Notice published on Aug. 4 by Commerce Department

The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Aug. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on Endangered Species; File No. 1596-02.

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 Aug. 4

Title
International Fisheries; Western and Central Pacific Fisheries for Highly Migratory Species; Fishing Restrictions and Observer Requirements in Purse Seine Fisheries for 2009-2011 and Turtle Mitigation Requirements in Purse Seine Fisheries
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Ocean Perch in the West Yakutat District of the Gulf of Alaska
Request for Nominations for Members To Serve on National Institute of Standards and Technology Federal Advisory Committees
Fisheries of the South Atlantic; South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
Endangered Species; File No. 1596-02
Grant of interim extension of the term of U.S. Patent No. 5,135,759; MicroSort® Sperm Separation Technology
Dynamic Random Access Memory Semiconductors from the Republic of Korea: Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review
Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand from the People's Republic of China: Correction to Notice of Initiation of Countervailing Duty Investigation