Commerce Department publishes notice on April 14

The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on April 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on Requests for the Appointment of a Technical Advisory Committee.

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 14

Title
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by Catcher Vessels using Trawl Gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands
Rules for Patent Maintenance Fees
New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings
Information Systems Technical Advisory Committee; Notice of Closed Meeting
Requests for the Appointment of a Technical Advisory Committee
Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; General Provisions for Domestic Fisheries; Applications for Exempted Fishing Permits (EFPs)
Fisheries of the Gulf of Mexico; Amendment 16B to the Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for the Reef Fish Resources of the Gulf of Mexico (Amendment 16B)