Notice published on Jan. 19 by Commerce Department

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

The notice is focused on Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; 2012 Economic Census Covering the Wholesale Trade Sector.

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 Jan. 19

Title
Endangered Species Permit No. 1578-01 and Permit No. 1595-04
Fisheries of the South Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico; South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Alaska Region; Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Crab Arbitration
National Annual Catch Limit Science Workshop; Meeting Announcement
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Alaska Region Bering Sea & Aleutian Islands Crab Permits
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; 2012 Economic Census Covering the Wholesale Trade Sector
Certain Welded Carbon Steel Pipe and Tube From Turkey: Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review
Silicon Metal From the People's Republic of China: Final Results and Partial Rescission of the 2008-2009 Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty Order
Roundtable on Federal Government Engagement in Standards
Tapered Roller Bearings and Parts Thereof, Finished and Unfinished, From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of the 2008-2009 Antidumping Duty Administrative Review
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; 2012 Economic Census Covering the Retail Trade and Accommodation and Food Services Sectors
Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; U.S. Navy Training in the Hawaii Range Complex
Taking and Importing Marine Mammals: Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Navy's Mission Activities at the Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by Non-American Fisheries Act Crab Vessels Harvesting Pacific Cod for Processing by the Inshore Component in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Sculpins, Sharks, Squid, and Octopus in the Gulf of Alaska