Commerce Department publishes notice on April 29

The US Commerce Department published a four page notice on April 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on Initiation of Antidumping Duty Investigations: Certain Polyester Staple Fiber From the Republic of Korea and Taiwan.

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 April 29

Title
Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Closure of the Commercial Red Snapper Component
Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon-Quality Steel Plate From France, India, Indonesia, Italy, and the Republic of Korea: Postponement of Time Limit for Countervailing Duty Investigations
Application for Duty-Free Entry of Scientific Instrument
Silicon Metal From Argentina; Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; Extension of Time Limit
Initiation of Antidumping Duty Investigations: Certain Polyester Staple Fiber From the Republic of Korea and Taiwan
Carbon Steel Wire Rod From Argentina; Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; Extension of Time Limit
Expansion of Foreign-Trade Zone 87; Lake Charles, LA
Action Affecting Export Privileges; Thane-Coat, Inc., Jerry Vernon Ford and Preston John Engebretson; Decision and Order on Renewal of Temporary Denial Order
Action Affecting Export Privileges; Export Materials, Inc. and TIC Ltd.
North Carolina State University; Notice of Decision on Application for Duty-Free Entry of Scientific Instrument
Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Shrimp Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Certification of Bycatch Reduction Devices