Commerce Department publishes notice on Jan. 23

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

The notice is focused on Estimates of the Voting Age Population for 2005.

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 Jan. 23

Title
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; North Pacific Halibut and Sablefish Individual Fishing Quota Cost Recovery Program
Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting/Workshop
Notice: Request for Nominations, Spectrum Management Advisory Committee
Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting/Workshop
North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Notice of Public Meetings
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone off Alaska; Application for an Exempted Fishing Permit
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; American Fisheries Act: Vessel and Processor Permit Applications
Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Conducting Air-to-Surface Gunnery Missions in the Gulf of Mexico
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; American Fisheries Act: Recordkeeping and Reporting
International Trade Administration, North American Free-Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Article 1904 Binational Panel Reviews
Certain Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bars From Turkey; Notice of Partial Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Limits on Applications of Take Prohibitions
Stainless Steel Bar from France: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review
Notice of Amended Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: Certain Softwood Lumber Products From Canada
Proposed Collection: Request for Comments
Continuation of Antidumping Duty Orders: Forged Stainless Steel Flanges from India and Taiwan
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Estimates of the Voting Age Population for 2005
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Application for Commission in the NOAA Officer Corps