Rule published by Commerce Department on April 5

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

The rule is focused on Summer Flounder Fishery; Adjustments to 1996 State Quotas.

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 April 5

Title
Submission For OMB Review; Comment Request
Atlantic Swordfish Fishery; Quotas, Minimum Size, and Technical Changes
Summer Flounder Fishery; Adjustments to 1996 State Quotas
U.S.-South Africa Business Development Committee: Membership
Polychloroprene Rubber From Japan; Preliminary Results and Termination In-Part of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review
Heavy Forged Hand Tools, Finished or Unfinished, With or Without Handles, from the People's Republic of China; Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review
Revision of Grant of Authority, Subzone 87A, Conoco, Inc. (Oil Refinery) Lake Charles, Louisiana
Expansion of Foreign-Trade Zone 145, Shreveport, Louisiana, Area
Foreign-Trade Zone 14Little Rock, Arkansas; Application for Subzone; Mid States Pipe Fabricating, Inc. (Steel Pipe); El Dorado, AR
Annual Survey of Communication Services
Foreign-Trade Zone 124Gramercy, LA, Subzone 124A, TransAmerican Natural Gas Corporation (Oil Refinery Complex) Request for Modification of Restrictions