Commerce Department publishes rule on Oct. 31

The US Commerce Department published a one page rule on Oct. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The rule is focused on Expansion of Fagatele Bay National Marine Sanctuary, Regulatory Changes, and Sanctuary Name Change; Notice of Effective Date.

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 Oct. 31

Title
Expansion of Fagatele Bay National Marine Sanctuary, Regulatory Changes, and Sanctuary Name Change; Notice of Effective Date
Materials Processing Equipment Technical Advisory Committee; Notice of Partially Closed Meeting
Foreign-Trade Subzone 93G-Oxford, NC; Notification of Proposed Production Activity Revlon Consumer Products Corporation (Cosmetics and Personal Care Products)
Materials Technical Advisory Committee; Notice of Partially Closed Meeting
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Revisions to IFQ Program Regulations
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Ocean Perch in the Bering Sea Subarea of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Reallocation of Pacific Cod in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
Receipt of an Application for Incidental Take Permit (16230)
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Hearings
Application(s) for Duty-Free Entry of Scientific Instruments
North American Free-Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Article 1904 Binational Panel Reviews
Transportation and Related Equipment Technical Advisory Committee; Notice of Open Meeting
Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews and Request for Revocation in Part