News from May 2012
By DOT News Wire | May 14, 2012
The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on May 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | May 14, 2012
The US Commerce Department published a three page rule on May 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | May 14, 2012
The US Transportation Department published a one page rule on May 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | May 14, 2012
The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on May 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | May 14, 2012
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on May 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | May 14, 2012
The US Interior Department published a three page notice on May 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | May 14, 2012
News Release: The National Park Service announces that the first piping plover nest of the season has hatched at Cape Point, resulting in the temporary closure of the area from Ramp 43 south to the tip of Cape Point.Effective Saturday, May 12, 2012, Ramp 44 is closed and ORV and pedestrian access is prohibited beyond that point.In addition, Ramp 45 and the Interdunal Road are closed to ORV and pedestrian access.Ramp 43 remains open with ORV and pedestrian access 0.4 of a mile north.
By Interior Newswire | May 14, 2012
News Release: Photos may be submitted for the Lassen Volcanic Annual Park Pass photo contest beginning May 1, ending Sept. 10, 2012. "One visitor will have the opportunity to share their Lassen Volcanic National Park experience, captured on camera, with thousands of other park visitors," stated Superintendent...
By Commerce Newswire | May 14, 2012
News Release: Today, at a White House event, leaders from industry, academia, national labs, and government announced more than a dozen new commitments to advance the Administration's Materials Genome Initiative-an ambitious challenge to double the speed and cut the cost of discovering, developing, and deploying new high-tech materials in the United States.
By DOL Newswire | May 14, 2012
News Release: On Wednesday, May 16th, at 10:00 a.m., the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, chaired by Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA), will hold a hearing entitled, “Exploring State Success in Expanding Parent and Student Options." The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
By Interior Newswire | May 14, 2012
News Release: STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - On Sunday, May 20, Gateway National Recreation Area will host Treasure Your Island, a community awareness day, at Fort Wadsworth on Staten Island. The event, which is free and open to the public, will take place rain or shine from 11:30 A.M. to 4 P.M.
By Interior Newswire | May 14, 2012
News Release: Working in partnership with the National Park Service and Delaware North Companies Parks & Resorts at Yosemite, the Yosemite Falls webcam is the fourth supported by the Conservancy and the first to offer a view of a Yosemite waterfall. The other Yosemite Conservancy webcams feature spectacular views of Yosemite landscapes, including Half Dome, El Capitan and the Sierra Nevada mountain range.
By Interior Newswire | May 14, 2012
News Release: COOLIDGE, AZ -- On Wednesday, May 9, 2012, Casa Grande Ruins National Monument and Paquimé Archeological Zone in Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, Mexico, formalized a special Sister Park partnership in an official ceremony at Casa Grande Ruins National Monument. "The United States and Mexico have a long history...
By Interior Newswire | May 14, 2012
News Release: Chamizal National Memorial, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) United States-Mexico Border Office, and Ecoclub "El Chamizal" representatives are pleased to announce an upcoming ceremony during which each organization will sign the first Memorandum of Understanding of its kind between the National...
By Interior Newswire | May 14, 2012
News Release: Glacier National Park Rangers, in cooperation with Flathead County Sheriff's Office SWAT Team, will conduct and participate in active shooter training exercises on Friday, May 18th at the West Glacier Elementary School. The school will not be in session that day, and no students or school personnel will...
By Commerce Newswire | May 14, 2012
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus today hailed the U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement’s (FTA) entry into force, which will take place tomorrow and eliminate and phase-out Colombian tariffs on American manufactured and agricultural goods. Baucus led the fight urging the Administration...
By Commerce Newswire | May 14, 2012
News Release: Montrose, CO, May 14, 2012 - Today, the House Subcommittees on Water and Power and National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands held a joint oversight field hearing in Montrose, Colorado entitled, “Logs in the Road: Eliminating Federal Red Tape and Excessive Litigation to Create Healthy Forests, Jobs and...
By Interior Newswire | May 14, 2012
News Release: In collaboration with the Island Tradition of celebrating the Canadian holiday of Queen Victoria Day Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial will hold their "Planting the Seeds of Peace," event on Saturday May 19th. This is an annual event held at Perry's Victory that marks the opening of the...
By Interior Newswire | May 14, 2012
News Release: SANDY SPRINGS, GA: From Monday, May 21 through Friday, June 1, sections of the Cochran Shoals multi-use loop trail will be intermittently closed. The closures will only occur on week days and only affect a one mile segment of the upland (northwest) side of the trail beginning at the Columns Drive parking lot.
By Commerce Newswire | May 14, 2012
News Release: Recently, NIST announced the availability of $2.5 million for funding criminal justice applications that use new scientific discoveries. Thirty-six proposals were received, and the judges found it difficult to narrow the choices. However, the OLES Forensic Science Program and five outside experts thoroughly reviewed the proposals and selected five for immediate funding.
