Rule published by Commerce Department on Oct. 8

The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on Oct. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The rule is focused on Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Summer Flounder Fishery; Commercial Quota Harvested for New Jersey.

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 Oct. 8

Title
Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Closure of the Commercial Red Snapper Component
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pollock in Statistical Area 620
Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Summer Flounder Fishery; Commercial Quota Harvested for New Jersey
Space-Based Data Collection and Location Systems
1997 Census of Governments
Quarterly Survey of the Finances of Public Employee Retirement Systems
Atlantic Offshore Cetacean Take Reduction Plan; Public Meeting