Commerce Department publishes rule on Oct. 13

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

The rule is focused on Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Revisions to Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements; Correction.

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 Oct. 13

Title
Small Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Explosives Testing at Eglin Air Force Base, FL
Application for Duty-Free Entry of Scientific Instrument
University of Minnesota; Notice of Decision on Application for Duty-Free Entry of Scientific Instrument
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; License Limitation Program
Request for Comments on Effects of Foreign Policy-Based Export Controls
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Revisions to Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements; Correction
Anti-Circumvention Inquiry of the Antidumping Duty Order on Certain Pasta From Italy: Affirmative Final Determination of Circumvention of the Antidumping Duty Order
Foreign-Trade Zone 50, Long Beach, CA; Proposed Foreign-Trade Subzone Equilon Enterprises LLC (Oil Refinery Complex), Los Angeles County, CA, Area
Grant of Authority for Subzone Status; Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Pharmaceutical Products), Barceloneta, Puerto Rico
Atlantic Swordfish Fisheries; Dealer Permitting and Import Documentation Requirements
Regulations and Procedures Technical Advisory Committee; Notice of Partially Closed Meeting