Notice published by Commerce Department on April 23

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

The notice is focused on Information Privacy and Innovation in the Internet Economy.

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 April 23

Title
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Provisions; Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Closure of the Eastern U.S./Canada Management Area
Application(s) for Duty-Free Entry of Scientific Instruments
Incidental Takes of Marine Mammals During Specified Activities; Replacement and Repair of Fur Seal Research Observation Towers and Walkways on St. Paul Island, Alaska
Marine Mammals; Subsistence Taking of Northern Fur Seals; St. George
FY 2010 NIST Center for Neutron Research (NCNR) Comprehensive Grants Program Extension of Due Date for Proposals
Information Privacy and Innovation in the Internet Economy
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Marine Recreational Fisheries Statistics Survey
Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate from the People's Republic of China: Initiation of Antidumping Circumvention Inquiry
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request