Commerce Department publishes notice on Feb. 27

The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Feb. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on Marine Mammals; File No. 21966.

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 Feb. 27

Title
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands; 2018 and 2019 Harvest Specifications for Groundfish
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Provisions; Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Northeast Groundfish Fishery; Fishing Year 2017; Extension of Emergency Removal of Southern Windowpane Accountability Measures
Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to the Cook Inlet Pipeline Cross Inlet Extension Project
Marine Mammals; File No. 21966
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Permits for Incidental Taking of Endangered or Threatened Species
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Marine Mammals; File No. 21238
Notice of Request for Applicants for Appointment to the United States-Mexico Energy Business Council
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Rubber Bands From the People's Republic of China, Sri Lanka, and Thailand: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations
Rubber Bands From Thailand, the People's Republic of China, and Sri Lanka: Initiation of Countervailing Duty Investigations
Polytetrafluoroethylene Resin From India and the People's Republic of China: Postponement of Preliminary Determinations in the Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations
Stainless Steel Bar From Brazil; and Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-to-Length Plate From Brazil: Correction to the Opportunity To Request Administrative Review Notice
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife; 90-Day Finding on a Petition To List Chinook Salmon in the Upper Klamath-Trinity Rivers Basin as Threatened or Endangered Under the Endangered Species Act
Requirements of the Vessel Monitoring System Type-Approval; Reopening of Public Comment Period
Fisheries Off West Coast States; Highly Migratory Fisheries; Amendment 4 to Fishery Management Plan for West Coast Highly Migratory Species Fisheries; Revisions to the Biennial Management Cycle