Notice published by Commerce Department on April 23

The US Commerce Department published a four page notice on April 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on Approval of Federal Information Processing Standards Publication 177-1, Initial Graphics Exchange Specification (IGES).

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 April 23

Title
Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area; Pacific Ocean Perch in the Western Aleutian District
Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council; Meeting
Foreign-Trade Zone 168Dallas/Fort Worth, TX; Application for Expansion
West Coast Salmon Fisheries; Northwest Emergency Assistance Plan (NEAP)
Foreign-Trade Zone 138Columbus, OH, Application for Subzone Status; Abbott Manufacturing, Inc./Ross Products, Plant (Infant Formula, Adult Nutritional Products), Columbus, OH
Approval of Federal Information Processing Standards Publication 177-1, Initial Graphics Exchange Specification (IGES)
Foreign-Trade Zone 199Texas City, TX, Application for Subzone Status, Basis Petroleum, Inc. (Oil Refinery Complex), Texas City, TX
Foreign-Trade Zone 161Sedgwick County, KS, Application for Subzone Status; Texaco Inc., (Oil Refinery Complex) Butler County, KS
Current Population Survey (CPS) School Enrollment Supplement; Proposed Agency Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
1997 Economic Census Covering Trucks, Automobiles, and Buses; Proposed Agency Information Collection Activity, Comment Request
Shrimp Fishery Off the Southern Atlantic States; Amendment 1
Atlantic Swordfish Fisheries; Public Hearings