News from April 2011
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 18, 2011
News Release: Dear Commissioner Shulman: As you know, Congress substantially overhauled the “innocent spouse" rules of the Internal Revenue Code as part of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998. In revising these provisions, Congress sought to make it easier for innocent spouses...
By Interior Newswire | Apr 18, 2011
News Release: Turtle Bay Exploration Park, in partnership with Whiskeytown National Recreation Area, will host a free public presentation of the work of landscape photographer Rick Braveheart on Thursday, April 28 at 6:00 p.m. in the Turtle Bay Visitor Center Theater. Braveheart’s presentation, “The Great American...
By USDA Newswire | Apr 18, 2011
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced that the Plant Variety Protection Board will meet May 11-12, 2011, in Beltsville, Md. The meeting will convene each day from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in room 4-2223 of USDA’s George Washington Carver Center on 5601 Sunnyside Avenue.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 18, 2011
News Release: Arches National Park has established a visitor use closure of the area known as “Highway 191 Boulders" or “the Arches Boulders" for protection of park resources. Bouldering, rock climbing, rock scrambling, and other similar activities are now prohibited in this area within 500 feet inside the park boundary, in accordance with 36 CFR 1.5.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 18, 2011
News Release: MIAMI, FL. - This month, the Drug Enforcement Administration and its national, state, and local partners will give Floridians another opportunity to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs. On Saturday, April 30th, ...
By DOL Newswire | Apr 18, 2011
News Release: On Thursday, April 21st at 10:00 a.m. CST, Chairman John Kline (R-MN) will join Rep. Scott DesJarlais (R-TN) in Tennessee’s 4th Congressional District to host the third field hearing of the 112th Congress. The field hearing, titled “Reviving our Economy: The Role of Higher Education in Job Growth and Development," will take place in the Waymon L. Hickman Building at Columbia State Community College, located at 1665 Hampshire Pike in Columbia, Tennessee.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 18, 2011
News Release: DAYTON, OH - Three men indicted in November 2010, pled guilty on April 14th, 2011, to conspiracy to manufacture marijuana in connection with the seizure of more than 3,500 marijuana plants grown in rural areas of (OH) and (OH) counties.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 18, 2011
News Release: WEST GLACIER, MONT. - Glacier National Park officials announce the 2011 operating dates for park concessioners. These concessioners, who work under contract within Glacier National Park, provide visitor services including lodging, food service, retail shops, tours, transportation, horseback riding, guided day hikes and backpacking trips, and boat tours and small boat rentals. Services are listed in alphabetical order.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 18, 2011
News Release: As part of its celebration of National Park Week, April 16 - 24, Olympic National Park invites volunteers to join in the Washington Coast Cleanup this Saturday, April 23.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 18, 2011
News Release: New River Gorge National River. Release date: April 18, 2011. White-Nose Syndrome Confirmed in Park Bats. New River Gorge National River has detected the presence of white-nose syndrome (WNS) in central Fayette County, West Virginia. This winter National Park Service wildlife biologist Mark Graham observed...
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 18, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Susan Collins' legislation that would pave the way for a National Women's History Museum on a site near the National Mall in Washington, D.C. passed late yesterday unanimously out of the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. The Museum would honor the Great Lady from Maine, Margaret Chase Smith, and other groundbreaking women throughout history.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 18, 2011
News Release: United States Attorney Barbara McQuade and U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Robert L. Corso announced today a settlement between the government and Harvard Drug Group, LLC, which resolves allegations that Harvard violated the Controlled Substances (CSA). Harvard is alleged to have...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 18, 2011
News Release: -. WHAT: “STATEWIDE PRESCRIPTION TAKE-BACK EVENT" -. WHEN: SATURDAY, APRIL 30th--10 a.m. - 2 p.m. -. WHERE: STATEWIDE-over 90 drop-off locations -. WHO: DEA and over 40 state, local and tribal law enforcement agencies -. DETAILS: - The Drug Enforcement (DEA) and its state, local and tribal law enforcement...
By Interior Newswire | Apr 18, 2011
News Release: Entrance fees will be waived to Rocky Mountain National Park and all National Park Service sites through Sunday, April 24, as part of National Park Week. In addition, Friday marks Earth Day and Saturday has been designated as National Junior Ranger Day.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 18, 2011
News Release: Reclamation has established an extensive program to address the impacts of quagga mussels on its facilities on the lower Colorado River. A recently proposed project at Davis Dam would add Zequanox(TM) to the facility's cooling water system that provides water to cool generator bearings, heat exchangers, air compressor and other equipment throughout the powerplant.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 18, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - Ways and Means Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-MI) and Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member Jim McDermott (D-WA) issued the following statements today in response to the announcement that Panama has ratified a Tax Information Exchange Agreement with the United States...
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 18, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - 364 days ago, the American public, government regulators and Gulf of Mexico families had been lulled into a false sense of security over the safety of offshore drilling and the ability of the oil industry to respond in the event of a severe spill. After years of systemic complacency and...
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 18, 2011
News Release: HOUMA, LA, April 18, 2011 - Today, the House Natural Resources Committee held a field hearing in Houma, LA entitled “Gulf of Mexico: A Focus on Community Recovery and New Response Technology. At the hearing, Members heard first hand from local citizens and businesses about the status of recovery efforts...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 18, 2011
News Release: NASHVILLE, TN. - Federal, state and local law enforcement officers have arrested 27 of 33 defendants charged in a three count indictment, returned by a federal grand jury last week in Nashville, Tennessee, announced Jerry E. Martin, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 18, 2011
News Release: WEST GLACIER, MONT. - The Montana Tourism and Recreation Office recently recognized over 40 Glacier centennial partners and 100 volunteers for their leadership and work during Glacier National Park's 100th Anniversary. The Centennial Committee, comprised of community organizations, local businesses...
