What did Commerce Department publish on Aug. 2?

The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Aug. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Permits for Incidental Taking of Endangered or Threatened Species.

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 Aug. 2

Title
Marine Mammals; File No. 981-1578-01
Availability of Seats for the Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council
New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings
New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings
Availability of Seats for the Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; U.S. Fishermen Fishing in Russian Waters
Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Fisheries; Atlantic Bluefin Tuna
Notice of Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Postponement of Final Determination: Stainless Steel Bar From Italy
Notice of Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Postponement of Final Determination: Stainless Steel Bar From Korea
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Marine Fisheries Initiative (MARFIN)
Notice of Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Postponement of Final Determination: Stainless Steel Bar From Germany
Amendment to the Notice of Initiation of Countervailing Duty Investigation: Certain Softwood Lumber Products From Canada
Notice of Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Postponement of Final Determination: Stainless Steel Bar From the United Kingdom
Notice of Preliminary Determination of Sales at Not Less Than Fair Value and Postponement of Final Determination: Stainless Steel Bar From Taiwan
Notice of Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Postponement of Final Determination: Stainless Steel Bar From France
Notice of Amended Preliminary Antidumping Duty Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value: Honey From the People's Republic of China
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
2002 Economic Census-Vehicle Inventory and Use Survey (VIUS)
Fisheries Off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Application for an Exempted Fishing Permit
Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Shrimp Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Public Hearings
Threatened Fish and Wildlife; Status Review of the Gulf of Maine/Bay of Fundy Population of Harbor Porpoise under the Endangered Species Act (ESA)
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Application to Shuck Clams/Ocean Quahogs at Sea
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Statement of Financial Interests, Regional Fishery Management Councils
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; List of Gear by Fisheries and Fishery Management Councils
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Permits for Incidental Taking of Endangered or Threatened Species