News published on Federal Newswire in April 2011

News from April 2011


The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on April 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a six page rule on April 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a six page rule on April 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on April 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on April 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on April 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on April 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page rule on April 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on April 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Congressman Howard L. Berman, Ranking Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement in response to the killing of UN workers in Afghanistan by a mob after Pastor Terry Jones recently desecrated the Koran.


USDA Seeks Nominations for National Organic Advisory Board

News Release: Washington -The U.S. Department of Agriculture is seeking nominations to fill five imminent vacancies on the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB).


Committee Investigation: Hastings & Lamborn Request Documents on Administration’s Proposed Rewrite of Mining Rule

News Release: Dear Secretary Salazar: The Committee on Natural Resources (Committee) is actively investigating issues surrounding the Department of the Interior’s Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) rewrite of the 2008 Stream Buffer Zone Rule (Rule). Through this letter, we request information...


Congressman Howard Berman Introduces Nuclear Nonproliferation and Cooperation Act

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Congressman Howard L. Berman, Ranking Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, introduced today new legislation, the Nuclear Nonproliferation and Cooperation Act of 2011 (H.R. 1320), to reform and update the statute that governs civil nuclear cooperation agreements with other countries.


Controversial Republican FAA Bill Destroys American Jobs, Breaks Promise with Rural Americans, Denies Voice to American Workers

News Release: Washington, D.C.- Just one week after two airliners landed at Washington National Airport without landing clearances due to an alleged sleeping air traffic supervisor, Republicans in the House of Representatives today passed legislation that will decrease air passenger safety, destroy American jobs, deny a voice to working Americans, and diminish aviation and economic options for rural communities.


Denali National Park to Burn Debris Pile

News Release: Fire management staff at Denali National Park and Preserve will burn a large pile of debris consisting of brush, trees and branches on Monday, April 4, 2011, if weather permits. Ignition of the pile will occur in the morning. The pile is located just east of McKinley Airstrip, and just west of the northern...


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), the Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform today announced the issuance of a subpoena to the Department of Justices’ Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) for documents related to the highly controversial “Project Gunrunner."


News Release: The White House will open its gardens and grounds to visitors on Saturday, April 9th from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00p.m., and on Sunday, April 10th from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Visitors can view the Jacqueline Kennedy Garden, Rose Garden and the South Lawn of the White House. The Kitchen Garden will once again be accessible to tour guests.


News Release: A technique developed by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists for tracking pathogens has helped confirm that Escherichia coli is not likely to contaminate the internal vascular structure of field-grown leafy greens and thus increase the incidence of foodborne illness.


News Release: Grand Canyon, Ariz. - On Thursday, March 31, members of Civil Air Patrol's (CAP) Nevada Wing joined the search for Joseph Radford in Grand Canyon National Park.


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., April 1, 2011 - As part of House Republican’s American Energy Initiative, the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Indian Affairs and Native Alaskans will hold a hearing today on “Tribal development of energy resources and the creation of energy jobs on Indian lands." While Indian...