Notice published by Commerce Department on Dec. 23

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

The notice is focused on Availability of Grant Funds for Fiscal Year 2006.

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 Dec. 23

Title
Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Gulf of Mexico Essential Fish Habitat Amendment
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings
Marine Mammals and Endangered Species, National Marine Fisheries Service Permit No. 960-1528-01; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Permit No. PRT017891
Availability of Grant Funds for Fiscal Year 2006
Evaluation of State Coastal Management Programs and National Estuarine Research Reserves
Small Grants Programs and Precision Measurement Grants Program; Availability of Funds
Environmental Technologies Trade Advisory Committee (ETTAC)
Certain Malleable Iron Pipe Fittings From the People's Republic of China: Notice of Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review