Commerce Department publishes proposed rule on Aug. 21

The US Commerce Department published an eight page proposed rule on Aug. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The proposed rule is focused on Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Amendment 9 to the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fishery Management Plan.

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 Aug. 21

Title
Atlantic Tuna Fisheries; Fishery Closure
Atlantic Shark Fisheries; Large Coastal Sharks Closure
Foreign-Trade Zone 21, Charleston, South Carolina; Application for Expansion
Submission For OMB Review; Comment Request
Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Amendment 12
Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Amendment 9 to the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fishery Management Plan
Endangered Species; Permits
Certain Fresh Cut Flowers from Colombia: Extension of Time Limit of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review
Notice of Government Owned Invention Available for Licensing
South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting