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Follow-up to April 25, 2006 posting, White House and Congresss Repond to Rise in Gas Prices, this press release today from Sen. Specter, Bipartisan Legislation Seeking to Foster Competition and Reduce Oil & Gas Prices Receives Committee Approval: “Today the Senate Judiciary Committee overwhelmingly approved bipartisan legislation [Oil and Gas Industry Antitrust Act of 2006, …
EPA Needs to Better Implement Plan for Protecting Critical Infrastructure and Key Resources Used to Respond to Terrorist Attacks and Disasters. Information on the initiatives in the full report is sensitive homeland security information and is not available to the [At a Glance – 1 page, PDF]
“The Unified Agenda (also known as the Semiannual Regulatory Agenda), published twice a year (usually in April and October) in the Federal Register (FR), summarizes the rules and proposed rules that each Federal agency expects to issue during the next six months. It is published by the Office of the Federal Register National Archives and …
Today GPO announced that the Social Security Administration has ceased print publication of the Social Security Handbook. Henceforth it will be available in digital format only.
“The Law Librarians’ Society of Washington, D.C., Inc. (LLSDC) is pleased to announce the availability of a new site on its Legislative Source Book entitled Legislative Histories of Selected U.S. Laws in Electronic Format. The selected laws are organized in alphabetical and public law number order and primarily come from (and are linked to) the …
OMB Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs Proposed Risk Assessment Bulletin
Senate Judiciary Cmte. press release, Grassley, Baucus Seek Oil Company Tax Returns: “.S. Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Max Baucus (D-Mont.), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, are asking the Internal Revenue Service to provide tax and financial information on the nations largest oil and gas companies.” The text of the letter …
Audit of the Withdrawal of Records from Public Access at the National Archives and Records Administration for Classification Purposes – April 26, 2006 “As a result of this audit, the affected agencies have agreed to abide by interim guidance that includes provisions that require the public to be informed that records have been formally withdrawn …
Fact Sheet: President Bush’s Four-Part Plan to Confront High Gasoline Prices Briefing by Al Hubbard, National Economic Council Director, on the President’s Four-Point Energy Plan President Discusses Energy Policy in an address to the Renewable Fuels Association, April 26, 2006 Democratic Policy Cmte. Report: Republicans Flip-Flop on Democratic Proposals to Reduce Record-High Gas Prices, April …
Drug Safety: Improvement Needed in FDA’s Postmarket Decision-Making and Oversight Process. Full-text GAO-06-402, Highlights, March 31.
Press release: “The National Security Archive’s background paper on the new databases shows the strengths and weaknesses of the new on-line system as well as sample cables from 1973-1974…” Related commentary: Vanishing archives, New York Times, April 20, 2006
Financial Management Systems: Lack of Disciplined Process Puts Effective Implementation of Treasury’s Governmentwide Financial Report System at Risk, Full-text GAO-06-413, Highlights, April 21, 2006.
