The United States Department of Commerce: Serving the NationDepartment of Commerce, 1977 - 36 pages |
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... effort to improve our understanding and uses of the earth's physical environment and its oceanic life . Its formation brought together the functions of the Commerce Depart- ment's Environmental Science Ser- vices Administration ...
... effort to improve our understanding and uses of the earth's physical environment and its oceanic life . Its formation brought together the functions of the Commerce Depart- ment's Environmental Science Ser- vices Administration ...
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... efforts in energy conservation make up a significant portion of the total Federal activity in energy conservation ... effort on this front . To provide more adequate low - cost housing for millions of Americans , there is a need for ...
... efforts in energy conservation make up a significant portion of the total Federal activity in energy conservation ... effort on this front . To provide more adequate low - cost housing for millions of Americans , there is a need for ...
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... efforts , primarily by providing them with comprehensive statistically detailed cargo flow data . This infor- mation helps operators to identify new markets and pinpoint areas where American - flag lines are under - utilized by shippers ...
... efforts , primarily by providing them with comprehensive statistically detailed cargo flow data . This infor- mation helps operators to identify new markets and pinpoint areas where American - flag lines are under - utilized by shippers ...
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... effort to reduce those losses , created the Na- tional Fire Prevention and Control Administration under the U.S. ... efforts through four program areas : the National Academy for Fire Pre- vention and Control , the National Fire Data ...
... effort to reduce those losses , created the Na- tional Fire Prevention and Control Administration under the U.S. ... efforts through four program areas : the National Academy for Fire Pre- vention and Control , the National Fire Data ...
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... efforts have resulted in a six - fold increase in the total of Fed- eral financial support for minority firms and ... effort is identification of new areas of business opportuni- ties for minority entrepreneurs that represent high ...
... efforts have resulted in a six - fold increase in the total of Fed- eral financial support for minority firms and ... effort is identification of new areas of business opportuni- ties for minority entrepreneurs that represent high ...
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abroad activities agen agencies American areas assistance Bureau of International Bureau of Standards Census Census Bureau coastal Commerce Department conducts countries created Data Center Department of Commerce Department's District Offices East-West trade Economic Development Environmental Data eral ernment established facilities Federal Fire Prevention fire safety Fisheries foreign trade game fish gram grants gross national product growth investment Lake Placid major Maritime Administration ment merce Minority Business Enterprise minority firms National Bureau National Fire National Oceanic National Weather Service ness NOAA nomic NTIS OMBE operations overseas partment Patent and Trademark Prevention and Control problems programs promote regional satellite science and technology Secretary of Commerce serves Service ship specific statistics Survey tech telecommunications tion tional tourism Trademark Office U.S. business U.S. Department U.S. export U.S. firms U.S. industry United USTS velopment
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Page 25 - The patent system added the fuel of interest to the fire of genius.
Page 23 - States of a complete and consistent system of physical measurement; coordinates that system with measurement systems of other nations; and furnishes essential services leading to accurate and uniform physical measurements throughout the Nation's scientific community, industry, and commerce.
Page 25 - ... innovation and the scientific and technical advancement of American industry. It examines applications and grants patents on inventions when applicants are entitled to them, publishes and disseminates patent information, records assignments of patents, maintains search files of US and foreign patents for public use, and supplies copies of patents and official records to the public. Similar functions are performed relating to trademarks. (Copyrights are the responsibility of the...
Page 19 - Service conducts biological research on economically important species, analyzes economic aspects of fisheries operations and rates, develops methods for improving catches, and, in cooperation with the US Department of State, is active in international fisheries affairs. With the US Coast Guard, the National Marine Fisheries Service conducts enforcement and surveillance operations on the high seas and in territorial waters. It also studies game fish behavior and resources, seeks to describe the ecological...
Page 19 - The National Marine Fisheries Service seeks to discover, describe, develop, and conserve the living resources of the global sea, especially as these affect the American economy and diet. The Fisheries Service conducts biological research on economically important species, analyzes economic aspects of fisheries operations...
Page 20 - Administration is responsible for determination of seaward boundaries which are generally established with reference to the coastline as regards the petroleum industry's plans concerning future oil and gas matters in offshore areas revolving around legal problems of jurisdiction. NOAA also maintains data centers for geodetic, geomagnetic, seismological, meteorological, aeronomic, and oceanographic information, providing a single source of readily available environmental data to specialized and general...
Page 18 - Grant administers and directs the National Sea Grant Program. This program provides support for institutions engaged in comprehensive marine research, education, and advisory service programs, supports individual projects in marine research and development, and sponsors education of ocean scientists and engineers, marine technicians, and other specialists at selected colleges and universities.
Page 3 - In carrying out this mandate, its services bring into focus those economic opportunities that challenge the initiative of business and industry. Its programs promote the increased use of science and technology in the development of our industrial capacity and the production of civilian goods.
Page 3 - foster, promote, and develop the foreign and domestic commerce, [and] * * * manufacturing and shipping * * * industries * * * of the United States.
Page 25 - ... foreign patents on file. More than 70,000 new patents are granted annually. In addition to patents on devices, compositions, and processes, these include patents on new ornamental designs of manufacture and new varieties of plants. The Patent Office has a system of classification in which the patents...