Recent Department of Commerce regulations affecting small businesses

The USPTO seeks public comments through January 2026 on information collection renewal 0651-0034 regarding secrecy orders and export licenses, extending the comment period by 30 days to assess reporting burden compliance with the Paperwork Reduction…

NMFS invites public comments on a proposal to issue incidental harassment authorizations to Tradepoint TiL Terminal for marine mammal takes during the Sparrows Point Container Terminal construction project in Baltimore, Maryland.

NMFS closes the South Atlantic recreational gag season on August 2, 2026, due to 2025 landings exceeding the annual catch limit.

NMFS requests public comments on proposed incidental harassment authorizations for marine mammal takes during the Francis Scott Key Bridge Rebuild project in Baltimore, Maryland under the Marine Mammal Protection Act.

NMFS releases 21 final 2024 marine mammal stock assessment reports required under the Marine Mammal Protection Act after incorporating public comments.

NOAA's Office of Education requests OMB approval for information collection activities related to scholarship, fellowship, and internship programs; public comments are due within 60 days of Federal Register publication.

The 51st U.S. Coral Reef Task Force meeting convened by NOAA and Department of the Interior will accept oral and written public comments on coral reef conservation and management initiatives.

Pacific Fishery Management Council's Sacramento River Fall Chinook Workgroup holds an online meeting in May 2026 to address fishery management issues.

NMFS prohibits directed pollock fishing in Gulf of Alaska Statistical Area 610 to prevent exceeding the 2026 total allowable catch A season allocation.

NMFS is reviewing an exempted fishing permit application from Cultimar Technologies to collect 200 sexually mature American red snapper from Federal Atlantic waters off Florida for broodstock research and aquaculture development in Puerto Rico.

NMFS sets the annual catch limit for main Hawaiian Islands Deep 7 bottomfish at 493,000 pounds for fishing years 2025-2026 and 2026-2027, with automatic fishery closure if the limit is reached.

Federal regulations govern the taking and importing of marine mammals, with exemptions for scientific research and incidental catches during commercial fishing operations.

Shiseido America seeks Foreign-Trade Zone 200 subzone status for cosmetics manufacturing facilities in Cranbury and East Windsor, New Jersey to reduce tariffs on imported materials.

The USPTO seeks public comment for 60 days on revising its Global Intellectual Property Academy Surveys information collection before submitting to the Office of Management and Budget.

The U.S. Department of Commerce preliminarily determines that disposable aluminum containers assembled in Thailand from Chinese aluminum foil circumvent existing antidumping and countervailing duty orders on Chinese aluminum containers.