News from August 2011
By Commerce News Now | Aug 9, 2011
The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Aug. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Aug 9, 2011
The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Aug. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Aug 9, 2011
The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Aug. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Aug 9, 2011
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Aug. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 9, 2011
News Release: BENTON, IL. - Stephen R. Wigginton, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced that a Carbondale, Illinois man was sentenced in federal court in Benton to life in prison on August 8, 2011, on a conviction for conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 9, 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 concerning today’s announcement that the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) is requesting formation of an arbitral panel to find that Guatemala is failing to meet its obligations under the CAFTA-DR Labor Chapter...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 9, 2011
News Release: Join park rangers this month for a variety of fun and interesting interpretive programs. Park Rangers will show movies, lead special guided tours of park sites and share personal stories of those who fought in the Pacific War. Programs provide visitors an opportunity to learn about park resources, the people we honor, and how events of the past still influence us today. For specific program details, please see the attached schedule of events below.
By DOE Newswire | Aug 9, 2011
News Release: Washington, DC - The Department of Energy’s Office of Fossil Energy (FE) has selected three projects to develop novel sensing and control technologies aimed at the efficient operation of advanced, zero-emission power systems and the improvement of operations at existing fossil energy power plants. The total value of the projects is approximately $4.9 million, with $3.9 million of DOE funding and $1 million in recipients’ cost-sharing.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 9, 2011
News Release: Superintendent Mike Murray announced today that effective immediately the temporary fire ban is lifted for Cape Hatteras National Seashore beaches. The North Carolina State Forest Service and Dare County Fire Marshall’s Office lifted the fire ban in 19 eastern counties on Monday, August 8, 2011. The fire ban has been in effect since June 23, 2011 due to the extremely hot and dry weather and many areas facing drought conditions.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 9, 2011
News Release: Rocky Mountain National Park is partnering with the Town of Estes Park, the Federal Highway Administration - Central Lands Highway Division and Colorado Department of Transportation to encourage visitors to ride a shuttle bus. The main goal of this experimental program is to reduce congestion in downtown Estes Park and along Bear Lake Road in the park through "mode shift," moving visitors out of their cars on to public transit.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 9, 2011
News Release: DENVER, CO. - Two Western Colorado doctors, Sam Jahani, M.D., 49, of Cleveland, Texas, and Eric Peper, D.O., 53, of Summerland Key, Florida, were indicted by a federal grand jury on Aug. 3, 2011 on charges related to health care fraud, money laundering and dispensing controlled substances in which...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 9, 2011
News Release: Manly Arts Day, one of our most popular Second Sunday Programs returns with a Civil War theme. While called "Manly Arts," all men, women and children are invited to come and experience a rare look at self defense "Victorian style" in Baltimore City and County on the eve of the Civil War! This is a hands-on...
By USDA Newswire | Aug 9, 2011
News Release: Washington - Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 25,000 metric tons of soybean oil to unknown destinations during the 2010/2011 marketing year.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 9, 2011
News Release: Pipestone National Monument Celebrates Founder's Day.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 9, 2011
News Release: To help farmers make the best use of limited irrigation water in the arid West, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) researchers are helping farmers determine how much water major crops actually need.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 9, 2011
News Release: Sagamore Hill National Historic Site in partnership with its cooperating association, Eastern National, Inc., which runs the site's bookstore and museum shop, announces the completion of a $13,000.00 interior renovation to the site's Visitor Center and bookstore which includes new furniture, lighting enhancements, and other improvements to the building.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 9, 2011
News Release: Drawing on extensive research and survey work, Professor Dirk Spennemann (Institute of Land, Water and Society, Charles Sturt University, Australia) will discuss the Kiska World War II battlefield and the challenges faced by historic preservationists when managing this historic site. According to Spennemann, “this site is arguably one of the significant twentieth century battlefields on American soil.".
By DOE Newswire | Aug 9, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Continuing its examination of harmful and onerous government regulations, the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, chaired by Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL), today convened a field hearing in Orlando, Florida. The hearing, entitled “EPA’s Takeover of Florida’s...
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 9, 2011
News Release: Washington, D.C. -- Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, released the following statement regarding the Obama Administration's new fuel efficiency standards for medium and heavy-duty vehicles, including semi trucks and buses, built in model years 2014 through 2018.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 9, 2011
News Release: Yosemite National Park announces the release of the Curry Village Rockfall Hazard Zone Structures Environmental Assessment (EA). The EA will be available for public review and comment from August 8, 2011 through September 9, 2011. The EA addresses the future disposition of 72 structures that were previously...
