Commerce Department publishes notice on May 11

The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on May 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on Privacy Act of 1974, New System of Records.

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 May 11

Title
Privacy Act of 1974, New System of Records
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; School District Review Program
Extension of the Period for Comments on Enhancing Patent Quality
Notice of Intent To Grant Exclusive License
Manufacturing Extension Partnership State Competitions and Regional Forums
Application(s) for Duty-Free Entry of Scientific Instruments
Certain Cased Pencils From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2012-2013
Notice of National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship Meeting
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Notice of 12-Month Finding on a Petition To List the Undulate Ray and the Greenback Parrotfish as Threatened or Endangered Under the Endangered Species Act (ESA)