Notice published by Commerce Department on Feb. 23

The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Feb. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on Reporting for Calendar Year 2010 on Offsets Agreements Related to Sales of Defense Articles or Defense Services to Foreign Countries or Foreign Firms.

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 Feb. 23

Title
North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
North American Free Trade Agreement, Article 1904 NAFTA Panel Reviews; Request for Panel Review
North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
Fisheries of the South Atlantic; Southeast Data, Assessment, and Review (SEDAR); Public Meeting
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Economic Surveys of American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) Small Boat-Based Fisheries
Reporting for Calendar Year 2010 on Offsets Agreements Related to Sales of Defense Articles or Defense Services to Foreign Countries or Foreign Firms
Emerging Technology and Research Advisory Committee; Notice of Partially Closed Meeting
President's Export Council; Subcommittee on Export Administration; Notice of Open Meeting