Notice published on June 6 by Commerce Department

The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on June 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on 1997 Survey of Minority-Owned Business Enterprises (SMOBE) and 1997 Survey of Women-Owned Businesses (WOB); Proposed Collection; Comment Request.

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 June 6

Title
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska; Pollock in the Western Regulatory Area
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Proposal To Collect Information on the Annual Survey of Royalties, License Fees, and Other Receipts and Payments for Intangible Rights Between U.S. and Unaffiliated Foreign Persons
1997 Survey of Minority-Owned Business Enterprises (SMOBE) and 1997 Survey of Women-Owned Businesses (WOB); Proposed Collection; Comment Request