Proposed rule published on Aug. 31 by Commerce Department

The US Commerce Department published a one page proposed rule on Aug. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The proposed rule is focused on Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Amendment 11.

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. 31

Title
President's Export Council Subcommittee on Export Administration; Partially Closed Meeting
Taking of Threatened or Endangered Marine Mammals Incidental to Commercial Fishing Operations; Interim Permit
Intent to Revoke Countervailing Duty Orders
Tapered Roller Bearings, Four Inches or Less In Outside Diameter, and Components Thereof, From Japan; Amendment to Affirmation of the Results of Redetermination Pursuant to Court Remand
Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska; Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands; North Pacific Fisheries Research Plan; Electronic Transmission of Observer Data
Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Island Area
Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Amendment 11
Limited Access Management of Federal Fisheries In and Off of Alaska; Individual Fishing Quota Program