What did Commerce Department publish on Feb. 21?

The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Feb. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Field Representatives/Enumerators Exit Questionnaire.

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 Feb. 21

Title
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Award for Excellence in Economic Development
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Field Representatives/Enumerators Exit Questionnaire
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management Act Provisions; Tautog Fishery
Export Trade Certificate of Review
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Sablefish Managed Under the Individual Fishing Quota Program
Endangered Species; File No. 10115
Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; An On-ice Marine Geophysical and Seismic Programs in the U.S. Beaufort Sea
Small Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Marine Geophysical Survey off Central America, February-April 2008
Science Advisory Board