Rule published on Feb. 24 by Commerce Department

The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on Feb. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The rule is focused on Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources of the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic; Fishery Openings.

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. 24

Title
Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources of the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic; Fishery Openings
Coastal Zone Management Program Administration Grants; Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Federal Investment Task Force; Public Meeting
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Subsequent Purchaser Reports; Proposed Collection; Comment Request
University of Vermont; Notice of Decision on Application for Duty-Free Entry of Scientific Instrument
Proposed Withdrawal of Nineteen Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) Publications
Taking and Importing Marine Mammals: Deterrence Regulations and Guidelines; Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Pacific Billfish Angler Survey; Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Notice of Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value: Steel Wire Rod From Canada
Grant of Authority for Subzone Status; Toyota Motor Manufacturing West Virginia, Inc. (Automobile Engines), Buffalo, West Virginia
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Grant of Authority; Establishment of a Foreign-Trade Zone, Charleston, West Virginia
Notice of Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value: Steel Wire Rod From Trinidad & Tobago
Grant of Authority; Establishment of a Foreign-Trade Zone, Wood and Jackson Counties, West Virginia
Magnuson Act Provisions; Essential Fish Habitat; Public Meeting
Magnuson Act Provisions; Essential Fish Habitat; Public Meeting
Endangered Species; Permits