Commerce Department publishes notice on Dec. 10

The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Dec. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on Extension of Public Comment Period for Draft Environmental Impact Statement and Application for an Incidental Take Permit for the Crown Pacific, L.P., Hamilton Tree Farm, Whatcom and Skagit Counties, Washington.

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 Dec. 10

Title
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Prohibition of Nonpelagic Trawl Gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Directed Pollock Fishery
American Lobster; Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement
Extension of Public Comment Period for Draft Environmental Impact Statement and Application for an Incidental Take Permit for the Crown Pacific, L.P., Hamilton Tree Farm, Whatcom and Skagit Counties, Washington
Public Availability of the Report on Closed Meetings of Advisory Committees
North American Free-Trade Agreement, Article 1904 NAFTA Panel Reviews; Request for Panel Review