Policy:

Scope:

Department of Commerce: http://www.doc.gov/
Bureau of the Census: http://www.census.gov/
National Institute of Standards and Technology: http://www.nist.gov/
Bureau of Economic Analysis: http://www.bea.gov/
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: http://www.noaa.gov/
Bureau of Industry and Security: http://www.bis.doc.gov/
National Telecommunications and Information Administration: http://www.ntia.doc.gov/
Economic Development Administration: http://www.doc.gov/eda/
National Technical Information Service: http://www.ntis.gov/
Economics and Statistics Administration: http://www.esa.doc.gov/
Office of the Inspector General: http://www.oig.doc.gov/
Office of the General Council: http://www.ogc.doc.gov/
International Trade Administration: http://www.trade.gov
Patent and Trademark Office: http://www.uspto.gov/
Minority Business Development Administration: http://www.mbda.gov/
NOAA National Weather Service home page: http://www.weather.gov
NOAA National Ocean Service: http://www.nos.noaa.gov/
NOAA Environmental Satellite and Data Information Service: http://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/
NOAA Marine and Aviation Operations: http://www.omao.noaa.gov/
NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service: http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/
NOAA Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research: http://www.oar.noaa.gov/

Purpose:

To identify these high level organizations as part of the Department of Commerce, while allowing flexibility and creativity in the development of Web pages/Web sites.

Exceptions:

None

Deadline for Implementation:

August 11, 2000

Discussion:

There is no requirement that the Department of Commerce Seal appear on the home page for these Web sites; nor does this policy spell out how, nor where on the page, the identifier should appear. These kinds of decisions are left up to the individual Operating Units.

Revision History:
February 5, 2008: Corrected formatting; Removed Technology Administration from Scope section because organization no longer exists.
June 9, 2000: Approved.