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Department of Commerce Web Publication Schedule

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
WEB PUBLICATION SCHEDULE

The Department of Commerce policy is to make all data of any potential use or interest to the public available on the Internet at http://www.doc.gov/ . We have maintained a presence on the Internet since its inception. The Commerce Department disseminates a wide variety of economic, demographic, and scientific data; much of these data are released on prescribed public schedules or updated at stated intervals. Every effort is made to share as much information as possible, while maintaining statutorily required confidentiality and protecting privacy of persons and businesses. See the table below for our priority and schedule information, and Commerce's Information Quality Guidelines describing more fully our information dissemination standards.

PLANNED SCHEDULE

COMMERCE WEB PUBLICATION SCHEDULE TABLE

COMMERCE OPERATING UNIT

DATA TYPE

NOAA/NESDIS

Operational Significant Event Imagery (OSEI) Image of the Day

Daily

NOAA/NMFS

Fishery Market News

Quarterly, Monthly, Weekly and Daily

U.S. Foreign Trade in Fishery Products

Monthly and Annual

Recreational Fisheries Statistics

Annual

Commercial Fisheries Statistics

Annual

Fisheries Statistics of the US

Annual

NOAA/NOS

CO-OPS Tides and Currents

Daily

Web Mapping Portal to Real-Time Coastal Observations and NOAA Forecasts

Daily

NOAA/NWS

NOAAWatch
(NOAA Storms and Hazards Portal)

Daily

Weather Forecast

Four times daily: 4 am; 11 am;
4 pm; & 10 pm (local time)

Warnings, watches, alerts & advisories

Available on a real time basis.

Graphical Forecasts

Daily

National Maps

Updated twice daily

National Radar Mosaic Sectors

Available on a real time basis

Air Quality Forecast Guidance

Shows Air Quality Guidance as 1-hr and 8-hr ozone concentration averages for the N.E. US updated twice daily.

Preliminary Climate Data

Daily

Hydrologic Observations and Forecasts

Available on a near real time basis

NOAA Satellite Imagery

IR Imagery used to determine cloud features both at day & night.

Bureau of Economic Analysis

Statistical Data

Data release schedules:

2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008

Census Bureau

Economic Indicators

Economics Indicator Calendar

All other statistical data

Newsroom and Tip Sheets

Patent & Trademark Office

Issued Patents

Weekly (Patents are published on the date the grant is issued)

Published Applications

Weekly (18 months after filing unless exempted)

Official Gazette - Patents

Weekly

Official Gazette - Trademarks

Weekly

ITA

Trade Mission Calendar

Daily