What did Commerce Department publish on Dec. 19?

The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Dec. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on Notice of a Public Meeting of the Interim Meeting of National Conference on Weights and Measures in January 2007.

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 Dec. 19

Title
Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Closure of the 2006 Red Snapper Commercial Fishery
Coastal Zone Management Act Federal Consistency Regulations
North American Free-Trade Agreement, Article 1904 NAFTA Panel Reviews; Request for Panel Review
Precision Measurement Grants Program; Availability of Funds
Notice of a Public Meeting of the Interim Meeting of National Conference on Weights and Measures in January 2007
Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip in Coils from the Republic of Korea: Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty Changed Circumstances Review
North American Free-Trade Agreement, Article 1904; NAFTA Panel Reviews; Completion of Panel Review
Persulfates from the People's Republic of China: Notice of Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review
Helical Spring Lock Washers from the People's Republic of China: Notice of Court Decision Not In Harmony with Final Results of Administrative Review; Correction
Tapered Roller Bearings and Parts Thereof, Finished and Unfinished, from the People's Republic of China: Final Results of 2004-2005 Administrative Review and Partial Rescission of Review
Nominations for the Annual Sustainable Fisheries Leadership Awards for 2007; Extension of Nomination Deadline
Small Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Low-Energy Seismic Surveys in the South Pacific Ocean
Endangered Species; File No. 1581