Notice published on Jan. 20 by Commerce Department

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

The notice is focused on Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; 2011 New York City Housing and Vacancy Survey.

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. 20

Title
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Atka Mackerel Lottery in Areas 542 and 543
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Provisions; Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery; Closure of the Limited Access General Category Scallop Fishery to Individual Fishing Quota Scallop Vessels
National Medal of Technology and Innovation Call for 2010 Nominations
Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
Floor-Standing, Metal-Top Ironing Tables and Certain Parts Thereof From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review
Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods From the People's Republic of China: Amended Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination and Countervailing Duty Order
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; 2011 New York City Housing and Vacancy Survey
Endangered and Threatened Species; Notice of Public Hearings on Proposed Critical Habitat Designation for the Cook Inlet Beluga Whales
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) Wave 7 of the 2008 Panel
Mission Statement: U.S. Aerospace Business Development Mission to Canada, April 14-15, 2010
Mission Statement; Middle East Public Health Mission, June 5-10, 2010