Notice published on Dec. 3 by Commerce Department

The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Dec. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; 2012 Economic Census General Classification Report.

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. 3

Title
Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries Off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Comment Period Extension
Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries Off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Inseason Adjustments to Fishery Management Measures
Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Inseason Action To Close the Commercial Non-Sandbar Large Coastal Shark Fishery in the Atlantic Region
Marine Mammals; File No. 15488
Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Exempted Fishing, Scientific Research, Display, and Chartering Permits; Letters of Acknowledgment
Advisory Committee on Earthquake Hazards Reduction Meeting
Certain Hot-Rolled Flat-Rolled Carbon-Quality Steel Products From Brazil: Final Results of Full Sunset Review of Countervailing Duty Order
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Technical Data Letter of Explanation
Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bags From Thailand: Extension of Time Limit for the Final Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review
Laminated Woven Sacks From the People's Republic of China: Extension of Time Limit for Final Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; 2012 Economic Census General Classification Report
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Five-Year Records Retention Requirement for Export Transactions and Boycott Actions