News published on Federal Newswire in September 2011

News from September 2011


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Sept. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Sept. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a two page notice on Sept. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a two page notice on Sept. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a two page notice on Sept. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Sept. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a two page notice on Sept. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Sept. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: LOS ANGELES - A Los Angeles man was sentenced Monday to 30 months in federal prison for trafficking in counterfeit goods following an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) that revealed he illegally imported thousands of bogus, Chinese-made Ab Circle Pro machines into the United States.


Jasper County Pharmacist Sentenced For Illegal Distribution Of Controlled Substances

News Release: BENTON, IL - - Stephen R. Wigginton, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced that David Sherman Lustig, 72, of Effingham, Illinois, was sentenced on an indictment charging illegal distribution of Schedule II controlled substance, Oxycodone, and Schedule III controlled...


News Release: Just hours after major repairs to the White Rim Road were completed last weekend, heavy rains washed out sections of the road around Upheaval Canyon.


News Release: Dear Mr. Brennan: We write to provide our views on the Administration’s recent framework for countering domestic radicalization: “Empowering Local Partners to Prevent Violent Extremism in the United States" (the “Framework"). We thank the Administration for issuing the Framework. It is an important...


News Release: NPS Night Driving Beach Permits Available and Seasonally Closed Beaches Reopen to ORV Use on September 16.


Landscape Conservation Cooperative Science Projects Receive $1.2 Million through WaterSMART Program

News Release: Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Michael L. Connor announced $1.2 million in WaterSMART funding for nine applied science projects to assist management decisions for the Desert and Southern Rockies Landscape Conservation Cooperatives that encompass Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Utah and Wyoming, as well as a substantial portion of Northern Mexico. This funding will be matched for a total of $2,512,080 available for research.


Conyers Bill to Protect Judges Passes House

News Release: Today, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1059, a bill that makes permanent the United States Judicial Conference's authority to redact personal and sensitive information from financial disclosure reports filed by judges and judiciary branch employees, such as the filer’s home address or spouse’s workplace address. Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) released the following statement in response to the House’s action...


National Park Service Offers World’s Fair House Tours

News Release: Join a National Park Service Ranger at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore for a tour of five historic homes from the 1933 Chicago World's Fair.These free tours are offered by reservation only on Saturday, October 22nd, between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Each tour lasts one hour and fifteen minutes and includes an inside look at the Cypress Log Cabin, House of Tomorrow, Florida Tropical, Armco Ferro House, and the Wieboldt-Rostone home.


Baucus Urges Approval of Five Trade, Tax Court Nominees

News Release: Washington, DC - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) today urged the conformation of five nominees: Joseph Gale to be a U.S. Tax Court Judge; Michael Punke to be a Deputy United States Trade Representative; Islam Siddiqui to be Chief Agricultural Negotiator in the Office of the United...


News Release: On Saturday, Sept. 24, in celebration of National Public Lands Day, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore will host the annual "Au Sable Day" at the historic 1874 Au Sable Light Station near Grand Marais. The event runs from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.


***MEDIA ADVISORY*** Full Committee To Examine Federal Role in Public School Accountability

News Release: On Wednesday, September 14 at 10:00 a.m., the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. John Kline (R-MN), will hold a hearing entitled, “Examining the Federal Role in Public School Accountability." The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building.


News Release: MANHATTAN, NY. - Acting Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Division United States Drug Enforcement Administration WILBERT L. PLUMMER and United States Attorney PREET BHARARA for the Southern District of New York announced that former New York City police officer MIGUEL BURGOS was sentenced...