Rule published by Commerce Department on May 2

The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on May 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The rule is focused on Atlantic Shark Fisheries; Semiannual Quotas for Large Coastal and Pelagic Sharks.

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 2

Title
Atlantic Shark Fisheries; Semiannual Quotas for Large Coastal and Pelagic Sharks
Revisions of Patent Cooperation Treaty Provisions
Summer Flounder Fishery; Dealer Reporting Requirements
Spiny Lobster Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic; Amendment 4
Marine Mammals and Endangered Species; Permits
Endangered Species; Permits
Endangered Species; Permits
Large Power Transformers From France; Preliminary Results of Antidumping Administrative Review
Certain Internal-Combustion Industrial Forklift Trucks From Japan; Amendment to Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review
Census Advisory Committee (CAC) on the American Indian and Alaska Native Populations, the CAC on the Asian and Pacific Islander Populations, the CAC on the African American Population, and the CAC on the Hispanic Population; Public Meeting
National Medal of Technology Nomination Evaluation Committee; Determination for Closure of Meeting