What did Justice Department publish on Aug. 24?

The US Justice Department published a two page notice on Aug. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comments Requested.

The Department is one of the oldest in the US, focused primarily on law enforcement and the federal prison system. Downsizing the Federal Government, a project aimed at lowering taxes and boosting federal efficiency, detailed wasteful expenses such as $16 muffins at conferences and board meetings.

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 Justice Department on Aug. 24

Title
Bureau of Justice Assistance; Agency Information Collection Activities: Extension of a Currently Approved Collection; Comments Requested
Criminal Justice Information Services Division; National Instant Criminal Background Check System Section Agency Information Collection Activities: Existing Collection, Comments Requested
Spirit Pharmaceuticals, L.L.C.; Dismissal of Proceeding
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comments Requested: Self-Certification, Training and Logbooks for Regulated Sellers of Scheduled Listed Chemical Products
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comments Requested
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comments Requested
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comments Requested
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act