News from December 2011
By DOT News Wire | Dec 29, 2011
The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on Dec. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Dec 29, 2011
The US Transportation Department published a four page proposed rule on Dec. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Gazette | Dec 29, 2011
The US Justice Department published a one page rule on Dec. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | Dec 29, 2011
The US Agriculture Department published a one page rule on Dec. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 29, 2011
News Release: Mermaids, jealous queens and lost cities will all be a part of the next Family Fun Fest at Biscayne National Park on January 8, 2012. "Poseidon and Pals" will highlight stories from around the world that explain marine phenomena like tides and sea foam. The free event takes place from 1-4 pm at the park's Dante Fascell Visitor Center, 9 miles east of Homestead. Free bus transportation will be provided from Florida City City Hall and from the Homestead YMCA.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 29, 2011
News Release: DENALI PARK, Alaska: Effective Jan. 1, 2012, Denali National Park and Preserve will collect only the $10 per person entrance fee for visitors age 16 and older. The $20 per vehicle fee has been eliminated, because the park does not collect the fee at an entrance station as the majority of national parks do. The fee is valid for seven days.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 29, 2011
News Release: AJO, Arizona: In late December 2011, the Sonoran Pronghorn Recovery Team (SPRT) plans to release captive-bred, endangered Sonoran pronghorn (Antilocapra americana sonoriensis) into Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument. The release will take place from a temporary holding pen located in the northwestern...
By Interior Newswire | Dec 29, 2011
News Release: In light of government-wide funding cutbacks and concerns about new construction in coastal sites around the country that are susceptible to major storms and flooding the National Park Service (NPS) is reconsidering how best to improve Everglades National Park's facilities at Flamingo and in Everglades...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 28, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund today released preliminary fatality statistics for 2011, which show a 13 percent increase in the number of federal, state and local officers who died in the line of duty, from 153 in 2010 to 173 in 2011. The data shows that 68 officers lost their lives in firearms-related incidents, 64 officers were killed in traffic-related incidents and 41 deaths were attributed to other causes.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 28, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON– A federal court in Los Angeles has permanently barred Lamar Ellis of Brea, Calif., from promoting a scheme involving sales of bogus federal tax credits, the Justice Department announced today. According to the government’s complaint , Ellis fraudulently claimed to have billions of dollars in federal research tax credits that the United States supposedly granted him for purported scientific breakthroughs.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 28, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – The Justice Department announced today that it reached a settlement with BAE Systems Ship Repair Inc., a leading provider of ship repair services, to settle allegations that its subsidiary, BAE Systems Southeast Shipyards Alabama LLC, engaged in a pattern or practice of discrimination by imposing unnecessary and additional documentary requirements on work-authorized non-U.S. citizens when establishing their eligibility to work in the United States.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 28, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – A federal grand jury in Albuquerque, N.M., today indicted a former police officer with the Navajo Police Department on charges related to the sexual abuse of a woman who was in his custody on Jan. 25, 2009, announced the Department of Justice.
By Labor Gazette | Dec 28, 2011
News Release: Piping Technology and Products misled OSHA about amputation hazards HOUSTON – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Piping Technology and Products Inc. for 13 willful and 17 serious violations for exposing workers to the risk of amputations and other serious injuries from dangerous machinery, as well as other hazards, at the company's Houston facility. Proposed penalties total $1,013,000.
By Labor Gazette | Dec 28, 2011
News Release: PASCAGOULA, Miss. – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited government contractor Huntington Ingalls Industries International Shipbuilding Inc. and five subcontractors for a total of 50 safety and health violations. OSHA opened its inspection after receiving ...
By DOT News Wire | Dec 28, 2011
The US Transportation Department published a five page rule on Dec. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 28, 2011
The US Interior Department published a six page rule on Dec. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | Dec 28, 2011
The US State Department published a one page notice on Dec. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | Dec 28, 2011
The US Agriculture Department published a two page rule on Dec. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | Dec 28, 2011
The US State Department published a two page notice on Dec. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Dec 28, 2011
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Dec. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
