News release: “The Office of the Federal Register has created an Electronic Public Inspection Desk to provide free worldwide electronic access to public documents. For the first time in the 72-year existence of the daily Federal Register, the documents on file are available for viewing anytime, anywhere. Every Federal business day, anyone with access to a computer now can read critical documents governing Federal regulations relating to business, health, and safety as soon as the documents are placed on file. To view these documents, go to www.federalregister.gov. See “View Documents on Public Inspection” on the left hand side. This new desk grants the public access to documents that will be published in the next day’s Federal Register as early at 8:45 a.m. EST. Previously, such documents could only be seen by viewing the documents physically located at the Office of the Federal Register in Washington, D.C.”
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Daily Archives: November 19, 2008
Proposed Guidelines to Control Pollution from Construction Sites
News release: “EPA is seeking comments on its proposed guidelines to control the discharge of pollutants from construction sites. The proposal would require all construction sites to implement erosion and sediment control best management practices to reduce pollutants in stormwater discharges.” “We are proposing effluent limitations guidelines (ELGs) and new source performance standards (NSPS) to… Continue Reading
Federal Agencies Achieve Historic Milestones in Financial Reporting
OMB: Federal Agencies Achieve Historic Milestones in Financial Reporting (November 19, 2008) “In Fiscal Year 2008, Federal agencies achieved unprecedented results in their ongoing efforts to improve the timeliness and reliability of government financial reporting. Federal agencies achieved these results by having the right people, processes, and technology in place to account for taxpayer dollars… Continue Reading
Senators Reid and Byrd Unveil Economic Recovery Package
News release: “Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Senate Appropriation Committee Chairman Robert C. Byrd today unveiled a $100.3 billion economic recovery package that will create hundreds of thousands of jobs, support a struggling auto industry and help families hurting in this flagging economy.” Reid Byrd Economic Recovery Package Explanatory Statement: “In response to higher… Continue Reading
2007 Privacy Act Issuances
“The Privacy Act Issuances contain descriptions of Federal agency systems of records maintained on individuals and rules agencies follow to assist individuals who request information about their records. The two sources of Privacy Act Notices are: the Privacy Act Issuances (Compilations 1995-Forward) and the Federal Register which has updates to the most recent Compilation.” Browse… Continue Reading
Remarks on Implementation of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act
Interim Assistant Secretary Neel Kashkari, November 19, 2008: “…The EESA is not an economic stimulus plan, nor is it an economic growth plan. It was designed to stabilize the financial system. Today, the LIBOR-OIS spread has fallen 238 basis points from its peak to 100 basis points. We believe the combined actions of Treasury, the… Continue Reading
New Member Pictorial Directory: 111th Congress
New Member Pictorial Directory: 111th Congress – View images of the new members of the 111th Congress. Continue Reading
Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers and Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, South Region
News release: “The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South1 declined 1.2 percent in October to 210.108 (1982-84=100), the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Sheila Watkins, the Bureaus regional commissioner, noted that this was the largest one-month decline since monthly reporting began in January… Continue Reading
Searchers Led Away From Branded Websites According to New Survey
Hitwise Intelligence – Heather Hopkins – US: “This week we are publishing a report on online brand protection. This issue is huge for marketers with our research showing that more than 1 in 10 US Internet searches for leading brands is led away from the brand owner’s website. When you search for a brand in… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports: DHS Acquisitions, State and Local Fiscal Challenges, Nuclear Safety
Department of Homeland Security: A Strategic Approach Is Needed to Better Ensure the Acquisition Workforce Can Meet Mission Needs, GAO-09-30, November 19, 2008 Mandate on the Department of Defense’s Contract Award Procedures for Directed Spending Items, GAO-09-113R, November 19, 2008 State and Local Fiscal Challenges: Rising Health Care Costs Drive Long-term and Immediate Pressures, GAO-09-210T,… Continue Reading
FTC Announces Health Care Booklet and Web Site for Seniors
New release: “To help provide reliable sources of health information to seniors and their family members, caregivers, and friends, the Federal Trade Commission has developed a new booklet and Web site. Who Cares: Sources of Information About Health Care Products and Services, online, urges older consumers to discuss their health-related decisions with doctors and other… Continue Reading
BLM Finalizes Rules That Could Add Billions of Barrels of Oil to U.S. Supply
News release: “As part of its ongoing effort to increase and diversify America’s energy supply, the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management today published final regulations to establish a commercial oil shale program that could result in the addition of up to 800 billion barrels of recoverable oil from lands in the Western… Continue Reading
