Notice published on Nov. 26 by Commerce Department

The US Commerce Department published a six page notice on Nov. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on Small Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Construction of the East Span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge.

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 Nov. 26

Title
Notice, Request for Comments on Deployment of Broadband Networks and Advanced Telecommunications
Solicitation of Applications for the Native American Business Development Center (NABDC) Program
Small Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Construction of the East Span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge
Marine Mammals; Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Assessment for Issuing a Gray Whale Subsistence Quota to the Makah Indian Tribe for the years 2003 through 2007