Department of Commerce January 9, 2024 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Pursuant to provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, the Department of Commerce (the Department) announces the reestablishment of the President's Export Council Subcommittee on Export Administration (PECSEA) and solicits nominations for membership. The PECSEA will advise the Secretary of Commerce or the Secretary's designee on matters pertinent to the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (ECRA), the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), and other relevant laws and regulations administered by the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), a component of the Department. The PECSEA will draw on the experiences and perspectives of its members to provide advice and make recommendations on protecting U.S. national security and foreign policy concerns through the administration of export controls while protecting U.S. technology leadership and commercial trade to ensure a strong U.S. defense industrial base.

This temporary rule implements an extension of the Gulf of Maine haddock emergency action for the Northeast multispecies fishery through the remainder of the 2023 fishing year. The emergency action extension is necessary to minimize the potential economic consequences associated with a substantial reduction in the Gulf of Maine haddock annual catch limit compared to recent years for a stock that remains at a very high level of biomass, while still preventing overfishing.

This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda for a meeting of the Civil Nuclear Trade Advisory Committee (CINTAC).