oct. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Oct. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on Oct. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Oct. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a seven page notice on Oct. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Ocracoke District Ranger Kenny Ballance Receives Recognition for Twenty-Five Years of Service

News Release: Photo Caption: Ocracoke District Ranger Kenny Ballance recently received a certificate for twenty-five years of service with the National Park Service and Cape Hatteras National Seashore from Superintendent Mike Murray. Kenny first began working in temporary positions in 1977 for the Seashore.


Olympic National Park Continues to Monitor Hurricane Ridge Goat Population

News Release: Olympic National Park is continuing foot patrols on and near Klahhane Ridge, following Saturday's incident, in which sixty-three year old Robert Boardman of Port Angeles died after sustaining injuries from a mountain goat.


News Release: The National Park Service (NPS) recently awarded a $4.9 million contract for the restoration and rehabilitation of the William Fitts Ryan Center at Floyd Bennett Field, Jamaica Bay Unit, Gateway National Recreation Area (NRA) to RAAD Construction Group, LLC of Perth Amboy, New Jersey. RAAD Construction will rehabilitate the historic passenger terminal building and create a primary visitor facility and administrative center for Gateway.


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Republicans and the Republican Study Committee today issued the following video release: “Putting the Power Back in Your Hands."


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Oct. 18, 2010 Ted Stevens Mountain, Ice Field Signed Into Law WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and U.S. Congressman Don Young (R-Alaska) today commended President Obama for signing into law their legislation naming a mountain and ice field after Ted ...


News Release: New evidence supporting a link between vitamin D sufficiency and cognitive ability is among the new nutrition and health findings noted in the latest issue of the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Food and Nutrition Research Briefs and its Spanish-language edition (Informe de investigaciones de alimentos y nutrición). ARS is the chief scientific research agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).


News Release: The National Park Service announced today the beginning of the public alternatives scoping period for an environmental impact statement to assess the management of off-road vehicle (ORV) use at Glen Canyon National Recreation Area.


Yosemite National Park Reschedules Public Site Visit for the  Tioga Road Rehabilitation Project

News Release: Yosemite National Park is currently developing an Environmental Assessment (EA) to study rehabilitation on approximately 40 miles of the Tioga Road, the highest trans-sierra highway that crosses the northern part of the park. The primary goal of this project is to improve visitor safety along the Tioga Road while still preserving the natural and cultural resources throughout the Tioga Road corridor.


H.R. 5414, To provide for the conveyance of a small parcel of National Forest System land in the Francis Marion National Forest in South Carolina, and for other purposes.

Release: Passed Committee by voice vote and ordered to be reported favorably to the House with the recommendation that it pass, June 30, 2010.


News Release: Dear Chairman Genachowski: We write to request information concerning the FCC’s plans for ensuring the security of our nation’s telecommunications networks. As you are aware, two Chinese companies, Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. and ZTE Corporation, are aggressively seeking to supply sensitive equipment...


Heroes and Legends Night at the Battle of Oriskany

News Release: How well do you know the story of the Battle of Oriskany, one of the bloodiest and most hotly contested engagements of the American Revolutionary War? Fought on August 6, 1777, right here in Central New York, the impact of this battle is still felt today throughout the Mohawk Valley. By fall of 1777...


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) today released a statement in response to Typhoon Megi’s landfall in the Philippines: