Commerce Department publishes notice on Dec. 22

The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Dec. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; National Minority Enterprise Development (MED) Week Awards 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 Dec. 22

Title
Chemical Weapons Convention Regulations: Additions to the List of States Parties; Updates to Contact Information for the Treaty Compliance Division; Editorial Corrections
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; National Minority Enterprise Development (MED) Week Awards Program
Foreign-Trade Zone 82 Mobile, Alabama, Expansion of Manufacturing Authority, Sony Electronics Inc. (Digital Print Media Products), Dothan, Alabama
Export Trade Certificate of Review
Foreign-Trade Zone 149 Port Freeport, Texas, Application for Expansion
Grant of Authority for Subzone Status, Amgen Manufacturing Limited (Biotechnology and Healthcare Products), Juncos, Puerto Rico
Foreign-Trade Zone 8 - Toledo, Ohio Area, Application for Expansion
Pacific Halibut Fisheries; Guided Sport Charter Vessel Fishery for Halibut
Incidental Takes of Marine Mammals During Specified Activities; Marine Geophysical Survey in Southeast Asia, March-July 2009
Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; General Provisions for Domestic Fisheries; Application for Exempted Fishing Permit (EFP)
Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Conducting Air-to-Surface Gunnery Missions in the Gulf of Mexico
Habitat Conservation Plan for the City and County of San Francisco, through its Public Utilities Commission, for the Operation and Maintenance Activities of its Alameda Watershed, Alameda and Santa Clara Counties, California