Commerce Department publishes rule on May 22

The US Commerce Department published an eight page rule on May 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The rule is focused on Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Regulatory Amendment to the Fishery Management Plan for the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fisheries; Commercial Quota Harvested for Delaware and New Hampshire.

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 May 22

Title
Technical Advisory Committee To Develop a Federal Information Processing Standard for the Federal Key Management Infrastructure
Seminar on the Final Antidumping Regulations
Business Development Center Applications: Las Vegas and Anaheim
Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Regulatory Amendment to the Fishery Management Plan for the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fisheries; Commercial Quota Harvested for Delaware and New Hampshire
Fisheries Off West Coast and Western Pacific States; West Coast Salmon Fisheries; 1997 Management Measures