What did Commerce Department publish on March 12?

The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on March 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on Approval of Withdrawal of Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 121, Videotex/Teletext Presentation Level Protocol Syntax (North American PLPS).

The Department includes the Census Bureau, which is used to determine many factors about American life. Downsizing the Federal Government, a project aimed at lowering taxes and boosting federal efficiency, said the Department is involved in misguided foreign trade policies and is home to many unneeded programs.

Notices are required documents detailing rules and regulations being proposed by each federal department. This allows the public to see what issues legislators and federal departments are focusing on.

Any person or organization can comment on the proposed rules. Departments and agencies must then address “significant issues raised in comments and discuss any changes made,” the Federal Register says.

Notices published by the Commerce Department on March 12

Title
Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska; Rex Sole in the Western Regulatory Area
Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska; Limited Access; Foreign Fishing; Final 1996 Harvest Specifications; Correction
Notice of Hearings and Request for Comments on Issues Relating to Patent Protection for Nucleic Acid Sequences
Endangered Species; Permits
South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife; Recovery Plans for Listed Sea Turtles
Notice to Solicit Public Comment on the Draft Management Plan for the Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve
Board of Overseers of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award
Judges Panel of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award
Approval of Withdrawal of Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 121, Videotex/Teletext Presentation Level Protocol Syntax (North American PLPS)
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska; Pollock Seasonal Allowances