News release: “The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued today the “Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Lending” booklet of the Comptroller’s Handbook. This revised booklet replaces the “Oil and Gas Production Lending” booklet issued in April 2014. This booklet provides updated guidance to examiners on the risks inherent in lending to upstream oil and gas exploration and production companies and provides supervisory guidance on prudent risk management of this lending activity. The booklet includes expanded examiner guidance for evaluating exploration and production loans and the impact that these lending activities have on the risk profile and financial condition of national banks and federal savings associations (collectively, banks)…”
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Daily Archives: March 16, 2016
Search engine DuckDuckGo now offers map directions along with privacy
DuckDuckGo explains new map feature – “We’re proud to announce that we’ve just added one of the most-requested features to date: Directions! Now, location results will not only give you the option for directions but allow you to choose from the most-requested map providers – Apple, Bing, Here, OpenStreetMap, and yes – even Google Maps!” Continue Reading
Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement
Federal Reserve Board and Federal Open Market Committee release economic projections from the March 15-16 FOMC meeting “The attached table and charts released on Wednesday summarize the economic projections and the target federal funds rate projections made by Federal Open Market Committee participants for the March 15-16 meeting. The table will be incorporated into a… Continue Reading
Natural gas to surpass coal in mix of fuel used for 2016 US power generation
“For decades, coal has been the dominant energy source for generating electricity in the United States. EIA’s Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO) is now forecasting that 2016 will be the first year that natural gas-fired generation exceeds coal generation in the United States on an annual basis. Natural gas generation first surpassed coal generation on a… Continue Reading
FHWA Announces New Safety Performance Measures, Including Bicycle-Pedestrian Safety
“The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) [March 14, 2016] published new safety performance measures as part of its national safety program, calling for state and regional targets to help reduce highway deaths and injuries, including for the first time, those among people walking and bicycling. The new regulations call for improved data… Continue Reading
New re3data.org Schema and Search Functionality
Via Registry of Research Data Repositories: “We are pleased to announce the publication of version 3.0 of the “Metadata Schema for the Description of Research Data Repositories”. This updated version of the re3data.org schema incorporates feedback from users as well as changes in registry policies and structural adjustments to the schema designed to better reflect… Continue Reading
INRIX 2015 Traffic Scorecard
“Urbanization continues to drive increased congestion in many major cities worldwide. Strong economies, population growth, higher employment rates and declining gas prices have resulted in more drivers on the road – and more time wasted in traffic. The INRIX 2015 Traffic Scorecard analyzes and compares the state of traffic congestion in countries and 100 major… Continue Reading
Congressional Directory for 114th Congress available on GPO’s govinfo
“The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) makes available the authentic, digital version of the official directory of the 114th Congress. Mandated by Title 44 of the U.S. Code, the Congressional Directory is prepared by GPO under the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing (JCP). More than just a guide to Members, committees, and officials… Continue Reading
IRS Cutbacks Result in Billions in Lost Revenue
“IRS attention to auditing very large and giant corporations has plummeted from FY 2010 through the first five months of FY 2016. This is a consequence of Congress’s continued sharp cuts in IRS budgets, according to a new analysis of agency records by the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC) at Syracuse University. The likely result:… Continue Reading
