What did Commerce Department publish on Dec. 9?

The US Commerce Department published a one page proposed rule on Dec. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The proposed rule is focused on Export Control Modernization: Strategic Trade Authorization License Exception.

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. 9

Title
Commerce Control List: Revising Descriptions of Items and Foreign Availability
Export Control Modernization: Strategic Trade Authorization License Exception
Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Snapper-Grouper Fishery Off the Southern Atlantic States; Amendment 17A
Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Snapper-Grouper Fishery Off the South Atlantic States; Emergency Rule To Delay Effectiveness of the Snapper-Grouper Area Closure
Direct Investment Surveys: BE-577, Quarterly Survey of U.S. Direct Investment Abroad-Direct Transactions of U.S. Reporter With Foreign Affiliate
New England Fishery Management Council; Public Hearings
Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip in Coils From Taiwan: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review
Marine Mammals; File No. 15750
University of Connecticut, et al.; Notice of Consolidated Decision on Applications for Duty-Free Entry of Electron Microscopes
Endangered Species; File Nos. 13307, 13544, and 14586
The University of Texas at Austin, et al.; Notice of Decision on Applications for Duty-Free Entry of Scientific Instruments
Chlorinated Isocyanurates From the People's Republic of China: Notice of Correction to the Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review