Press release: “The Commission has issued a study, 2007 Report on Ethanol Market Concentration, its third annual report on the state of ethanol production in the United States, as required by the Energy Policy Act of 2005. On the assumption that U.S. fuel ethanol is a relevant market, the report concludes that the market, when measured on the basis of production or capacity, is unconcentrated and has become even more unconcentrated over the past year. As of September 2007, 103 firms produced ethanol in the United States, a one-year increase of 13 firms, and a two-year increase of roughly 28 firms. The largest ethanol producers share of capacity has continued to fall each year as new firms enter the market. Currently, the largest producer accounts for approximately 16 percent of domestic ethanol capacity, down from 21 percent in 2006, 26 percent in 2005, and 41 percent in 2000.”
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Monthly Archives: November 2007
New GAO Reports: Anabolic Steroid Abuse, Digital TV Transition, NASA Investment Decisions
Anabolic Steroid Abuse: Federal Efforts to Prevent and Reduce Anabolic Steroid Abuse among Teenagers, GAO-08-15, October 31, 2007 Digital Television Transition: Questions on the DTV Converter Box Subsidy Program and a DTV Inter-Agency Task Force, GAO-08-297R, November 19, 2007 NASA: Agency Has Taken Steps Toward Making Sound Investment Decisions for Ares I but Still Faces… Continue Reading
Internal FDA Guidance on Off-label Uses of Drugs Released by House Cmte.
House Government and Oversight “Chairman Waxman today released a draft of an internal FDA guidance that would allow drug companies to use journal articles to promote potentially dangerous uses of drugs and medical devices without prior FDA review and approval.” Letter to FDA Commissioner von Eschenbach from Chairman Waxman: “I have obtained a copy of… Continue Reading
FTC Staff Issues Summary of Comments on Private-sector Use of Social Security Numbers
Press release: “The Division of Privacy and Identity Protection of the Commissions Bureau of Consumer Protection has issued a summary of information it has obtained in preparation for an upcoming FTC workshop on private-sector use of Social Security numbers (SSNs)…In July 2007, FTC staff invited interested parties to comment on the issues surrounding private sector… Continue Reading
Report on American Fatalities in Afghanistan- October 7, 2001 Through November 3, 2007
GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM – OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM, By Month, October 7, 2001 Through November 3, 2007 Continue Reading
DHS OIG FY 2008 Annual Performance Plan
DHS OIG FY 2008 Annual Performance Plan (PDF, 101 pages – 1.3 MB) – New 11/30/2007 Continue Reading
Immigrants in the United States, 2007
Center for Immigration Studies, Immigrants in the United States, 2007 – A Profile of Americas Foreign-Born Population, November 2007, Steven A. Camarota. “This Backgrounder provides a detailed picture of the number and socio-economic status of the nations immigrant or foreign-born population, both legal and illegal. The data was collected by the Census Bureau in March… Continue Reading
World AIDS Day 2007 Resources from the Kaiser Family Foundation
“In preparation for this years World AIDS Day, December 1 2007, the Kaiser Family Foundation would like to highlight several new resources that may be of interest, including updated HIV/AIDS fact sheets and web tools, and developments in some of our global public education campaigns designed to raise awareness about HIV.” [Link to resource guide… Continue Reading
Twelve States Sue EPA Over Regs Denying Public Access to Toxic Chemicals Database
Press release: Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that New York and eleven other states are suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over new regulations denying the public access to information about toxic chemicals in their communities. The EPA will allow thousands of companies to avoid disclosing information to the public about the… Continue Reading
New Improved Version of FedSpending.org Released
“To celebrate the one-year anniversary of FedSpending.org, OMB Watch Nov. 29 released a new and improved version of the website. The new version includes a complete FY 2006 data set for both contracts and federal assistance spending. The upgraded site also incorporates major functionality improvements, including the addition of a mapping feature on all searches,… Continue Reading
New GAO Report: Federal Efforts Are Helping to Alleviate Some Challenges Encountered by State and Local Information Fusion Centers
Homeland Security: Federal Efforts Are Helping to Alleviate Some Challenges Encountered by State and Local Information Fusion Centers, GAO-08-35, October 30, 2007: “Most states and many local governments have established fusion centers to address gaps in information sharing. Fusion centers across the country vary in their stages of development–from operational to early in the planning… Continue Reading
Agencies to Issue Proposed Rules and Guidelines that Address Accuracy and Integrity of Consumer Report Information and Rules to Allow Direct Disputes
Press release: “The Federal Trade Commission and the federal financial regulatory agencies (the Agencies) have approved proposed regulations and guidelines to help ensure the accuracy and integrity of information provided to consumer reporting agencies and to allow consumers to directly dispute inaccuracies with financial institutions and other entities that furnish information to consumer reporting agencies.… Continue Reading
