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

Performance audit of the Bureau of Elections. Michigan Auditor General, May 2012.
http://audgen.michigan.gov/~audgenmi/finalpdfs/11_12/r231023511.pdf

Great Lakes Invasive Plant Mgt Plan/Environmental Impact Review.
http://parkplanning.nps.gov/document.cfm?parkID=155&projectID=34281&documentID=46574

Update of 2002 Michigan Surveillance and Response Plan for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) of Free-ranging and Privately-owned/Captive Cervids (DRAFT). Michigan, 5 March 2012.
http://www.michigan.gov/documents/emergingdiseases/CWD_Plan_Update_3-5-12_Draft_387459_7.pdf

Great Lakes steamship repower incentive program. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Transportation and Air Quality, 2012.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo22286

North American environmental outlook to 2030. Montréal, Québec: Commission for Environmental Cooperation, 2010.  
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo23097

Are Healthy Foods Really More Expensive? It Depends on How You Measure the Price. Carlson, Andrea and Elizabeth Frazão. USDA Economic
Information Bulletin # 96, May 2012.
http://www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/EIB96/EIB96.pdf

The popular and interesting Baby Names Index has been released by the Social Security Administration (works best in IE or Chrome).  
http://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/index.html

Gathering in the city: an annotated bibliography and review of the literature about human-plant interactions in urban ecosystems. Portland, OR: USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station, 2012.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo22331

National Marine Fisheries Service 2011 Report to Congress: The Status of US Fisheries. May, 2012.
http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/stories/2012/05/docs/status_of_stocks_2011_report.pdf

Sweatshop conditions in the Chinese toy industry. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Interstate Commerce, Trade, and Tourism of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate, One Hundred Tenth Congress, first session, October 25, 2007.  United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Subcommittee on Interstate Commerce, Trade, and Tourism.  Washington: U.S. G.P.O., 2012.  
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo23259

Death services: 2011 surveys of state regulators (GAO-12-91SP, December 2011), an e-supplement to GAO-12-65.  United States. Government Accountability Office.  Washington, D.C.: U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, 2011.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo22417

National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Survey 2010/2011: Individual Refuge Results. Sexton, Natalie R. et al. USGS, 2012.
http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/643/

Greenhouse gas emissions from a typical passenger vehicle. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Transportation and Air Quality, 2011
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo22265

Rural wealth creation: concepts, strategies, and measures. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, 2012.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo22325

Mother’s Day Report: Paycheck Fairness Helps Families, Not Just Women. U.S. Senate, Joint Economic Committee, 2012.
http://www.jec.senate.gov/public/?a=Files.Serve&File_id=f11e726b-135b-4e1d-8334-2903491d9691

Youth and the Labor Force: Background and Trends.  Fernandes-Alcantara, Adrienne. Congressional Research Service, 2012.
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R42519.pdf

Same-Sex Marriages: Legal Issues. Smith, Alison. Congressional Research Service, 2012.
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RL31994.pdf

Coping in hard times: fact sheet for youth high school and college age.  Los Angeles ; Durham, NC : National Center for Child Traumatic Stress, 2011.  
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo23035

Family reunification: what the evidence shows.  Washington, DC: U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Administration on Children, Youth and Families, Children’s Bureau, Child Welfare Information Gateway, 2011.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo23146

Self-directed violence surveillance: uniform definitions and recommended data elements. Atlanta, Ga.: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Division of Violence Prevention, 2011.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo23246

Suicides due to alcohol and/or drug overdose: a data brief from the National Violent Death Reporting System.  Atlanta, Ga. National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Division of Violence Prevention, 2011.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo23244

Choices: a program for women about choosing healthy behaviors to avoid alcohol-exposed pregnancies.  Atlanta, GA: U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Birth Defects and Developmental Disorders, Division of Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, 2011.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo22549

Racial Profiling: Legal and Constitutional Issues. Feder, Jody. Congressional Research Service, 2012.
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RL31130.pdf

Judicial Activity Concerning Enemy Combatant Detainees: Major Court Rulings. Elsea, Jennifer, and Michael John Garcia. Congressional Research Service, 2012.
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/R41156.pdf

Submission of the President’s Budget in Transition Years.  Christensen, Michelle D. Congressional Research Service, 2012.
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RS20752.pdf

How Measures Are Brought to the House Floor: A Brief Introduction. Davis, Christopher M. Congressional Research Service, 2012.
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RS20067.pdf

Understanding China’s Political System. Lawrence, Susan V. and Michael Martin.  Congressional Research Service, 2012.
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/R41007.pdf

Major issues in the federal law of employment discrimination. Washington, D.C.: Federal Judicial Center, 2012.  
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo23473

Country reports on human rights practices: 2011.  US Department of State, 2012.
http://www.state.gov/j/drl/rls/hrrpt/humanrightsreport/index.htm#wrapper

On the ground in Afghanistan: counterinsurgency in practice. Quantico, VA: Marine Corps University Press, 2012.  
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo22438

War, will, and warlords: counterinsurgency in Afghanistan and Pakistan, 2001-2011. Quantico, Va.: Marine Corps University Press, c2012.  
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo22477

Al-Qaida after ten years of war: a global perspective of successes, failures, and prospects. Quantico, VA: Marine Corps University Press, 2011.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo22463

Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China 2012. Office of the Secretary of Defense, 2012.
http://www.defense.gov/pubs/pdfs/2012_CMPR_Final.pdf

The end of don’t ask don’t tell: the impact in studies and personal essays by service members and veterans. Quantico, Va.: Marine Corps University Press, 2012.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo23387

Ronald Reagan, intelligence and the end of the Cold War: Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, Simi Valley, California, November 2, 2011. Symposium on Ronald Reagan, Intelligence and the End of the Cold War. Washington, D.C.: Central Intelligence Agency, Historical Collections, 2011.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo15361

Bureau of Prisons: eligibility and capacity impact use of flexibilities to reduce inmates’ time in prison: report to congressional requesters.  United States. Government Accountability Office.  Washington, D.C.: U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, 2012.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo22157

Federal Bureau of Investigation. Hearing before the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, first session, March 16, 2011.  United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary.  Washington: U.S. G.P.O., 2012.  
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo22203

Law enforcement’s leadership role in the pretrial release and detention process. Alexandria, VA : International Association of Chiefs of Police, 2011.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo22254

The elected official’s toolkit for jail reentry. Washington, DC: Urban Institute, Justice Policy Center: Bureau of Jusice Assistance, U.S. Dept. of Justice, 2011.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo19676

Profile of intimate partner violence cases in large urban counties. Washington, DC: U.S. Dept. of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Statistics, 2009.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo22260

The Domestic Terrorist Threat: Background and Issues for Congress. Bjelopera, Jerome P., Congressional Research Service, 2012.
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/terror/R42536.pdf

The Registered Sex Offender International Tracking System: white paper. United States. International Tracking of Sex Offenders Working Group.  Washington, D.C.: Office of Justice Programs, Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking, 2010.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo23116

Acknowledging limits: police advisers and counterinsurgency in Afghanistan. Alexandria, Va.: CNA Corp.; Quantico, Va.: Marine Corps University Press, 2011.  
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo23288

Interest Rates on Subsidized Stafford Loans to Undergraduate Students.  Smole, David P. Congressional Research Service, 2012.
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R42515.pdf

The Bowl Championship Series: money and other issues of fairness for publicly funded universities. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, first session, May 1, 2009. United States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection.  Washington: U.S. G.P.O., 2012.  
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo22252

Distance education courses for public elementary and secondary school students, 2009-10. Washington, DC: U.S. Dept. of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Institute of Education Sciences, 2011.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo22209

STEM education in action: learning today-- leading tomorrow. Hearing before the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, House of Representatives, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, first session, Thursday, June 16, 2011. United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science, Space, and Technology 2011. Washington: U.S. G.P.O., 2011.  
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo22476

STEM in action: inspiring the science and engineering workforce of tomorrow. Hearing before the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, House of Representatives, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, first session, Tuesday, September 13, 2011.  United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. Washington: U.S. G.P.O., 2011.  
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo22481

K-12 education: school-based physical education and sports programs: report to congressional requesters.  United States. Government Accountability Office.  Washington, D.C.: U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, 2012.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo22611

Coping in hard times: fact sheet for youth high school and college age.  Los Angeles ; Durham, NC : National Center for Child Traumatic Stress, 2011.  
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo23035

How FDA Approves Drugs and Regulates Their Safety and Effectiveness. Thaul, Susan. Congressional Research Service, 2012.
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R41983.pdf

The kidney diseases dictionary. Bethesda, Md.: U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse, 2011.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo23248

USAMRIID’s medical management of biological casualties handbook. Fort Detrick, Md.: U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, 2011.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo22995

Supplement to the 2009 FDA food code. College Park, MD: U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Food and Drug Administration, 2011.
HE 20.4002:F 73/27/2009/SUPP.
Also online: http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo21593

Concussions and the marketing of sports equipment. Hearing before the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, first session, October 19, 2011.  United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.  Washington: U.S. G.P.O., 2012.  
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo22353

Alcohol screening and brief intervention for youth: a practitioner’s guide.  National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (U.S.). Rockville, Md.: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, 2011.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo23247

Statistics of Income Bulletin, spring 2012.  Internal Revenue Service.
http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-soi/12soisprbul.pdf

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