News published on Federal Newswire in February 2011

News from February 2011


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Feb. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Feb. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Feb. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Feb. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Feb. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on Feb. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on Feb. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page rule on Feb. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on Feb. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on Feb. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Fire Island National Seashore is helping nature lovers get outdoors and get engaged in the 14th Annual Great Backyard Bird Count, a citizen science project coordinated by the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology and Audubon and conducted from February 18-21, 2011.


Woman Who Died in Fall at Grand Canyon Identified

News Release: Grand Canyon, Ariz. - A body recovered from below the South Rim on Thursday, February 10 has been identified as that of 64-year old Janice Wotherspoon of St. George, Utah.


DOING THE MATH: Republicans use budget gimmickry to cover up Social Security Administration cuts

News Release: Washington, DC - Republicans are defending their proposed cuts to the Social Security Administration (SSA) budget by seeking to downplay the impact of reducing the SSA’s spending level to $10.7 billion this year.


News Release: Today, at the House Judiciary Crime Subcommittee Committee Hearing on “Going Dark: Lawful Electronic Surveillance in the Face of New Technologies," Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) emphasized the dangers of legislating new requirements desired by law enforcement on all communications companies...


Baucus, Hatch, Camp, Levin Urge Taiwan to End Unscientific Restriction on American Beef Exports

News Release: Washington, DC - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.), Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-Mich.) and House Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-Mich.) sent a letter today to Taiwan President...


Panel Holds Hearing on Nation’s Rail Infrastructure

News Release: Washington, D.C. - The House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials today held a hearing on rehabilitating and improving our Nation’s rail infrastructure.


Boise Narcotics And Firearms Traffickers Arrested

News Release: BOISE, IDAHO - Ten people were indicted in U.S. District Court in Boise, Idaho, on Feb. 10, 2011, on numerous narcotics trafficking and firearms charges. According to the four separate indictments, which were unsealed today, the defendants are accused of conspiring together and with others to distribute controlled substances, including methamphetamine, cocaine and marijuana, throughout southwestern Idaho.


Private Exporters Report Sales Activity for China and Japan

News Release: Washington - Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity.


News Release: During the month of March 2011, an exhibition featuring the photography of Christopher Seufert will be on display at Cape Cod National Seashore’s Salt Pond Visitor Center in Eastham. The exhibition is one of several throughout 2011 that will commemorate Cape Cod National Seashore’s 50th anniversary. On August 7, 1961 President Kennedy signed legislation establishing the National Seashore. Several celebratory events are planned for the year.


Meriden Crack Dealer Sentenced To More Than Five Years In Federal Prison

News Release: MERIDEN, CT. - Steven W. Derr, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement (DEA) for New England and David B. Fein, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Trevoy Marrow, 30, of Kensington Avenue, Meriden, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford to 70 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for distributing crack cocaine.