What did Commerce Department publish on Aug. 15?

The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Aug. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on Marine Mammals; File No. 19706.

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. 15

Title
Fish and Fish Product Import Provisions of the Marine Mammal Protection Act
Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Spiny Dogfish Fishery; 2016-2018 Specifications
Stainless Steel Wire Rod from Italy, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Spain, and Taiwan: Continuation and Revocation of Antidumping Duty Orders
Endangered Species; File No. 20339
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Fisheries of the South Atlantic; Southeast Data, Assessment, and Review (SEDAR); Public Meeting
Xanthan Gum From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, Preliminary Determination of No Shipments, and Preliminary Partial Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2014-2015
Foreign-Trade Zone 92-Gulfport, Mississippi; Application for Expansion of Subzone 92B; Huntington Ingalls Industries; Pascagoula, Mississippi
Drawn Stainless Steel Sinks From the People's Republic of China; Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; Final Determination of No Shipments; 2014-2015
Notice of Petitions by Firms for Determination of Eligibility To Apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance
List of Fisheries for 2017
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Marine Mammals; File No. 19706