News from December 2012
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 21, 2012
News Release: Washington, DC - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Ranking Member Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) today released a report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) examining the oversight of Medicaid program payments. The report, entitled Medicaid: More Transparency of and Accountability...
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 21, 2012
News Release: Washington, DC - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) today introduced legislation that would develop a national strategy for reducing child deaths resulting from abuse and neglect. The Protect Our Kids Act, which is co-sponsored by Sens. John Kerry (D-Mass.), Susan Collins (R-Maine),...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 21, 2012
News Release: CLIFFSIDE PARK, N.J. - The United States Drug Enforcement (DEA) New York Drug Enforcement Task (NYDETF) and New Jersey State (NJSP) detectives assigned to the Drug Trafficking North Unit executed a search warrant at 423 Nelson Avenue, an upscale residential neighborhood on December 20th. As they were...
By Interior Newswire | Dec 21, 2012
News Release: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), U.S. Forest Service, National Park Service, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have released two new maps for the 2013 recreation season. An updated Owyhee Canyon Country map for southeastern Oregon and a new map for the Oregon Central Coast, which is also the official...
By Interior Newswire | Dec 21, 2012
News Release: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced today that it has issued a decision that approves two hardrock prospecting permits for geological exploration within the Gifford Pinchot National Forest northeast of the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument (NVM). Beginning in March 2011, Ascot Resources...
By EPA Newswire | Dec 21, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders today responded to the Environmental Protection Agency’s issuance of reconsidered Boiler MACT and Cement MACT rules. In October 2011, the House passed H.R. 2250, the EPA Regulatory Relief Act, and H.R. 2681, the Cement Sector Regulatory Relief Act, directing EPA to re-propose this suite of rules to ensure the regulations are both economically and technically achievable.
By DOE Newswire | Dec 21, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) today requested the Department of Health and Human Services provide more information on its efforts to address the growing concerns surrounding the imminent release of non-tamper-resistant versions of extended-release opioids, such as Oxycontin.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 21, 2012
News Release: The Bureau of Land Management Eastern States (BLM ES) office has posted documents responsive to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) in advance of oil and gas leasing actions scheduled to occur in June 2013. A quarterly sale of nominated parcels will be held at the BLM ES office in Springfield, Va. on June 20, 2013.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 21, 2012
News Release: MANHATTAN, N.Y. - Brian R. Crowell, Special Agent in Charge, New York Division of the U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA) and United States Attorney, Preet Bharara, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York and Raymond W. Kelly, Commissioner of the Police Department for the City of New (NYPD) ...
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 21, 2012
News Release: In the United States, about 80 million x-ray computed tomography (CT) scans are made every year - 7 million of them on children - according to the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM). Not surprisingly, there is intense interest in accurate determination of the radiation doses that patients receive from CT machines, and researchers are actively seeking improved measurement standards.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 21, 2012
News Release: Join park rangers in January for a variety of fun and interesting interpretive programs. Park rangers will lead special guided tours of park sites and share personal stories of those who fought in the Pacific War. Programs provide visitors an opportunity to learn about park resources, the people we honor, and how events of the past still influence us today. For specific program details, please see the attached schedule of events.
By DOE Newswire | Dec 21, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders today responded to the Environmental Protection Agency’s issuance of reconsidered Boiler MACT and Cement MACT rules. In October 2011, the House passed H.R. 2250, the EPA Regulatory Relief Act, and H.R. 2681, the Cement Sector Regulatory Relief Act, directing EPA to re-propose this suite of rules to ensure the regulations are both economically and technically achievable.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 21, 2012
News Release: Park Seeks Public Input on Proposed Campground Fee Increase.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 21, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) today requested the Department of Health and Human Services provide more information on its efforts to address the growing concerns surrounding the imminent release of non-tamper-resistant versions of extended-release opioids, such as Oxycontin.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 21, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders today responded to the Environmental Protection Agency’s issuance of reconsidered Boiler MACT and Cement MACT rules. In October 2011, the House passed H.R. 2250, the EPA Regulatory Relief Act, and H.R. 2681, the Cement Sector Regulatory Relief Act, directing EPA to re-propose this suite of rules to ensure the regulations are both economically and technically achievable.
By State Newswire | Dec 21, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Senate last night passed bipartisan legislation to expand and modernize the State Department Rewards Program to combat war crimes and transnational organized crime. S.2318, sponsored by Senators John Kerry (D-Mass.), Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.), John Boozman (R-Ark.), and Chris Coons ...
By Interior Newswire | Dec 21, 2012
News Release: KEYSTONE, SD: Mount Rushmore National Memorial has been recognized as a Patriotic Employer supporting the National Guard and Reserve.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 21, 2012
News Release: Washington, DC - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) today led the committee to favorably report the nominations of Ronald Buch and Albert Lauber to serve as judges on the United States Tax Court. At a committee hearing on Dec. 11, Senator Baucus said both nominees would make excellent judges and praised them for their years of experience in tax law. Both nominees were approved unanimously.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 21, 2012
News Release: U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, today released the following statement concerning the expected doubling in consumer milk prices come Jan. 1, as a result of the House’s failure to pass a new farm bill. While the Senate passed ...
By USDA Newswire | Dec 21, 2012
News Release: Washington - FAS Program Announcement FAS-ESR-108-12, issued at 9 a.m. on Dec. 18, which announced export sales of 110,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to unknown destinations during the 2012/2013 marketing year was incorrect. USDA has been informed that the reported sales of 110,000 tons for unknown destinations were domestic sales and not covered under the Export Sales Reporting Program.
