Commerce Department publishes rule on Oct. 30

The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on Oct. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The rule is focused on Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Vessel Monitoring System Power Down Exemption.

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. 30

Title
Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Vessel Monitoring System Power Down Exemption
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
Applications for Duty-Free Entry of Scientific Instruments
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel Flat Products from Japan; Initiation of Anticircumvention Inquiry on Antidumping Duty Order
Stainless Steel Bar from Japan: Notice of Extension of Time Limits for Preliminary Results of Antidumping Administrative Review
Stainless Steel Bar from India; Initiation of New Shipper Antidumping Duty Administrative Review
Fisheries off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; Northern Anchovy Fishery