Proposed rule published by Commerce Department on Dec. 20

The US Commerce Department published a two page proposed rule on Dec. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The proposed rule is focused on Removal of Licensing Exemption for Exports and Reexports of Missile Technology-Controlled Items Destined to Canada.

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 Dec. 20

Title
Listing Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants and Designating Critical Habitat; 90-Day Finding for a Petition to List Atlantic White marlin (Tetrapturus albidus
Removal of Licensing Exemption for Exports and Reexports of Missile Technology-Controlled Items Destined to Canada
Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Summer Flounder Fishery; Commercial Quota Harvested for Rhode Island
Sea Turtle Conservation; Shrimp Trawling Requirements
Public Information, Freedom of Information and Privacy
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Alaska Region Logbook Family of Forms