News published on Federal Newswire in January 2012

News from January 2012


The US Energy Department published a four page notice on Jan. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


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


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


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


The US Energy Department published a three page notice on Jan. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


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


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


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


The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Jan. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a three page proposed rule on Jan. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page proposed rule on Jan. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a nine page proposed rule on Jan. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a three page proposed rule on Jan. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Hot Springs National Park and Eastern National will host a book signing for Richard Ledbetter, author of Witness Tree 1910, on Saturday, February 11th, from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Bathhouse Row Emporium, located inside the historic Lamar bathhouse. Ledbetter will read an excerpt from his new book starting at 10 a.m.


Body Found Near Yaki Point in Grand Canyon National Park

News Release: Grand Canyon, Ariz. - At approximately 7:55 a.m., the Grand Canyon Regional Communications Center received a report of a deceased person on the South Kaibab Trail.


Obama Administration Moves Forward with Plan to Zone the Ocean

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., Jan. 12, 2012 - Today President Obama’s National Ocean Council, created by an Executive Order in 2010, released a draft action plan to move forward with the Administration’s goal of imposing new mandatory “ocean zoning." This initiative could place huge portions of the ocean off...


Comparing Energy Conversion of Plants and Solar Cells

News Release: Scientists now have a way to more accurately compare how efficiently plants and photovoltaic, or solar, cells convert sunlight into energy, thanks to findings by a research consortium that included a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientist.


New Prineville Manager Named

News Release: Today Ed Shepard, the Oregon/Washington Bureau of Land Management (BLM) State Director, announced the selection of Ms. Carol Benkosky for the position of Prineville District Manager in Prineville, Oregon. Benkosky is currently the District Manager for the Lakeview District. She will report to Prineville in March, replacing Deborah Henderson-Norton who retired at the end of 2011.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued a statement today commending Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac for extending to 12 months the period during which unemployed Americans with mortgages owned or guaranteed by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac may defer payments while they continue to look for employment.


Canada Looking to China as U.S. Says We're Just Not That Into You

News Release: I must have been mad. I never knew what I had. Until I threw it all away . Canada’s newfound coziness with China conjures a Bob Dylan classic about a squandered relationship. Dylan sang, “But I was cruel; I treated her like a fool; I threw it all away." Sounds a lot like the U.S. relationship with Canada.