Commerce Department publishes rule on June 12

The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on June 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The rule is focused on Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pollock in the Gulf of Alaska Statistical Area 620.

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 June 12

Title
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pollock in the Gulf of Alaska Statistical Area 620
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska, Nearshore Pelagic Shelf Rockfish in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pollock in Statistical Area 630 in the Gulf of Alaska
Fisheries Off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; West Coast Salmon Fisheries; Closure from Cape Arago, OR, to the Oregon- California Border
Marine Mammals; Permit No. 1021 (P532C)
Fisheries Off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; Availability of a Limited Entry Permit
Incidental Take of Marine Mammals; Bottlenose Dolphins and Spotted Dolphins
Marine Mammals; Permit No. 957 (P77.1#71)
South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Hearings
Magnuson Act Provisions; Essential Fish Habitat; Public Meeting; Extension of Comment Period
Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Final Regulations