Notice published on April 26 by State Department

The US State Department published an eight page notice on April 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on Office of the Chief of Protocol; Gifts to Federal Employees From Foreign Government Sources Reported to Employing Agencies in Calendar Year 2011.

The State Department is responsibly for international relations with a budget of more than $50 billion. Tenure at the State Dept. is increasingly tenuous and it's seen as an extension of the President's will, ambitions and flaws.

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 State Department on April 26

Title
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Application for a U.S. Passport: Name Change, Data Correction, and Limited Passport Book Replacement
State Department Advisory Committee on Private International Law; Closed Meeting
Advisory Committee on International Economic Policy; Notice of Open Meeting
U.S. Department of State Advisory Committee on Private International Law (ACPIL)-Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) Study Group
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: U.S. Passport Renewal Application for Eligible Individuals
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Nonimmigrant Treaty Trader/Investor Application
Office of the Chief of Protocol; Gifts to Federal Employees From Foreign Government Sources Reported to Employing Agencies in Calendar Year 2011