Notice published by Commerce Department on March 15

The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on March 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on Notice of Indirect Cost Rates for the Damage Assessment and Restoration Program for Fiscal Year 2004.

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 March 15

Title
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by Catcher Processor Vessels Using Trawl Gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources of the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic; Closure
Public Advisory Committees
Notice of Indirect Cost Rates for the Damage Assessment and Restoration Program for Fiscal Year 2004
Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee; Charter Renewal
Notice of Final Results of Antidumping Duty Changed Circumstances Review, and Determination To Revoke Order in Part: Certain Cased Pencils From the People's Republic of China
Antarctic Marine Living Resources Convention Act of 1984; Conservation and Management Measures
Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; General Provisions for Domestic Fisheries; Application for Exempted Fishing Permits