Commerce Department publishes notice on May 23

The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on May 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Gear-Marking Requirement for Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan..

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 May 23

Title
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Yellowfin Sole in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Government-owned Inventions License Application and Utilization Report
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Gear-Marking Requirement for Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan.
Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Comprehensive Amendment for the Fishery Ecosystem Plan
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Southwest Region Coral Reef Ecosystems Permit Form
Notice of Request for Information and Extension of the Deadline for Determining the Adequacy of the Petitions for: Diamond Sawblades and Parts Thereof From the People's Republic of China and the Republic of Korea
Regulations and Procedures Technical Advisory Committee; Notice of Partially Closed Meeting
Foreign-Trade Zone 105-North Kingstown, RI; Request for Manufacturing Authority; Southeastern New England Shipbuilding Corporation (Shipbuilding)
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Southwest Region Coral Reef Ecosystems Logbook and Reporting