Rule published by Commerce Department on March 18

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

The rule is focused on Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Commercial Fishing Operations; Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan.

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 March 18

Title
Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Commercial Fishing Operations; Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan
Grant of Authority for Subzone Status; Eastern Shipbuilding Group; (Shipbuilding); Panama City and Allanton, FL
Purified Carboxymethylcellulose from the Netherlands: Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review
Approval of Manufacturing Authority, Within Foreign-Trade Zone 26, Atlanta, Georgia, Perkins Shibaura Engines LLC (Diesel Engines)
Grant of Authority for Subzone Status, Candies Shipbuilders, L.L.C. (Shipbuilding), Houma, Louisiana
Grant of Authority for Subzone Status, Lilly del Caribe, Inc. (Pharmaceutical Manufacturing), Carolina, Guayama and Mayaguëz, PR
Expansion of Foreign-Trade Zone 185 Culpeper County, VA
Approval for Expansion of Manufacturing Authority for Subzone 86D; Tesoro Refining and Marketing Company; (Oil Refinery) Anacortes, WA
Foreign-Trade Zone 39 - Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, Application for Subzone, Dal-Tile Corporation, (Flooring and Home Furnishing Products Distribution), Sunnyvale and Mesquite, Texas
Approval for Expansion of Authority for Subzone 103A, Imation Enterprise Corp. (Data Storage Products), Wahpeton, North Dakota Area
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; 2008 Estimate of Micronesians
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Annual Wholesale Trade Survey
Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Experimental Permitting Process, Exempted Fishing Permits, and Scientific Research Activity
U.S. Climate Change Science Program Synthesis and Assessment Product Draft Report 2.4 “Trends in Emissions of Ozone Depleting Substances, Ozone Layer Recovery, and Implications for Ultraviolet Radiation Exposure.”
U.S. Climate Change Science Program Synthesis and Assessment Product Draft Report 5.3 “Decision Support Experiments and Evaluations Using Seasonal to Interannual Forecasts and Observational Data”
Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Rocket Launches from Kodiak, AK
Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; General Provisions for Domestic Fisheries; Application for Exempted Fishing Permits
Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Rocket Launches at Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA
Unified Synthesis Product Development Committee
Small Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Port of Anchorage Marine Terminal Redevelopment Project, Anchorage, Alaska
Sodium Metal from France: Postponement of Preliminary Determination of Antidumping Duty Investigation
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; NWHI Mokupapapa Discovery Center Exhibit Evaluation
Purified Carboxymethylcellulose from Sweden: Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review
Oil Country Tubular Goods, Other Than Drill Pipe, from Korea: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce
Floor-Standing, Metal-Top Ironing Tables and Certain Parts Thereof from the People's Republic of China: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review