Commerce Department publishes notice on Aug. 12

The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Aug. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings.

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 Aug. 12

Title
Western Pacific Fisheries; Approval of a Marine Conservation Plan for Pacific Insular Areas; Western Pacific Sustainable Fisheries Fund
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; South Pacific Tuna Act
New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings
Secretarial Infrastructure Business Development Mission to Mexico November 18-23, 2013
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; 2013 NOAA Engagement Survey Tool
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Provisions; Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fisheries; Amendment 14
Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Act Listing Determination for Alewife and Blueback Herring