Notice published on Aug. 22 by Commerce Department

The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Aug. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on Proposed Withdrawal of Eighteen Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS).

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 Aug. 22

Title
Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands
Announcement of the American Petroleum Institute's Standards Activities
Grant of Authority for Subzone Status; Amoco Oil Company (Oil Refinery), Yorktown, VA
Proposed Withdrawal of Eighteen Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS)
Grant of Authority for Subzone Status; Amoco Oil Company (Oil Refinery); Whiting, IN
Revision of Grant of Authority; Subzone 122C; Neste Trifinery Petroleum Services (Oil Refinery); Corpus Christi, TX
Grant of Authority; Establishment of a Foreign-Trade Zone; Palm Beach County, Florida
Grant of Authority for Subzone Status; Amoco Pipeline Company (Crude Oil Storage Terminal); Manhattan, IL