Notice published by Commerce Department on Aug. 17

The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Aug. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; General Provisions for Domestic Fisheries; Application for Exempted Fishing Permits (EFPs).

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. 17

Title
Grant of Authority, Establishment of a Foreign-Trade Zone, Counties of Carroll and Jo-Daviess, Illinois
Notice of Roundtable on the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Treaty on the Protection of the Rights of Broadcasting Organizations
North American Free-Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Article 1904 Binational Panel Reviews
Certain Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet and Strip from India: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review
Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; General Provisions for Domestic Fisheries; Application for Exempted Fishing Permits (EFPs)
Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; General Provisions for Domestic Fisheries; Application for Exempted Fishing Permits (EFPs)
Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp from the People's Republic of China: Notice of Second Amended Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value
Approval of Request for Manufacturing Authority Within Foreign-Trade Zone 204, Tri-Cities Area, TN/VA, (Fractional-Horsepower Electric Motors)
Expansion of Foreign-Trade Zone 176, Rockford, Illinois, Area
Materials Technical Advisory Committee; Notice of Partially Closed Meeting