Notice published by Commerce Department on Sept. 3

The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Sept. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on Census 2000American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

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 Sept. 3

Title
Revision of Patent Fees for Fiscal Year 1999; Correction
Guidelines for the Examination of Claims Directed to Species of Chemical Compositions Based Upon a Single Prior Art Reference
Performance Review Board
Export Trade Certificate of Review
Marine Mammals; File No. 786-1463
Census 2000American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands
Notice of Postponement of Preliminary Antidumping Determinations: Stainless Steel Round Wire from Canada, India, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Spain, and Taiwan
Secretary's 2000 Census Advisory Committee
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Western Alaska Community Development Quota Program