Rule published on Feb. 5 by Commerce Department

The US Commerce Department published a one page rule on Feb. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The rule is focused on Groundfish Fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands; Foreign Fishing; Limited Access; Final 1996 Harvest Specifications for Groundfish.

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 Feb. 5

Title
Announcement of a Meeting To Discuss an Opportunity To Join a Cooperative Research and Development Consortium for the NIST-EPRI Ultrasonic Flow Meter Test Program
Announcement of the American Petroleum Institute's Standards Activities
Announcement of a Meeting To Discuss an Opportunity To Join a Cooperative Research and Development Consortium on Fire-Retardant and Environmentally-Safe Materials
Export Trade Certificate of Review
Environmental Technologies Trade Advisory Committee (ETTAC); Meeting
Foreign-Trade Zone 9Honolulu, Hawaii; Request for Manufacturing Authority, NIC Americas Inc. (Medical Devices)
Export Trade Certificate of Review
Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska; Limited Access; Foreign Fishing; Final 1996 Harvest Specifications
Groundfish Fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands; Foreign Fishing; Limited Access; Final 1996 Harvest Specifications for Groundfish