News published on Federal Newswire in January 2011

News from January 2011


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Jan. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on Jan. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a seven page rule on Jan. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on Jan. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on Jan. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a seven page proposed rule on Jan. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on Jan. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a one page proposed rule on Jan. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page proposed rule on Jan. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: The National Park Service announced today that the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Dog Management (DEIS) in Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA) is now available for public comment. This is the culmination of a nine-year planning process. The entire document including summaries, maps...


News Release: The Friends of Theodore Roosevelt National Park (FTRNP) invites the public to attend a seminar on the recent elk population reduction effort in the park’s South Unit on Saturday, January 22 at 3:00 pm MST. The presentation will be given by park staff and held in the park visitor center in Medora.


Young Visitors Invited to Become Junior Civil War Historians

News Release: Option 2. Become a Junior Ranger at two (2) participating parks and do one online activity. Online activities can be found at. Turn in your activity card or Junior Ranger program booklets along with a printout of your completed online activity at a participating...


News Release: Chickasaw National Recreation Area in. Sulphur, Oklahoma, is recruiting for friendly and enthusiastic volunteers for the Trails & Rails program. Trails & Rails is a partnership between the National Park Service and Amtrak to provide on-board education programs to passengers on trains. The program is...


LIEBERMAN COMMENTS ON SBINET DECISION

News Release: WASHINGTON - Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., issued the following statement Friday in response to the Department of Homeland Security’s decision to end the SBInet program as originally conceived...


News Release: ST. THOMAS, VIRGIN ISLANDS - After a two-week trial, a federal jury on St. Thomas convicted Virgin Islands Police (VIPD) Officers Enid Edwards and Francis Brooks, along with Virgin Islands Port (VIPA) Officer Bill John-Baptiste, announced today Ronald W. Sharpe, United States Attorney for the District of the Virgin Islands, and Javier F. Peña, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement (DEA), Caribbean Division.


Ways and Means Democrats Applaud New Treasury Prepaid Debit and Payroll Card Pilot Program

News Release: WASHINGTON DC - Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Sander M. Levin (D-MI) along with Committee Reps. John Lewis (D-GA) and Xavier Becerra (D-CA) are applauding the launch of a Department of Treasury pilot program that offers convenient, electronic delivery of Federal tax returns to taxpayers with...


News Release: (WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the following statement in regards to news from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that they are ending SBInet as originally conceived and will instead implement a new border security technology plan...


News Release: Dear Mr. President: As you prepare for your meetings next week with President Hu Jintao, I write to urge that you place a top priority on securing greater cooperation from the Chinese government in stopping Iran’s nuclear weapons program. As always, there are many important issues that merit inclusion...


SENATOR COLLINS FILES AMICUS BRIEF REGARDING POSTAL SERVICE’S REQUESTED RATE INCREASE

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, today filed an amicus brief arguing that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit uphold the Postal Regulatory Commission’s (PRC) unanimous decision to reject the U.S. Postal Service’s requested exigent rate hikes. Senator Collins’s committee has jurisdiction over the Postal Service.


News Release: Lowell, MA - Lowell National Historical Park is waiving museum fees at the Boott Cotton Mills Museum January 15 -17, 2011. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar yesterday announced that the NPS will waive admission fees on 17 selected dates throughout 2011 and encouraged all Americans to make a New Year's...