Commerce Department publishes notice on Jan. 9

The US Commerce Department published a five page notice on Jan. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on Sea Grant Fellowships: National Marine Fisheries Service-Sea Grant Joint Graduate Fellowship Program in Population Dynamics and Marine Resource Economics; and Sea Grant-Industry Fellowship Program: Request for Applications for FY 2002.

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. 9

Title
Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Commercial Fishing Operations; Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan Regulations
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone off Alaska; Bycatch Rate Standards for the First Half of 2002
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Revision of Overfishing Definitions for the Salmon Fishery
Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Commercial Fishing Operations; Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan Regulations
Endangered and Threatened Species; Final Rule Governing Take of Four Threatened Evolutionarily Significant Units (ESUs) of West Coast Salmonids
Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
Sea Grant Fellowships: National Marine Fisheries Service-Sea Grant Joint Graduate Fellowship Program in Population Dynamics and Marine Resource Economics; and Sea Grant-Industry Fellowship Program: Request for Applications for FY 2002
Sea Grant National Strategic Investments in Technology, Marine Environmental Biotechnology, and Fisheries Habitat: Request for Proposals for FY 2002
New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings
Annual Retail Trade Survey
Annual Trade Survey
Materials Technical Advisory Committee; Notice of Closed Meeting
Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings and Hearings