Commerce Department publishes rule on Sept. 18

The US Commerce Department published a three page rule on Sept. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The rule is focused on Missile Technology Production Equipment and Facilities.

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. 18

Title
Fisheries Off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; Coastal Pelagic Species Fisheries; Closure of the Fishery for Pacific Sardine North of Pt. Piedras Blancas, CA
Missile Technology Production Equipment and Facilities
Pacific Halibut Fisheries; Oregon Sport Fisheries
Solicitation of Applications for the Minority Business Opportunity Committee (MBOC) Program