Proposed rule published by Commerce Department on June 16

The US Commerce Department published a six page proposed rule on June 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The proposed rule is focused on Sea Turtle Conservation: Restrictions Applicable to Shrimp Trawling Activities; Additional Turtle Excluder Device Requirements Within Certain Statistical Zones; Hearings.

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 16

Title
Notice of Prospective Grant of Exclusive Patent License
Business Development Center Applications: Charleston, SC
Foreign-Trade Zone 2, New Orleans, LA; Proposed Foreign-Trade Subzone Mobil Corporation, (Oil Refinery Complex) New Orleans, Louisiana, Area
Requests for Modification of Restrictions
Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Commercial Fishing Operations; Authorization for Commercial Fisheries; Proposed List of Fisheries
Sea Turtle Conservation: Restrictions Applicable to Shrimp Trawling Activities; Additional Turtle Excluder Device Requirements Within Certain Statistical Zones; Hearings