What did Commerce Department publish 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 Solicitation of Applications for the Native American Business Enterprise Center (NABEC) Program.

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
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Proposed Endangered, Threatened, and Not Warranted Status for Distinct Population Segments of Rockfish in Puget Sound
Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to the Port of Anchorage Marine Terminal Redevelopment Project
Solicitation of Applications for the Minority Business Enterprise Center (MBEC) Program
List of National System Marine Protected Areas
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Oral History Project: Preserving Research and Cultural Heritage for NOAA's Cooperative Oxford Laboratory
Certain Frozen Fish Fillets from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary Results of the Fifth Antidumping Duty Administrative Review
Solicitation of Applications for the Native American Business Enterprise Center (NABEC) Program
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; SURF (Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship) Program Student Applicant Information
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) 2010 Re-Engineered SIPP-Dress Rehearsal
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone off Alaska; Application for an Exempted Fishing Permit
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request