Department of Commerce August 30, 2024 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Department of Commerce, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed, and continuing information collections, which helps us assess the impact of our information collection requirements and minimize the public's reporting burden. The purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment preceding submission of the collection to OMB.

The MAFMC's Spiny Dogfish Committee will meet via webinar to review previously-adopted 2025 spiny dogfish specifications and make any appropriate recommendations to the MAFMC and/or the New England Fishery Management Council.

The MAFMC's Spiny Dogfish Monitoring Committee will meet via webinar to develop recommendations for future Spiny Dogfish specifications and/or management measures.

The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is scheduling a joint hybrid meeting of its Scallop Advisory Panel and Plan Development Team to consider actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Recommendations from this group will be brought to the full Council for formal consideration and action, if appropriate.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) published the Revisions to the Fee Schedule for the Data Privacy Framework Program on July 9, 2024. We gave interested parties an opportunity to comment on the revisions to the fee schedule. No comments were received; therefore, the revised fee schedule is considered the final fee schedule subject to future review in accordance with OMB Circular A-25 and will become effective October 1st, 2024.