October 2015 New Documents (and online resources)


New and Notable State and Federal and international government publications for October 2015.

 

Offshore wind jobs and economic development impacts in the United States: four regional scenarios. Tegen, Suzanne. Golden, CO: National Renewable Energy Laboratory, 2015.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo56061

An overview of the biomass scenario model. Peterson, Steve. Golden, CO: National Renewable Energy Laboratory, 2015.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo56060

Riparian area management: proper functioning condition assessment for lotic areas. Dickard, Melissa. Denver, CO: Information and Publishing Services, Bureau of Land Management, National Operations Center, 2015.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo61380

Connecting people to their public lands 2015: an update on BLM education, interpretation, volunteer, and youth employment activities. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 2015.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo61751

Examining FDA’s role in the regulation of genetically modified food ingredients. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Health of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives, One Hundred Thirteenth Congress, second session, December 10, 2014. United States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Subcommittee on Health. Washington: U.S. Government Publishing Office, 2015.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo61750

Occurrence and distribution of fecal indicator bacteria and gene markers of pathogenic bacteria in Great Lakes tributaries, March-October 2011. Brennan, Angela K. Reston, Virginia: U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, 2015.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo55630

A conceptual framework for Lake Michigan coastal/nearshore ecosystems, with application to Lake Michigan Lakewide Management Plan (LaMP) objectives. Seelbach, Paul W. Reston, Virginia: U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, 2013.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo61789

Regional Climate Hub Assessment of Climate Change Vulnerability and Adaptation and Mitigation Strategies (Midwest Hub). USDA, 2015
http://climatehubs.oce.usda.gov/midwest

Minerals Yearbook 2013: Iron Ore. Tuck, Christopher A. USGS, 2015.
http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/commodity/iron_ore/myb1-2013-feore.pdf

Advancing sustainable materials management: facts and figures. Washington, D.C.: United States Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery, 2015
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo62048

National seed strategy for rehabilitation and restoration, 2015-2020. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 2015.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo62082

Potential for coal power plants to co-fire with woody biomass in the U.S. north, 2010-2030: a technical document supporting the Northern Forest Futures Project. Goerndt, Michael E. Madison, Wis.: United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory, 2015.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo61052

Disconnected Youth: A Look at 16 to 24 Year Olds Who Are Not Working or In School. Fernandes-Alcantara, Adrienne L. Congressional Research Service, 2015.
https://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R40535.pdf

Addressing domestic violence in professional sports. Hearing before the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate, One Hundred Thirteenth Congress, second session, December 2, 2014. United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Washington: U.S. Government Publishing Office, 2015.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo61839

Public Health Service Agencies: Overview and Funding (FY2010-FY2016). Redhead, C. Stephen, and Dabrowska, Agata. Congressional Research Service, 2015.
https://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R43304.pdf

Abortion, Hospital Admitting Privileges, and Whole Woman’s Health v. Cole. Shimabukuro,Jon O. Congressional Research Service, 2015.
https://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R44205.pdf

Poverty in the United States in 2014: In Brief. Dalaker, Joseph. Congressional Research Service, 2015.
https://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R44211.pdf

Youth Transitioning From Foster Care to Self-Sufficiency: Follow-Up Report. Office of the Auditor General. Lansing, 2015.
http://www.audgen.michigan.gov/~audgenmi/finalpdfs/15_16/r431027911F.pdf

Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA): Background and Funding. Fernandes-Alcantara, Adrienne L. Congressional Research Service, 2015.
https://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R42838.pdf

State of property rights in America ten years after Kelo v. City of New London. Hearing before the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fourteenth Congress, first session, July 9, 2015. United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. Washington: U.S. Government Publishing Office, 2015.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo61372

A compendium of laws and rules of the Congressional budget process. United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Budget. Washington: U.S. Government Publishing Office, 2015.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo61921

County board officers in Michigan. Amrhein, John. MSU Extension: East Lansing. 2015.
http://msue.anr.msu.edu/news/county_board_officers_in_michigan

Sanctuary Jurisdictions and Criminal Aliens: In Brief. Kandel, William A., and Seghetti, Lisa. Congressional Research Service, 2015.
https://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/homesec/R44118.pdf

2013 Annual Surveys of State and Local Government Finances. Census Bureau, 2015.
https://www.census.gov/govs/local/

Buying time, 1965-1966. Jones, Frank L. Washington, D.C.: Center of Military History, United States Army, 2015.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo58680

The first fight: U.S. Marines in Operation Starlite, August 1965.  Andrew, Rod. Quantico, Virginia: Marine Corps University, History Division, 2015.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo62355

The Department of Defense cyber strategy. United States. Department of Defense. Washington, DC: Department of Defense, 2015.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo61876

Instances of Use of United States Armed Forces Abroad, 1798-2015. Torreon, Barbara Salazar. Congressional Research Service, 2015.
https://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/R42738.pdf

The current state of readiness of U.S. forces in review of the defense authorization request for fiscal year 2016 and the Future Years Defense Program. Hearing before the Committee on Armed Services, United States Senate, One Hundred Fourteenth Congress, first session, March 25, 2015. United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Armed Services. Washington: U.S. Government Publishing Office, 2015.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo61564

Global Anti-Poaching Act: Markup before the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fourteenth Congress, first session on H.R. 2494, June 25, 2015. United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs. Washington: U.S. Government Publishing Office, 2015.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo61900

Legal resource guide to the Federal Bureau of Prisons. United States. Bureau of Prisons. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons, 2014.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo61779

Use of Restrictive Housing in U.S. Prisons and Jails, 2011–12. Beck, Allen J. Bureau of Justice Statistics, Washington, D.C. 2015.
http://www.bjs.gov/index.cfm?ty=pbdetail&iid=5433

Recidivism among offenders receiving retroactive sentence reductions: the 2007 Crack Cocaine Amendment. Hunt, Kim Steven. Washington, DC: United States Sentencing Commission, 2014.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo62171

Sanctuary Jurisdictions and Criminal Aliens: In Brief. Kandel, William A., and Seghetti, Lisa. Congressional Research Service, 2015.
https://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/homesec/R44118.pdf

Federal Sentencing Disparity: 2005–2012. Dyous, Christina et al. Bureau of Justice Statistics, Washington, D.C. 2015.
http://www.bjs.gov/index.cfm?ty=pbdetail&iid=5432

Ending modern slavery. Hearing before the Committee on Foreign Relations, United States Senate, One Hundred Fourteenth Congress, first session, February 4 and February 11, 2015. United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations. Washington: U.S. Government Publishing Office, 2015.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo62116

Jains in Indian Country, 2014. Minton, Todd. Bureau of Justice Statistics. Washington, D.C., 2015.
http://www.bjs.gov/index.cfm?ty=pbdetail&iid=5414

Drug Offenders in Federal Prisons: Estimates of Characteristics Based on Linked Data. Adams, William; Samuels, Julie; and Taxy, Sam. Bureau of Justice Statistics. Washington, D.C., 2015.
http://www.bjs.gov/index.cfm?ty=pbdetail&iid=5436

Firearms Laws of Michigan. Michigan Legislative Service Bureau, Lansing. October, 2015.
http://www.legislature.mi.gov/Publications/Firearms.pdf

Disconnected Youth: A Look at 16 to 24 Year Olds Who Are Not Working or In School. Fernandes-Alcantara, Adrienne L. Congressional Research Service, 2015.
https://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R40535.pdf

Promoting college access and success for students with disabilities. Hearing of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, United States Senate, One Hundred Thirteenth Congress, second session. February 27, 2014. United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Washington: U.S. Government Publishing Office, 2015.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo61464

School Enrollment in the United States: 2014. Census Bureau, 2015.
http://www.census.gov/hhes/school/data/cps/2014/tables.html

Sesame Street fire safety program: color and learn. Emmitsburg, MD: U.S. Fire Administration, FEMA, 2015.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo62407

Tribal transportation: pathways to safer roads in Indian country. Hearing before the Committee on Indian Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Fourteenth Congress, first session, April 22, 2015. United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Indian Affairs. Washington: U.S. Government Publishing Office, 2015.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo61670

Addressing the need for victim services in Indian country. Hearing before the Committee on Indian Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Fourteenth Congress, first session, June 10, 2015. United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Indian Affairs. Washington: U.S. Government Publishing Office, 2015.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo62362

Hearing to review the National Forest System and active forest management. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry of the Committee on Agriculture, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fourteenth Congress, first session, April 29, 2015.  United States. Congress. House. Committee on Agriculture. Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry. Washington: U.S. Government Publishing Office, 2015.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo61541

NOAA Fisheries climate science strategy. Silver Spring, MD: U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service, 2015.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo61687

National health security strategy and implementation plan. United States. Department of Health and Human Services. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response. Washington, D.C.: Department of Health and Human Services, Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, 2015.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo61865

The GM ignition switch recall: why did it take so long? Hearing before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives, One Hundred Thirteenth Congress, second session, April 1, 2014.  United States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. Washington: U.S. Government Publishing Office, 2015.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo62009

Federal civil rights engagement with Arab and Muslim American communities post 9/11: a briefing before the United States Commission on Civil Rights, held in Washington, DC. United States Commission on Civil Rights. Washington, DC: United States Commission on Civil Rights, 2014.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo62057

Planning for your Peace of Mind: A Guide to Medical and Legal Decisions. Michigan Legislature, Lansing. October, 2015.
http://www.legislature.mi.gov/Publications/PeaceofMind.pdf 

 

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