January 2012 New Documents (and online resources)


New and Notable State and Federal government publications for January, 2012.

 

Healthcare inspection: prescribing practices in the Pain Management Clinic at John D. Dingell VA Medical Center, Detroit, Michigan.  United States. Dept. of Veterans Affairs. Office of Inspector General.  Washington, DC : Dept. of Veterans Affairs, Office of Inspector General, 2011.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo17472

Healthcare inspection case review of a patient with end-stage cancer John D. Dingell VA Medical Center, Detroit, Michigan. United States. Dept. of Veterans Affairs. Office of Healthcare Inspections.  Washington, DC: Dept. of Veterans Affairs, Office of Inspector General, Office of Healthcare Inspections, 2011.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo17469

Delphi pension plans: GM agreements with unions give rise to unique differences in participant benefits : report to congressional requesters.  United States. Government Accountability Office.  Washington, D.C.: U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, 2011.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo17118

Delphi Corporation: key events leading to termination of the Delphi defined benefit plans. Testimony before the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, House of Representatives. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, 2011.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo17758

Michigan State Rail Plan. Sept, 2011.
http://www.michigan.gov/mdot/0,1607,7-151-11056-242455--,00.html

Michigan December Unemployment Rate.
Regional: http://www.michigan.gov/documents/dtmb/LMI-JanuaryRegionalRelease_374861_7.pdf
Statewide: http://www.michigan.gov/documents/dmb/LMI-JanuaryRelease_373934_7.pdf

2012 State of the Union Address
http://www.whitehouse.gov/photos-and-video/video/2012/01/25/2012-state-union-address-enhanced-version

Governor Snyder's 2012 State of the State Address (I am unaware of a transcript)
http://www.michigan.gov/snyder/0,4668,7-277-57577-269534--,00.html
Video
http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/303761-1

Fish Contaminant Monitoring Program Online Database.  Michigan DEQ.
http://www.deq.state.mi.us/fcmp/

Marquette County Road 595 Application
http://www.michigan.gov/deq/0,4561,7-135-3307_29692_24403-269958--,00.html

Deforestation and greenhouse gases. Washington, D.C.: Congress of the United States, Congressional Budget Office, 2012.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo17449

Recipes [just about anything here!]. Beltsville, Md.: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo17723


USDA plant hardiness zone map. United States. Agricultural Research Service.  Washington, DC: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service; Corvallis, OR: Oregon State University, 2012.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo18130

Crop Production 2011.  USDA, 2012.
http://usda01.library.cornell.edu/usda/current/CropProd/CropProd-01-12-2012.pdf

Proposed Keystone XL Pipeline: Legal Issues. Vann, Adam et al. Congressional Research Service, 2012.
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R42124.pdf

By way of the USDA Extention Service comes this resource on invasive species, EDDMapS.
http://www.eddmaps.org/

Final Rule, Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Revising the Listing of the Gray Wolf (Canis lupus) in the Western Great Lakes (dated December 28, 2011).
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-12-28/pdf/2011-32825.pdf

Responding to climate change in national forests: a guidebook for developing adaptation options. Portland, OR: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station, 2011.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo18256

Seismic-hazard maps for the conterminous United States, 2008. Reston, VA: U.S. Dept. of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, 2011.
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/gpo18246

From the State Demographer: Updated statistics on migration and brain drain have been added to www.michigan.gov/census   The direct link is:
http://www.michigan.gov/cgi/0,4548,7-158-54534_51705-140915--,00.html
The updated items are:
- Total Net Migration for Michigan: 1960-2011 (chart)
- Migration Patterns by Age for Michigan: 2006-2010 (charts and commentary)
- Migration Patterns by Level of Education: Michigan, 2000-2010 (table)
- Migration Patterns by Level of Education: Michigan, 2000-2010 (charts and commentary)

Union Membership, 2011. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/union2.toc.htm

Childbearing differences among three generations of U.S. women. Hyattsville, MD: U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Servicees, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, 2011.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo17896

U.S. teenage birth rate resumes decline. 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/gpo1793

Performance Audit of Michigan Women, Infant, and Children Information System (MI-WIC).  Michigan Office of the Autitor General, 2012.
http://audgen.michigan.gov/comprpt/docs/r391059211.pdf
Additional January releases here http://audgen.michigan.gov/ under "Recently Released Audit Reports."

Implications of rising health care costs: presentation to the Heritage Foundation. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Budget Office, 2012.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo17865

Health insurance coverage of workers aged 18 to 64, by work experience: 2008 and 2010. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration, U.S. Census Bureau, 2011.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo16921

Raising the Ages of Eligibility for Medicare and Social Security.  Congressional Budget Office, 2012.
http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/125xx/doc12531/01-10-2012-Medicare_SS_EligibilityAgesBrief.pdf

Women in the Labor Force: A Databook. 2011 Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2012.
http://www.bls.gov/cps/wlf-databook-2011.pdf

Veterans health care in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula: where are we?  Field hearing before the Subcommittee on Health of the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, first session, field hearing held in Iron Mountain, MI, June 20, 2011.   United States. Congress. House. Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. Subcommittee on Health.  Washington : U.S. G.P.O., 2011.  
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo17592

Native Voices: Native Peoples' Concepts of Health & Illness.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/nativevoices/

Adult obesity prevalence in Canada and the United States. 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/gpo17900

Economic Downturns and Crime. Finklea, Kristin M. Congressional Research Service, 2012.
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R40726.pdf

SOPA and PIPA Bill Summaries
SOPA: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d112:h.r.3261:
PIPA: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d112:s.968:

“Who is a Veteran?”—Basic Eligibility for Veterans’ Benefits.  Scott, Christine. Congressional Research Service, 2012.
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R42324.pdf

For-profit schools: experiences of undercover students enrolled in online classes at selected colleges. A report to the Chairman, Committee on 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/gpo17697

Antidepressant use in persons aged 12 and over: United States, 2005-2008. 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/gpo17880

Drug poisoning deaths in the United States, 1980-2008. 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/gpo18083

Low-income women’s experiences with food programs, food spending, and food-related hardships: evidence from qualitative data. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, 2009.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo16877

China’s latest crackdown on dissent. 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 13, 2011.  United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs. Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights. Washington: U.S. G.P.O., 2011.
Also online: http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo15843

Budget and Economic Outlook: Fiscal Years 2012 to 2022. The Congress of the United States. Congressional Budget Office, January 2012.
http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/126xx/doc12699/01-31-2012_Outlook.pdf

Drug Offenses: Maximum Fines and Terms of Imprisonment for Violation of the Federal Controlled Substances Act and Related Laws. Yeh, Brian. Congressional Research Service, 2011.
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RL30722.pdf

Iran Sanctions. Katzman, Kenneth.  Congressional Research Service, 2012.
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/mideast/RS20871.pdf

Recess Appointments: Frequently Asked Questions. Hogue, Henry. Congressional Research Service, 2011.
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RS21308.pdf

“Super PACs” in Federal Elections: Overview and Issues for Congress. Garrett, Sam. Congressional Research Service, 2011.
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R42042.pdf

Afghanistan Casualties: Military Forces and Civilians. Chesser, Susan. Congressional Research Service, 2012.
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/R41084.pdf

Presidential Signing Statements: Constitutional and Institutional Implications. Garvey, Todd. Congressional Research Service, 2012.
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/RL33667.pdf

FY2012 National Defense Authorization Act: Selected Military Personnel Policy Issues. Burrelli, David F. Congressional Research Service, 2012.
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/R41874.pdf

Korean futures: challenges to U.S. diplomacy of North Korean regime collapse. Washington, D.C.: National Defense University Press, 2011.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo17452

A Guide to the Election Administration and Voting Survey. U.S. Election Assistance Commission, 2012.
Document: http://www.eac.gov/assets/1/Documents/FINAL%20Election%20Administration%20and%20Voting%20Survey%20Guide.pdf
Report web page: http://www.eac.gov/research/election_administration_and_voting_survey.aspx

Economic security: neglected dimension of national security? Washington, D.C.: National Defense University Press, 2011.  
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo18251

Views on Implementing Federal Elections on a Weekend. Government Accountability Office, 2012.
http://www.gao.gov/assets/590/587621.pdf

How Good Are the Government’s Deficit and Debt Projections and Should We Care? Kliesen, Kevin L and Daniel L. Thornton. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, 2012.
http://research.stlouisfed.org/publications/review/12/01/21-40Kliesen.pdf

Paradox of power: Sino-American strategic restraint in an era of vulnerability. Washington, DC: National Defense University Press, 2011.  
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo18225

Allied participation in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Washington, D.C.: United States Army, Center of Military History, 2011.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo18375

The Army’s Ground Combat Vehicle (GCV) Program: Background and Issues for Congress. Feickert, Andrew. Congressional Research Service, 2011.
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/weapons/R41597.pdf

Sustaining U.S. global leadership: priorities for 21st century defense.  Washington, D.C.: Dept. of Defense, 2012.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo18079

Joint Operational Access Concept (JOAC).  Department of Defense, 2012.
http://www.defense.gov/pubs/pdfs/JOAC_Jan%202012_Signed.pdf

The United States and China in power transition. Carlisle, PA: Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College, 2011.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo17692

FY2012 National Defense Authorization Act: Selected Military Personnel Policy Issues. Burrelli, David F. Congressional Research Service, 2012.
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/R41874.pdf

The fingerprint sourcebook. Washington, DC: U.S. Dept. of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, National Institute of Justice, 2011.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo18039

Drug Offenses: Maximum Fines and Terms of Imprisonment for Violation of the Federal Controlled Substances Act and Related Laws. Yeh, Brian. Congressional Research Service, 2011.
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RL30722.pdf

Terrorism Information Sharing and the Nationwide Suspicious Activity Report Initiative: Background and Issues for Congress. Bjelopera, Jerome. Congressional Research Service, 2011.
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/intel/R40901.pdf

Development of a speeding-related crash typology. McLean, Va.: U.S. Dept. of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Research, Development and Technology, Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center, 2010.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo17434

History of the Bureau of Diplomatic Security of the United States Department of State. October, 2011.
http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/176589.pdf

Factors contributing to pedestrian and bicycle crashes on rural highways. McLean, Va.: U.S. Dept. of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Research, Development and Technology, Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center, 2010.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo17429

The Federal Bureau of Investigation and Terrorism Investigations. Bjelopera, Jerome P. Congressional Research Service, 2012.
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/terror/R41780.pdf

School Enrollment in the United States: 2010.  Census Bureau, 2012.
http://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/education/cb12-tps02.html

For-profit schools: experiences of undercover students enrolled in online classes at selected colleges. A report to the Chairman, Committee on 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/gpo17697

Higher education: use of new data could help improve oversight of distance education. Report to congressional requesters.  United States. Government Accountability Office.  Washington, D.C.: U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, 2011.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo17707

The American Indian and Alaska Native Population: 2010. Census Bureau, 2012.
http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/briefs/c2010br-10.pdf
http://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/news_conferences/20120125_presskit_aian.html

Geographic science for public and tribal lands management. Menlo Park, CA: U.S. Geological Survey, 2011.  
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo16845

Three decades of twin births in the United States, 1980-2009. Hyattsville, MD: U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, 2012.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo18080

Use of the Internet for health information: United States, 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/gpo17937

Postsecondary education: student outcomes vary at for-profit, nonprofit, and public schools: report to congressional requesters.  United States. Government Accountability Office.  Washington, D.C.: U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, 2011.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo17402

Afghanistan and Pakistan: transition and the way forward. Hearing before the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, first session, October 27, 2011.  United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs.  Washington: U.S. G.P.O., 2011.  
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo17028

Post JFK assassination Air Force One flight deck recording. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, U.S. G.P.O., 1963, distributed 2012.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo18335

How much time do Americans spend on food? Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, 2011.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo16878

The power of Google: serving consumers or threatening competition? Hearing before the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights of the Committee on the Judiciary, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, first session, September 21, 2011. United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights.  Washington: U.S. G.P.O., 2011.  
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo17735

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