What did Commerce Department publish on Dec. 13?

The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on Dec. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The rule is focused on International Fisheries; Western and Central Pacific Fisheries for Highly Migratory Species; 2017 Purse Seine FAD Fishery Closure.

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. 13

Title
Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fisheries; Specifications
International Fisheries; Western and Central Pacific Fisheries for Highly Migratory Species; 2017 Purse Seine FAD Fishery Closure
Direct Investment Surveys: BE-12, Benchmark Survey of Foreign Direct Investment in the United States
Advisory Committee on Supply Chain Competitiveness Solicitation of Nominations for Membership
Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 82-Mobile, Alabama; Notification of Proposed Production Activity, Aker Solutions, Inc., (Undersea Umbilicals), Mobile, Alabama
Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 106-Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Authorization of Production Activity, Eastman Kodak Company (Printing Flexographic Plates), Weatherford, Oklahoma
Approval of Expanded Subzone Status; Orgill, Inc., Post Falls and Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 122-Corpus Christi, Texas; Authorization of Production Activity; Voestalpine Texas, LLC; Subzone 122T (Hot Briquetted Iron By-Products); Portland, Texas
Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 26-Atlanta, Georgia; Authorization of Production Activity; Nisshinbo Automotive Manufacturing, Inc. (Automotive Brake Linings, Pads, and Disc Pads); Covington, Georgia