News from September 2011
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 21, 2011
News Release: "Thank you to Chairman Herger for holding this hearing to review these “Medicare provider extenders." I would also note that there are two provisions that help low-income people that also need extension, at a cost of $2.1 billion, but these are not part of the focus of today’s meeting. Looking at the...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 21, 2011
News Release: The Southeast Utah Group parks (Arches, Canyonlands, Hovenweep, and Natural Bridges) are beginning a process to develop a soundscape management plan and associated environmental assessment. The general purposes of this plan are to (1) protect the acoustic experience of park visitors and ensure that natural...
By DOE Newswire | Sep 21, 2011
News Release: Washington, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy today announced that $17 million in research grants will be awarded to 23 university-led teams aimed at strengthening the robust research and development capabilities of American universities and colleges to develop the next generation of nuclear energy...
By DOE Newswire | Sep 21, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today expressed her frustration over the Obama administration’s repeated attempts to lock up lands in Alaska by designating them as wilderness to prevent resource development. Murkowski made her comments Wednesday in testimony before the House Committee on Natural Resources during an oversight hearing on the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR).
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 21, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., Sept. 21, 2011 - Today, during a Full Committee oversight hearing on “ANWR: Jobs, Energy and Deficit Reduction," Members of the Committee will hear testimony from a number of local Alaskans who would be directly impacted by increased American energy production, job creation and...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 21, 2011
News Release: (Corpus Christi, Texas)- Padre Island National Seashore will offer free visitor admission on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2011 for National Public Lands Day (NPLD). The day will provide a great opportunity for visitors to connect with the outdoors and to engage in healthy activities while learning more about stewardship of our national parks and other federal lands. The fee waiver does not apply to Bird Island Basin special use fees or to camp ground fees.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 21, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON- Today the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, the U.S. Postal Service, and Labor Policy reported out on a 8-5 vote HR 2309, the Issa-Ross Postal Reform Act of 2011, with changes that bring the total mandatory minimum savings for USPS in the bill to $10.7 billion annually. The bill will be heard at a full committee markup before heading to the floor.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 21, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), top Democrat on the House Natural Resources Committee, released the following statement after Chairman Hastings agreed to Rep. Markey's call to have BP, Cameron, Halliburton, Transocean - the main companies involved in the BP oil spill - testify before the Committee on the BOEMRE/U.S. Coast Guard Joint Investigation Team Report.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 21, 2011
News Release: The Flagstaff Area National Monuments (Walnut Canyon, Sunset Crater Volcano, and Wupatki National Monuments) will be joining National Park Service units across the country in celebrating National Public Lands Day (NPLD) with fee free entry into the Monuments.
By DOL Newswire | Sep 21, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) have developed new guidance, Nail Gun Safety - A Guide for Construction Contractors*, to help construction employers and workers prevent work-related nail gun injuries.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 21, 2011
News Release: Sunset Crater Volcano, Walnut Canyon, and.
By DOL Newswire | Sep 21, 2011
News Release: This morning, U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) appeared on Bill Bennett’s Morning in America radio program. During the interview, Chairman Kline discussed education reform and House passage of two key pieces of legislation: the Protecting Jobs from Government Interference Act (H.R. 2587) and the Empowering Parents through Quality Charter Schools Act (H.R. 2218). Excerpts from the interview are below...
By DOL Newswire | Sep 21, 2011
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Perry's Ice Cream Co. Inc. for eight alleged serious violations of workplace safety standards following an inspection at its Akron, N.Y., manufacturing plant. The ice cream manufacturer faces a total of $51,000 in proposed penalties.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 21, 2011
News Release: The Spruce Railroad Trail Expansion and Improvement Environmental Assessment (SRRT EA) was released today and is available for public review and comment.
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 21, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON -The Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee - led by Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., and Ranking Member Susan Collins, R-Maine - heralded the recommendations and lessons learned Wednesday from the Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 21, 2011
News Release: COMMENT PERIOD. The 60-day public review period will run through November 7. The full document comes in 3 volumes, but there is a short Executive Summary in Volume 1, and a separate Summary Edition which focuses on the preferred alternative. This week the Summary Edition was mailed to about 3,500 people...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 21, 2011
News Release: The Southeast Utah Group parks (Arches, Canyonlands, Hovenweep, and Natural Bridges) are beginning a process to develop a soundscape management plan and associated environmental assessment. The general purposes of this plan are to (1) protect the acoustic experience of park visitors and ensure that natural...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 21, 2011
News Release: The Southeast Utah Group parks (Arches, Canyonlands, Hovenweep, and Natural Bridges) are beginning a process to develop a soundscape management plan and associated environmental assessment. The general purposes of this plan are to (1) protect the acoustic experience of park visitors and ensure that natural...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 21, 2011
News Release: LAS VEGAS - Lake Mead National Recreation Area will be joining with other federal land areas across the United States in celebrating National Public Lands Day (NPLD) with free entry into the park on Saturday, Sept. 24.
By State Newswire | Sep 21, 2011
News Release: Washington, DC - Congressman Howard L. Berman, Ranking Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, delivered the following opening statement at today’s full committee mark-up of H.R. 2337, the Kate Puzey Peace Corps Volunteer Protection Act of 2011 and H.R. 2699, the Peace Corps Volunteer Service Improvement Act of 2011.
