Commerce Department publishes notice on Dec. 28

The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Dec. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; The American Community Survey 2013 Content Changes and Internet Response Mode.

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 Dec. 28

Title
Revision of Patent Term Adjustment Provisions Relating to Appellate Review
New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
Fisheries of the South Atlantic; South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
Fisheries of the South Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico; Southeast Data, Assessment, and Review (SEDAR); Spanish Mackerel and Cobia
National Conference on Weights and Measures 97th Interim Meeting
Announcing an Open Meeting of the Information Security and Privacy Advisory Board
Foreign-Trade Zones 140 and 78 Applications for Subzone Authority Dow Corning Corporation, Hemlock Semiconductor Corporation and Hemlock Semiconductor, L.L.C.; Notice of Public Hearing and Extension of Comment Period
Reorganization of Foreign-Trade Zone 215 Under Alternative Site Framework Sebring, FL
Foreign-Trade Zone 45-Portland, OR
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; The American Community Survey 2013 Content Changes and Internet Response Mode
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting