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Daily Archives: November 30, 2007

FTC Issues 2007 Report to Congress on Ethanol Market Concentration

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 producer’s 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.”

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 Commission’s 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

Immigrants in the United States, 2007

Center for Immigration Studies, Immigrants in the United States, 2007 – A Profile of America’s Foreign-Born Population, November 2007, Steven A. Camarota. “This Backgrounder provides a detailed picture of the number and socio-economic status of the nation’s 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 year’s 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