Commerce Department publishes rule on Dec. 15

The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on Dec. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The rule is focused on Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Extension of the Interim Groundfish Observer Program through 2000.

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 Dec. 15

Title
Inspection and Certification Fees and Charges
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Extension of the Interim Groundfish Observer Program through 2000
Board of Overseers of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements; Public Workshops
Announcing Approval of Federal Information Processing Standard 186-1, Digital Signature Standard, and Request for Comments
Final Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review: Certain Refrigeration Compressors from the Republic of Singapore
Cold-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat-Rolled Products and Corrosion- Resistant Carbon Steel Flat-Rolled Products from the Republic of Korea; Termination of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review
Fisheries Off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; Pelagic Fisheries, Amendment 8; Crustacean Fisheries, Amendment 10; Bottomfish and Seamount Groundfish Fisheries, Amendment 6; Precious Corals Fisheries, Amendment 4