Notice published on Jan. 5 by Commerce Department

The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Jan. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on North American Free-Trade Agreement, Article 1904; NAFTA Panel Reviews; Request for Panel Review.

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 Jan. 5

Title
Technology Opportunities Program (formerly known as the Telecommunications and Information Infrastructure Assistance Program)
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Permit Requirements for Vessels, Processors, and Cooperatives Wishing to Participate in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Pollock Fishery Under the American Fisheries Act
Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Framework 31 to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan
North American Free-Trade Agreement, Article 1904; NAFTA Panel Reviews; Request for Panel Review
Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fisheries; 2000 Specifications