Commerce Department publishes rule on Sept. 13

The US Commerce Department published a three page rule on Sept. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The rule is focused on Chemical Weapons Conventions; Revisions to the Export Administration Regulations; States Parties; Licensing Policy Clarification.

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 Sept. 13

Title
Reexports to Libya of Foreign Registered Aircraft Subject to the Export Administration Regulations
Chemical Weapons Conventions; Revisions to the Export Administration Regulations; States Parties; Licensing Policy Clarification
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone off Alaska; Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska Management Area; Exempted Fishing Permit
South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings
Industrial Phosphoric Acid From Israel: final results and partial recission of countervailing duty administrative review
Final Results of Full Sunset Review: Sugar From the European Community
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
Final Results of Expedited Sunset Review: Brass Sheet and Strip From Sweden
Manganese Metal From the People's Republic of China; Final Results of Second Antidumping Administrative Review
Antifriction Bearings (Other Than Tapered Roller Bearings) and Parts Thereof From France, Italy, Japan, Singapore, Sweden, Thailand, and the United Kingdom; Amended Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Reviews
Foreign-Trade Zone 44Mt. Olive, NJ; Request for Manufacturing Authority, Givaudan Roure Corporation, (Flavor and Fragrance Products), Mt. Olive, NJ
Foreign-Trade Zone 49Newark/ Elizabeth, NJ; Application for Subzone, Firmenich, Inc. (Flavor and Fragrance Products) Plainsboro and Port Newark, NJ
Foreign-Trade Zone 27Boston, MA; Application for Subzone, J. Baker, Inc. (Distribution of Apparel, Footwear and Accessories), Canton, MA
Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Amendment 12 to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan