What did Commerce Department publish on Jan. 12?

The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Jan. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on Short Supply Regulations, Petroleum Products.

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. 12

Title
Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Final 2005, 2006, and 2007 Fishing Quotas for Atlantic Surfclams, Ocean Quahogs, and Maine Mahogany Ocean Quahogs
Field Representative Exit Questionnaire (BC-1294/1294(D))
Short Supply Regulations, Petroleum Products
Special Census Program
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Provisions; Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Monkfish Fishery; Amendment 2 to the Monkfish Fishery Management Plan; Correction
Requirement for Reporting the Kimberley Process Certificate Number for Exports (Reexports) of Rough Diamonds
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Performance Reporting System (PRS) for the Technology Opportunities Program (TOP)
Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Construction of the East Span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge
Notice of Jointly Owned Invention Available for Licensing
International Trade Administration
Announcing Development of Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 140-3, a Revision of FIPS 140-2, Security Requirements for Cryptographic Modules
Export Trade Certificate of Review
Import Certificates, End-User Certificates, and Delivery Verification Procedures
Certain Cased Pencils from the People's Republic of China; Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Intent to Rescind in Part
Export Controls of High Performance Computers
Multipurpose Application