12 notices published in week ending May 21 by State Department

There were 12 notices published by the State Department in week ending May 21, according to the Federal Register.

The most recent notice, In the Matter of the Designation of Basque Fatherland and Liberty (and Other Aliases) as a Foreign Terrorist Organization, was submitted on May 20, 2022.

The State Department published five the week before, marking a 140 percent increase.

The State Department is responsibly for international relations with a budget of more than $50 billion. Tenure at the State Dept. is increasingly tenuous and it's seen as an extension of the President's will, ambitions and flaws.

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 State Department in week ending May 21

Title	Publication Date
In the Matter of the Designation of Basque Fatherland and Liberty (and Other Aliases) as a Foreign Terrorist Organization	05/20/2022
In the Matter of the Designation of Kahane Chai (and Other Aliases) as a Foreign Terrorist Organization	05/20/2022
In the Matter of the Designation of Aum Shinrikyo (and Other Aliases) as a Foreign Terrorist Organization	05/20/2022
In the Matter of the Designation of Gama'a al-Islamiyya (and Other Aliases) as a Foreign Terrorist Organization	05/20/2022
Revocation of the Designations of Mohad Moalim, Farah Mohamed Shirdon, Musa Abu Dawud, Aliaskhab Kebekov, Ibrahim al-Rubaysh, and Abu al-Wardah as-Syarqi (and Their Respective Aliases) as Specially Designated Global Terrorists	05/20/2022
Review of the Designation as Foreign Terrorist Organizations of al-Qa'ida (and Other Aliases)	05/20/2022
Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, Directorate of Defense Trade Controls: Notifications to the Congress of Proposed Commercial Export Licenses	05/20/2022
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Electronic Diversity Visa Entry Form	05/20/2022
Determination and Certification of Countries Not Cooperating Fully With Antiterrorism Efforts	05/20/2022
In the Matter of the Designation of Mujahidin Shura Council in the Environs of Jerusalem (and Other Aliases) as a Foreign Terrorist Organization	05/20/2022
Determination Pursuant to the Foreign Missions Act	05/18/2022
Determination Under Subsection 402(d)(1) of the Trade Act of 1974, as Amended Extension of Waiver Authority	05/17/2022