News published on Federal Newswire in September 2010

News from September 2010


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


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Sept. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Sept. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


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


The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on Sept. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Sept. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Grassley: White House Business Tax Proposals Leave Out Small Business So Far

News Release: Sen. Chuck Grassley today made the following comment on tax proposals from the White House that are meant to encourage business investment.


News Release: Today, the parks of the National Park Service Outer Banks Group (Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, Wright Brothers National Memorial and Cape Hatteras National Seashore) will begin a fall schedule of interpretive programs and hours of operation for the parks’ visitor centers and the Cape Hatteras National Lighthouse.


News Release: Permits are available by lottery to collect firewood generated from hazard tree removals within Rocky Mountain National Park. Collection dates will begin September 15 through October 31. Firewood collection times will vary based on location of firewood. Most locations will not allow collection on weekends...


National Park Service Offers Special Programs at Historic Shelton House in Hanover County, September 11-12

News Release: On Saturday, September 11 and Sunday, Sept. 12, 2010, Richmond National Battlefield Park will present special living history and ranger-led programs at the Totopotomoy Creek Battlefield in Hanover County, site of the historic Shelton House (also known as Rural Plains). Volunteers portraying the 1...


New Recovery Act Funding Boosts Industrial Carbon Capture and Storage Research and Development

News Release: Washington, DC - U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced the selection of 22 projects that will accelerate carbon capture and storage research and development for industrial sources. Funded with more than $575 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, these R&D projects complement...


USDA Announces Bonus Purchase of Chicken Dark Meat Items

News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA will purchase up to $30 million of chicken dark meat items for federal food nutrition assistance programs.


News Release: Key West, Florida: Come join park staff and celebrate 75 years of preserving the Dry Tortugas with a free lecture series in Key West Florida, beginning Tuesday, September 14. This special lecture series will offer a glimpse of the natural and cultural resources of this remote and unique jewel of the National Park Service.


Levin Statement on President’s Upcoming Speech

News Release: WASHINGTON DC - Ways and Means Committee Chairman Sander M. Levin (D-MI) today issued the following statement in advance of the President’s upcoming speech tomorrow in Cleveland, Ohio...


News Release: Bryce Canyon National Park and Dixie National Forest Coordinate Plans for the Dave's Hollow and Sunset Campground Prescribed Fires.


National Park Service Announces Fall 2010 Visitor Center/Lighthouse Hours and Program Schedule (Manteo)

News Release: Today, the parks of the National Park Service Outer Banks Group (Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, Wright Brothers National Memorial and Cape Hatteras National Seashore) will begin a fall schedule of interpretive programs and hours of operation for the parks’ visitor centers and the Cape Hatteras National Lighthouse.


News Release: Today, the parks of the National Park Service Outer Banks Group (Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, Wright Brothers National Memorial and Cape Hatteras National Seashore) will begin a fall schedule of interpretive programs and hours of operation for the parks’ visitor centers and the Cape Hatteras National Lighthouse.


News Release: WEST GLACIER, MONT. - Approximately 150 Rotarians and park representatives from Montana and Western Canada will soon gather to commemorate the 1932 establishment of the Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park, the first such trans-boundary park in the world and the model for numerous similar efforts all around the world. The annual event known as Hands Across the Border will be held September 10 - 12, 2010, at Many Glacier Hotel in Glacier National Park.


Blocking E. coli Bacteria Before They Move In

News Release: A U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientist and his colleagues have discovered key gene and chemical interactions that allow Escherichia coli (E. coli) O157:H7 bacteria to colonize the gut of cattle. The animals not only host, but can shed the deadly human pathogen.


News Release: As expected, smoke has been visible from the Cow Creek Fire this Labor Day weekend. There continues to be high winds, strong wind gusts and low relative humidity. The roughly 2 to 5 acre fire is located in the remote western flank of the Cow Creek Fire at the bottom of the West Creek drainage in an area of heavy fuels. This location places tundra to the north and west of the fire, buffered by the previously burned area to the east.