Commerce Department publishes notice on Aug. 20

The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Aug. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on United States Travel and Tourism Promotion Advisory Board; Notice of Meeting.

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. 20

Title
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Arrowtooth Flounder in the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska
Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish
North American Free Trade Agreement, Article 1904; NAFTA Panel Reviews; Notice of Panel Decision
United States Travel and Tourism Promotion Advisory Board; Notice of Meeting
Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Navy Operations of Surveillance Towed Array Sensor System Low Frequency Active Sonar
Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish
Groundfish Fisheries of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area and the Gulf of Alaska, King and Tanner Crab Fisheries in the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands, Scallop and Salmon Fisheries Off the Coast of AK