Commerce Department publishes rule on Aug. 23

The US Commerce Department published a three page rule on Aug. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The rule is focused on Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Decision on Designation of Critical Habitat for the Gulf Sturgeon.

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 Aug. 23

Title
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Decision on Designation of Critical Habitat for the Gulf Sturgeon
Notice of Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: Roller Chain, Other Than Bicycle, From Japan
Certain Circular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes From Thailand: Final Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review
Foreign-Trade Zone 21, Charleston, South Carolina; Application for Expansion
Foreign-Trade Zone 40Cleveland, OH; Application for Subzone Status; Motch Corporation Plant (Vertical Turning and Grinding Machinery); Euclid, OH
Agency Forms Under Review by the Office of Management and Budget
Gray Portland Cement and Clinker From Japan; Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review
Replacement Parts for Self-Propelled Bituminous Paving Equipment from Canada; Initiation and Preliminary Results of Changed Circumstances Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, and Intent to Revoke Antidumping Duty Finding
North American Free Trade Agreement, Article 1904, Binational Panel Reviews: Notice of Completion of Panel Review
Certified Trade Mission Program