Commerce Department publishes rule on Sept. 17

The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on Sept. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The rule is focused on Northern Anchovy Fishery; Quotas for the 1996-97 Fishing Year.

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 Sept. 17

Title
Fisheries Off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; West Coast Salmon Fisheries; Inseason Adjustments from the U.S.-Canadian Border to the Queets River, WA
Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources of the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic; Changes in Catch Limits
Fisheries Off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; West Coast Salmon Fisheries; Closures from the U.S.-Canadian Border to Cape Alava, WA, and from the Queets River to Leadbetter Point, WA
Northern Anchovy Fishery; Quotas for the 1996-97 Fishing Year
Options for 1997 Rulemaking for Atlantic Tunas
Recordal Fees Associated with the Fastener Quality Act
ICCAT Advisory Committee; Public Meetings
Export Trade Certificate of Review
Sugar and Syrups From Canada; Initiation and Preliminary Results of Changed Circumstances Antidumping Duty Administrative Review
1997 American Community SurveyGroup Quarter Facility Questionnaire
Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews