CRS Report: Midnight Rulemaking: Considerations for Congress and a New Administration, November 18, 2008 “Summary: At the end of every recent presidential administration involving a change in the party controlling the White House, the level of rulemaking activity by federal agencies tends to increase. On May 9, 2008, White House Chief of Staff Joshua B.… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: November 2008
Data Shows an Increase in Mercury Emissions at Power Plants
News release: In the wake of a February 2008 appeals court decision striking down weak regulations proposed by the Bush Administrations Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), a new report from the nonprofit Environmental Integrity Project finds that the top 50 most polluting power plants In the U.S. emitted 20 tons of the dangerous neurotoxin mercury into… Continue Reading
Remarks by Treasury Secretary on Financial Crisis – Ronald Reagan Presidential Library
News release: “We are working through a severe financial crisis caused by many factors, including government inaction and mistaken actions, outdated U.S. and global financial regulatory systems, and by the excessive risk-taking of financial institutions. This combination of factors led to a critical stage this fall when the entire U.S. financial system was at risk…The… Continue Reading
Federal Register Announces Launch of New Electronic Public Inspection Desk
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… Continue Reading
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
