Commerce Department publishes proposed rule on May 20

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

The proposed rule is focused on Wassenaar Arrangement 2013 Plenary Agreements Implementation: Intrusion and Surveillance Items.

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 May 20

Title
Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings
Permits; Foreign Fishing
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Alaska Observer Program
Wassenaar Arrangement 2013 Plenary Agreements Implementation: Intrusion and Surveillance Items
International Services Surveys: BE-I80, Benchmark Survey of Financial Services Transactions Between U.S. Financial Services Providers and Foreign Persons
Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Seismic Surveys in Cook Inlet, Alaska