News published on Federal Newswire in September 2011

News from September 2011


The US Commerce Department published a six page notice on Sept. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on Sept. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on Sept. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page rule on Sept. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a four page proposed rule on Sept. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Federal Reserve System published a five page proposed rule on Sept. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page proposed rule on Sept. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on Sept. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


HELP Committee Approves Children’s Hospital Support Bill, Combating Autism Act

News Release: WASHINGTON-Today, Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) chaired an executive session in the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee to vote on the Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act (CHGME), which provides critical resources to children’s hospitals for pediatric residency programs, ...


USDA Report Outlines Food Insecurity in America

Release: Washington, DC, September 7, 2011 - USDA Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services Under Secretary Kevin Concannon today announced the results of USDA's Household Food Security in the United States, 2010 report that found that the percentage of very low food security declined from 5.7 percent of households...


News Release: Washington - Under regulations of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA), Cullens Hometown Market LLC, operating in Early, Texas, has posted a $20,000 surety bond with the U.S. Department of Agriculture to employ Cullen Sliger, previously named in a PACA action.


Profits and Pink Slips: New Report Details How Big Oil is Cutting Jobs, Not Creating Them

News Release: WASHINGTON - A new report by the Democratic staff of the Natural Resources Committee calls into question the claims of oil and gas companies that they are dedicated to American job creation and helping American consumers and the country emerge from its fiscal crisis. The report details the huge profits...


Hatch Urges President to Send Job-Creating Trade Pacts to Congress

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, joined a group of Republican Senators in calling on President Obama to submit the pending trade agreements with Colombia, Panama, and South Korea to Congress for a vote.


New Jersey Pharmacist Pleads Guilty In Illegal Pharmaceutical Drug Distribution Scheme

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - Brian R. Crowell, the Special Agent in Charge of the New Jersey Division of the Drug Enforcement (DEA) and Paul J. Fishman, the United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey, announced Vincent Hsia, a pharmacist and the former proprietor of Lincoln Pharmacy Network in Edison, N.J., ...


News Release: Wednesday, September 7th, 2011. Press Contact: Ryan Nickel (202) 225-3481. WASHINGTON, D.C., September 7th-- House Appropriations Committee Ranking Democratic Member Rep. Norm Dicks made the following comments after release of the FY2012 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations bill...


DEA Moves To Emergency Control Synthetic Stimulants

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The United States Drug Enforcement (DEA) is using its emergency scheduling authority to temporarily control three synthetic (Mephedrone, 3,4 (MDPV) and Methylone). This action was necessary to protect the public from the imminent hazard posed by these dangerous chemicals. Except as...


LEVIN: Floor Statement on H.R. 2832

News Release: “I rise in support of H.R. 2832. Unfortunately, today we are acting to rectify only one wrong in the Republican agenda of disregard for workers and economic recovery.


News Release: CONCORD, N.H. - Jeremy Clough, 33, of Franklin was sentenced today in United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire to 63 months in prison and three years of supervised release for conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamine, announced Steven W. Derr, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement (DEA) for New England and United States Attorney John P. Kacavas.


Star Party at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

News Release: Visit Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (National Lakeshore) on Saturday, September 10 at 9:00 p.m. for an evening under the stars. Recently, Good Morning America announced that the National Lakeshore was voted the "#1 Most Beautiful Place in America." Park rangers and members of the Grand Traverse...


National Parks Around The World: Are They All The Same? Special Program on September 17

News Release: On Saturday, Sept. 17, at 7:00 p.m. at the Beaver Meadows Visitor Center in Rocky Mountain National Park a special panel will discuss National Parks Around The World: Are They All The Same? This program is part of a week-long session beginning on September 14 and ending on September 17. The only program being held in Rocky Mountain National Park will be on Saturday.