October 2010 New Documents (and online resources)


New and Notable State and Federal government publications for October, 2010.

 

150 Years of Government Information in Michigan Libraries: timeline

 

Environmental Liabilities Settlement with General Motors.  Press release from the White House.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2010/10/20/fact-sheet-environmental-liabilities-settlement-with-gm

The Handbook of Michigan Off-Road Vehicle Laws
http://www.offroad-ed.com/mi/handbook/

ATV safety.  Hearing before the Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs, Insurance, and Automotive Safety of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate, One Hundred Tenth Congress, first session, May 9, 2007.  United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs, Insurance, and Automotive Safety.  Washington: U.S. G.P.O., 2010.  
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo354

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP [food stamps]) Data System interactive map.  
http://maps.ers.usda.gov/snap/Default.aspx

Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Environment Proposed Plan for the Prevention, Detection, Assessment, and Management of Asian Carps in Michigan Waters.
http://www.michigan.gov/documents/dnr/AsianCarpManagementPlan_334348_7.pdf

Tools for Social Work with American Indians.  Michigan Department of Health.
http://www.michigan.gov/dhs/0,1607,7-124-5452_7124_7209-234448--,00.html
Parent page with more American Indian resources: http://www.michigan.gov/dhs/0,1607,7-124-5452_7124_7209---,00.html

A brief history of offshore oil drilling. United States. National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling.  Washington, D.C.: National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling, 2010.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo182

The amount and fate of the oil. United States. National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling.  Washington, D.C.: National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling, 2010.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo185

The Michigan Guide to Environmental, Health, and Safety Regulations, 6th ed.  Lansing, June 2010.
http://www.michigan.gov/deq/0,1607,7-135-3310_4148-15820--,00.html

State Disparities in Teenage Birth Rates in the United States.  National Center for Health Statistics Data Brief #46, October 2010.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db46.pdf

Examining the Delphi bankruptcy’s impact on workers and retirees. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, Committee on Education and Labor, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, first session, hearing held in Washington, DC, December 2, 2009.  United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and Labor. Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.  Washington: U.S. G.P.O., 2010.  
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS124104

Flood-Inundation Maps for a 15-Mile Reach of the Kalamazoo River from Marshall to Battle Creek, Michigan.  USGS, 2010.
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sim/3135/

Bedbugs resource from the Centers for Disease Control.  Fact sheets, prevention measures, control strategies, etc.
http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/ehs/Topics/bedbugs.htm

Implementation of Local Grid Refinement (LGR) for the Lake Michigan Basin regional groundwater-flow model. Hoard, Christopher J. Reston, Va.: U.S. Dept. of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, 2010.
http://purl.fdlp.gov//GPO/gpo210

Fueling local economies: research, innovation, and jobs. Hearing before the Joint Economic Committee, Congress of the United States, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, second session, June 29, 2010.  United States. Congress. Joint Economic Committee.  Washington: U.S. G.P.O., 2010.  
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo358

Climate change research and scientific integrity. Hearing before the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate, One Hundred Tenth Congress, first session, February 7, 2007.  United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.  Washington: U.S. G.P.O., 2010.  
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo379

Evaluation of aquatic biota in relation to environmental characteristics measured at the multiple scales in agricultural streams of the Midwest, 1993-2004. Hambrook, Julie Anne.  Reston, Va.: U.S. Dept. of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, 2010.
http://purl.fdlp.gov//GPO/gpo209

Freight and air quality handbook. Hyman, Robert C. Washington, DC: U.S. Dept. of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Office of Freight Management and Operations, 2010.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo493

Green cities: mayoral initiatives to reduce global warming pollution. Hearing before the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, first session, June 19, 2007.  United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming.  Washington: U.S. G.P.O., 2010.  
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo123

20 years later-- Exxon Valdez oil spill. Seward, Alaska: National Park Service, U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Kenai Fjords National Park, 2009.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo128

In Their Own Words: Domestic Abuse in Later Life. U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, 2010.
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/publications/infores/pdftxt/InTheirOwnWords.pdf

Crime during the transition to adulthood: how youth fare as they leave out-of-home care. Cusick, Gretchen Ruth.  Washington, D.C.: National Institute of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Dept. of Justice, 2010.
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS124477

Exclusive sports programming: examining competition and consumer choice.  Hearing before the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate, One Hundred Tenth Congress, first session, March 27, 2007.  United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.  Washington: U.S. G.P.O., 2010.  
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo342

Hearing on aging in place: the national broadband plan and bringing healthcare technology home. Hearing before the Special Committee on Aging, United States Senate, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, second session, Washington, DC, April 22, 2010.  United States. Congress. Senate. Special Committee on Aging.  Washington: U.S. G.P.O., 2010.  
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo435

Medical debt: can bankruptcy reform facilitate a fresh start? Hearing before the Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, first session, October 20, 2009.  United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts.  Washington  U.S. G.P.O., 2010.  
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS123956

In our own backyard: child prostitution and sex trafficking in the United States. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, second session, February 24, 2010.  United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law.  Washington : U.S. G.P.O., 2010.  
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo191

Charting international labor comparisons. Washington, DC: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Dept. of Labor.
http://www.bls.gov/fls/
2010 Report: http://www.bls.gov/fls/chartbook/chartbook2010.pdf

Earmarks. Washington, D.C.: Executive Office of the President of the United States, Office of Management and Budget.
http://earmarks.omb.gov/earmarks-public/

The legality and efficacy of line-item veto proposals. Hearing before the Subcommittee on the Constitution of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, second session, May 26, 2010.  United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on the Constitution. Washington: U.S. G.P.O., 2010.  
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo337

Developing federal employees and supervisors: mentoring, internships, and training in the federal government. Hearing before the Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia Subcommittee of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, second session, April 29, 2010.  United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia.  
Washington: U.S. G.P.O., 2010.  
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo173

Green cities: mayoral initiatives to reduce global warming pollution. Hearing before the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, first session, June 19, 2007.  United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming.  Washington: U.S. G.P.O., 2010.  
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo123

H.R. 4330: the All Students Achieving through Reform Act of 2009. Hearing before the Committee on Education and Labor, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, second session, hearing held in Washington, DC, February 24, 2010.  United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and Labor.  Washington: U.S. G.P.O., 2010.  
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo466

Crisis in the future: long-run deficits and debt. Hearing before the Committee on Finance, United States Senate, One Hundred Tenth Congress, second session, June 17, 2008.  United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Finance. Washington: U.S. G.P.O., 2008.  
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo204

Deepening our understanding of the effects of US foreign assistance on democracy building: final report. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Agency for International Development, 2008.
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS126914

From El Billar to Operations Fenix and Jaque: the Colombian security force experience, 1998-2008. Ramsey, Robert D.  Fort Leavenworth, Kan.: Combat Studies Institute Press, US Army Combined Arms Center, 2009.
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS125410

Combating distracted driving: managing behavioral and technological risks. Hearing before the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, first session, October 28, 2009.  United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.  Washington: U.S. G.P.O., 2010.  
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS124891

Keeping youth safe while in custody: sexual assault in adult and juvenile facilities. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, second session, February 23, 2010.  United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.  Washington: U.S. G.P.O., 2010.  
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo99

Encouraging innovative and cost-effective crime reduction strategies. Hearing before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, second session, March 3, 2010.  United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary.  Washington: U.S. G.P.O., 2010.  
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo386

Consular notification and access: instructions for federal, state, and local law enforcement and other officials regarding foreign nationals in the United States and the rights of consular officials to assist them. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of State, 2010.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo187

The diplomat’s shield: diplomatic security in today’s world. Hearing before the Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia Subcommittee of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, first session, December 9, 2009.  United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia.  Washington: U.S. G.P.O., 2010.  
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS123376

Rethinking the Children’s Television Act for a digital media age. Hearing before the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, first session, July 22, 2009  United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.  Washington: U.S. G.P.O., 2010.  
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS124931

H.R. 4330: the All Students Achieving through Reform Act of 2009. Hearing before the Committee on Education and Labor, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, second session, hearing held in Washington, DC, February 24, 2010.  United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and Labor.  Washington: U.S. G.P.O., 2010.  
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo466

Unemployment on Indian reservations at 50 percent: the urgent need to create jobs in Indian country. Hearing before the Committee on Indian Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, second session, January 28, 2010.   United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Indian Affairs. Washington: U.S. G.P.O., 2010.  
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS126654

Competition in the airline industry. Hearing before the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, second session, June 16, 2010.  United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary.  Washington: U.S. G.P.O., 2010.  
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo491

Ethical imperative for reform of our immigration system. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, second session, July 14, 2010. United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.  Washington: U.S. G.P.O., 2010.  
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo248

National registry of natural landmarks. Washington, D.C.: National Park Service, 2009.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo134

U.S. water transportation statistical snapshot. United States. Maritime Administration.  Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Transportation, Maritime Administration, 2009.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo277

 

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