News from September 2010
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 21, 2010
News Release: BALTIMORE - U.S. District Judge J. Frederick Motz sentenced Irika Shipping S.A., a ship management corporation registered in Panama and doing business in Greece, today to pay a $4 million penalty, which includes a $3 million criminal fine and $1 million in organizational community service payments that ...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 21, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON — An Atlanta grand jury returned an indictment today against an executive of Martinair Holland N.V. for participating in a conspiracy to fix and coordinate certain surcharges on air cargo shipments to and from the United States, the Department of Justice announced today.
By Fed Newswire | Sep 21, 2010
News Release: Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in August indicates that the pace of recovery in output and employment has slowed in recent months. Household spending is increasing gradually, but remains constrained by high unemployment, modest income growth, lower housing wealth, and ...
By Commerce News Now | Sep 21, 2010
News Release: The Commerce Department’s U.S. Census Bureau today released data on new residential construction in August 2010. Permits for new housing units rose 1.8 percent in August. The increase centered around multi-family permits. Analysts expected little change in total permits. Housing starts increased 10.5 percent to its highest level since April, well above private-sector expectations.
By Commerce News Now | Sep 21, 2010
News Release: International visitors have spent an estimated $76.5 billion on U.S. travel and tourism-related goods and services since the beginning of the year, an increase of nine percent compared to the same period last year.
By Labor Gazette | Sep 21, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON – Because motor vehicle crashes are a leading cause of worker fatalities, Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis today announced a partnership between the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the U.S. Department of Transportation to combat distracted driving.
By Labor Gazette | Sep 21, 2010
News Release: ARLINGTON, Va. – The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration today announced that on Sept. 23 the Federal Register is expected to publish an emergency temporary standard that revises the existing federal standard on maintenance of incombustible content of rock dust. The determination ...
By Labor Gazette | Sep 21, 2010
News Release: MANAMA, Bahrain — The United States and Bahrain convened a meeting of the Subcommittee on Labor Affairs of the U.S.-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement on Sept. 20. Representatives at the meeting reaffirmed their commitments under the agreement to recognize and protect the rights stated in the International Labor Organization's Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work.
By DOT News Wire | Sep 21, 2010
The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on Sept. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Sep 21, 2010
The US Transportation Department published a five page notice on Sept. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Sep 21, 2010
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Sept. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Sep 21, 2010
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Sept. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Sep 21, 2010
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Sept. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Sep 21, 2010
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Sept. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | Sep 21, 2010
The US State Department published a two page notice on Sept. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | Sep 21, 2010
The US State Department published a one page notice on Sept. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | Sep 21, 2010
The US State Department published a two page notice on Sept. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Sep 21, 2010
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Sept. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Sep 21, 2010
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Sept. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | Sep 21, 2010
The US State Department published a one page notice on Sept. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
