Rule published on May 24 by Commerce Department

The US Commerce Department published a four page rule on May 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The rule is focused on Regulations Governing the Taking of Marine Mammals by Alaskan Natives; Marking and Reporting of Beluga Whales Harvested in Cook Inlet.

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 May 24

Title
Foreign-Trade Zone 149Freeport, TX, Application for Subzone, Equistar Chemicals, LP (Oil Refinery), Brazoria County, TX
Foreign-Trade Zone 76Bridgeport, CT; Application for Subzone Davidoff of Geneva (CT), Inc. (Cigars, Tobacco Products and Accessories) Stamford, CT
Firearms Convention, Proposed Collection
DOC has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 35).
Foreign-Trade Zone 21Charleston, SC, Request for Removal of Board Order Restriction Hubner Manufacturing Corporation (Industrial Bellows/Molded Parts)
Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources of the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic States; Control Date for the Commercial Gillnet Fishery for Atlantic Group King Mackerel North of Cape Lookout, North Carolina
Fisheries off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Final 1999 ABC, OY, and Tribal and Nontribal Allocations for Pacific Whiting
Regulations Governing the Taking of Marine Mammals by Alaskan Natives; Marking and Reporting of Beluga Whales Harvested in Cook Inlet
Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Fishery Management Plans of the South Atlantic Region (FMPs); Addition to Framework Provisions
North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings; Correction
Requirements for Patent Applications Containing Nucleotide Sequence and/or Amino Acid Sequence Disclosures
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Meeting
Static Random Access Memory Semiconductors From Taiwan; Antidumping Duty New Shipper Review; Time Limits
Extruded Rubber Thread From Malaysia; Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; Time Limits
Certain Compact Ductile Iron Waterworks Fittings and Glands From the People's Republic of China; Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; Time Limit
Freshwater Crawfish Tail Meat From the People's Republic of China; Final Results of New Shipper Review
Approval of Export Manufacturing Activity Within Foreign-Trade Zone 216 Olympia, WA; Darigold, Inc. (Dairy and Sugar-Containing Products)