December 2011 New Documents (and online resources)


New and Notable State and Federal government publications for November, 2011.

 

Update on the Impact of the Indoor Smoking Ban, 2011.  Tax Analysis Division. Office of Revenue and Tax Analysis. Michigan Department of Treasury. December, 2011
http://www.mi.gov/documents/treasury/SmokingBan_UpdateDec2011_370609_7.pdf


2010-2011 Annual Report. McTavish, Thomas H. Lansing, Michigan: Office of the Auditor General, 2011.
http://www.audgen.michigan.gov/annrpt/annrpt11.pdf

 

2011 State of Michigan's Environment Triennial Report.  Michigan DEQ, 2011.
http://www.michigan.gov/deq/0,4561,7-135-3307_7255-266777--,00.html

Assessment of the Effects of Conservation Practices on Cultivated Cropland in the Great Lakes Region.  USDA.  NRCS.  August, 2011.
http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb1045480.pdf

Wisconsin's Lake Michigan Water Trail Project: Inventory & Analysis of Access Sites in Support of a Lake Michigan Water Trail. Wisconsin DNR, 2011.
http://www.baylakerpc.org/natural-resources/lake-michigan-water-trail-planning

Interpretive Master Plan, Copper Country Trail National Byway, Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula. Wells Resources, Fort Collins CO.  September 2011.
http://www.wuppdr.com/pdf/cctnbinterpretivemasterplan.pdf

Environmental health: action needed to sustain agencies’ collaboration on pharmaceuticals in drinking water. Report to congressional requesters.  United States. Government Accountability Office.  Washington, D.C.: U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, 2011.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo16191

2012 Grant Programs. Michigan DNR, 2011.
http://www.michigan.gov/documents/dnr/IC1905-RECREATION_GRANT_SELECTION_BOOKLET-2011__2__357362_7.pdf

 

From Ken Darga, State Demographer for Michigan:
The Census Bureau has released data on from the 2010 Annual Survey of State Government Finances. The file at:
http://www.michigan.gov/documents/cgi/cgi_census_State_Gov_Rev__Exp_2010_371240_7.xls
contains data for each state for various revenue categories, expenditure categories, debt, and liquid assets.  Table 1 has dollar totals, Table 2 has per-capita figures, and Table 3 shows each state's ranks for the per-capita figures.

 

Major Uses of Land in the United States, 2007.  Cynthia Nickeson, Robert Ebel, Allison Borchers, and Fernando Carriaso. USDA, 2011.
http://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/eib89/

2011 Michigan Legislative District Maps.
http://www.michigan.gov/cgi/0,4548,7-158-52927_53037_12540_13083---RSS,00.html

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder among children aged 5-17 years in the United States, 1998-2009. Hyattsville, MD: U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, 2011.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo14733

 

Dynamics in a mature industry: entry, exit, and growth of big-box retailers. Washington, DC: Bureau of Economics, Federal Trade Commission, 2011.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo15944

Income security: older adults and the 2007-2009 recession. A report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Primary Health and Aging, Committee and Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, U.S. Senate.  United States. Government Accountability Office.  Washington, D.C.: U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, 2011.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo16115

Census 2010: final report to Congress.  United States. Dept. of Commerce. Office of Audit and Evaluation.  Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Office of Inspector General, Office of Audit and Evaluation, 2011.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo16288

The effect of food and beverage prices on children’s weights. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, 2011.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo16507

County Compensation by Industry, 2010.  Bureau of Economic Analysis, 2011.
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/regional/comp/2011/pdf/comp1211.pdf

Governmental Tracking of Cell Phones and Vehicles: The Confluence of Privacy, Technology, and Law.  Richard M. Thompson, Congressional Research Service.  2011
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/intel/R42109.pdf

Principles of community engagement. Washington, D.C.: Dept. of Health & Human Services, National Institutes of Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Clinical and Translational Science Awards, 2011.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo15486

Understanding intimate partner violence. Atlanta, Ga.: National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Division of Violence Prevention, 2012.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo16817

Areas with concentrated poverty: 2006-2010. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration, U.S. Census Bureau, 2011.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo16811

Child poverty in the United States 2009 and 2010: selected race groups and Hispanic origin. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration, U.S. Census Bureau, 2011.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo16749

Lifetime mobility in the United States: 2010. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration, U.S. Census Bureau, 2011.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo16745

Retirement security: challenges confronting pension plan sponsors, workers, and retirees. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions, Committee on Education and the Workforce, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, first session, hearing held in Washington, DC, June 14, 2011.   United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and the Workforce. Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.  Washington: U.S. G.P.O., 2011.  
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo13355

State of religious liberty in the United States. Hearing before the Subcommittee on the Constitution of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, first session, October 26, 2011.  United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on the Constitution.  Washington: U.S. G.P.O., 2011.  
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo16796

Fiscal Year 2011 Financial Report of the United States Government.  GAO: 2011.
http://www.gao.gov/financial/fy2011/11frusg.pdf

2010 Annual Survey of State Government Finances.  U.S. Census Bureau, 2011.
http://www2.census.gov/govs/state/10statesummaryreport.pdf

Inspiring students to federal service. 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 Twelfth Congress, first session, June 21, 2011.  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., 2011.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo15776

2011 Year-End Report on the Federal Judiciary. Chief Justice John Roberts, Jr., United States Courts, 2011.
http://www.uscourts.gov/Libraries/Statistics_PDFs/2011Year-EndReport.sflb.ashx

Recent developments in Afghanistan and the proposed drawdown of U.S. forces. Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, first session, hearing held June 23, 2011.  United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services.  Washington: U.S. G.P.O., 2011.  
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo16202

State and municipal debt: tough choices ahead : hearing before the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, House of Representatives, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, first session, April 14, 2011.  United States. Congress. House. Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.  Washington: U.S. G.P.O., 2011.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo15841

U.S. Arms Sales: Agreements with and Deliveries to Major Clients, 2003-2010. Richard F. Grimmett, Congressional Research Service.  2011.
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/weapons/R42121.pdf

County Compensation by Industry, 2010.  Bureau of Economic Analysis, 2011.
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/regional/comp/2011/pdf/comp1211.pdf

The UNCTAD [United Nations Conference on Trade and Development] Handbook of Statistics, 2011.
 http://www.unctad.org/en/docs/tdstat36_en.pdf

Real leadership and the U.S. Army: overcoming a failure of imagination to conduct adaptive work. Carlisle, PA: Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College, 2011.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo16595

The Military Leadership Diversity Commission has released many papers on the subject over the past few years:
http://mldc.whs.mil/index.php/issuepapers

Repeal of law and policies governing service by openly gay and lesbian service members. Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, first session, hearing held April 7, 2011.  United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services.  Washington: U.S. G.P.O., 2011.  
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo16249

Preventing sexual harassment: DOD needs greater leadership commitment and an oversight framework. Report to the Ranking Member, Subcommittee on National Security, Homeland Defense, and Foreign Operations, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, House of Representatives.  United States. Government Accountability Office.  Washington, D.C.: U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, 2011.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo16035

Russian nuclear weapons: past, present, and future. Carlisle, PA: Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College, 2011.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo15963

Saddam’s generals: perspectives of the Iran-Iraq War. Alexandria, VA: Institute for Defense Analyses, 2011.  
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo16068

Chief of mission authority as a model for national security integration. Washington, D.C.: National Defense University Press, 2010.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo16327

The future of national defense and the U.S. military ten years after 9/11: perspectives from former chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, first session, hearing held September 8, 2011.  United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services.  Washington: U.S. G.P.O., 2011.  
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo16805

Gulf War illness: the future for dissatisfied veterans. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, second session, July 27, 2010.  United States. Congress. House. Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.  Washington: U.S. G.P.O., 2011.  
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo16824

Kevlar legions: the transformation of the U.S. Army, 1989-2005. Washington, D.C.: Center of Military History, 2011.  
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo16049

Capital Punishment 2010, Statistical Tables.  Tracy Snell, Bureau of Justice Statistics, 2011.
http://www.bjs.gov/index.cfm?ty=pbdetail&iid=2236

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder among children aged 5-17 years in the United States, 1998-2009. Hyattsville, MD: U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, 2011.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo14733

School-aged children with disabilities in U.S. metropolitan statistical areas: 2010. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration, U.S. Census Bureau, 2011.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo16764

Bullying in Schools: An Overview
http://www.ojjdp.gov/pubs/234205.pdf

Indian Health Service: continued efforts needed to help strengthen response to sexual assaults and domestic violence. Report to congressional committees.  United States. Government Accountability Office.  Washington, D.C.: U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, 2011.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo16064

Native North American languages spoken at home in the United States: 2006-2010. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration, U.S. Census Bureau, 2011.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo16815

Avoid injury when lifting and handling heavy materials. Washington, D.C.: Office of Compliance, 2010.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo16826
Many more like this here http://www.compliance.gov/publications/fast-facts/

Add more vegetables to your day: 10 tips to help you eat more vegetables.  Washington, D.C.: USDA, Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion, 2011.  
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo15802

Global perspectives on autism: a growing public health crisis. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, first session, May 31, 2011.  United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs. Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights.  Washington: U.S. G.P.O., 2011.  
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo16027

Compliance with all-terrain vehicle (ATV) standards. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs, Product Safety, and Insurance of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate, One Hundred Ninth Congress, second session, June 6, 2006.  United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs, Product Safety, and Insurance.  Washington: U.S. G.P.O., 2011.  
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo16580

Light-duty automotive technology, carbon dioxide emissions, and fuel economy trends: 1975 through 2010.  Washington, D.C.: Compliance and Innovative Strategies Division and Transportation and Climate Division, Office of Transportation and Air Quality, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 2010.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo16403

Space heaters. Washington, D.C.: Office of Compliance, 2011.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo16852

 

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