News published on Federal Newswire in September 2013

News from September 2013


News Release: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker today announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding $21.1 million in grants to support economic development projects in Alabama, California, Florida, Louisiana, Missouri, New York, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, and Utah. The projects are expected to create more than 2,500 jobs and attract $505 million in private investment, according to grantee estimates.


OWCP News Release: US Department of Labor publishes final rule implementing the Byrd Amendments to Black Lung Benefits Act [09/25/2013]

News Release: WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Workers' Compensation Programs today announced the final rule implementing amendments to the Black Lung Benefits Act passed by Congress in 2010. Commonly called the Byrd Amendments after their sponsor, the late Senator Robert C. Byrd, the amendments re-instate two provisions regarding coal miners' and survivors' entitlement to benefits that had been eliminated in 1981.


MSHA News Release: MSHA releases guide for miners' representatives [09/25/2013]

News Release: ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration announced today the availability of a guide for miners' representatives, which will be available as a handbook and an online resource. The "Miners' Representative Guide" is a comprehensive tool that expands upon the "Guide to Miners' Rights and Responsibilities" released by the agency in June 2011.


The US State Department published a two page notice on Sept. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a two page notice on Sept. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on Sept. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Sept. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a four page notice on Sept. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Sept. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on Sept. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on Sept. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Sept. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Sept. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Sept. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Sept. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Sept. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Sept. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a four page notice on Sept. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Sept. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a five page notice on Sept. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.