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 Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska, Pacific Cod in the Gulf of Alaska.

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
Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Summer Flounder Fishery; Commercial Quota Harvested for Maine
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act; Amendment of Foreign Fishing Regulations
Endangered and Threatened Species; Petition to Delist Coho Salmon in Siskiyou County, California
Tilefish Fishery; Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement
Endangered and Threatened Species; Threatened Status for Southwestern Washington/Columbia River Coastal Cutthroat Trout in Washington and Oregon, and Delisting of Umpqua River Cutthroat Trout in Oregon
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska, Pacific Cod in the Gulf of Alaska
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Trawling in Steller Sea Lion Critical Habitat in the Central Aleutian District of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands
Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Scup Fishery; Commercial Quota Harvested for Winter I Period
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Meeting
Expansion of Foreign-Trade Zone 26 Atlanta, Georgia, Area
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings
Grant of Authority for Subzone Status Diamond Shamrock Refining Company, L.P. (Oil Refinery), Three Rivers, Texas
Grant of Authority for Subzone Status Tosco Refining Compnay (Oil Refinery) Los Angeles, California, Area